by Carol A. Josel | Jul 4, 2013 | Making Education News
1. Just so you know: The U.S. boasted 1/3 of all high-performing students in both reading and science among the OCED nations–far more than our next closest competitor Japan. On math, we claimed 14% of the high performers, with Japan coming in at 15.2% and South...
by Carol A. Josel | Jul 3, 2013 | Helpful Resources
*** http://juniebjones.com/parent-newsletter-signup/ ~ Just sign your kid up for the Junie B.! Kids Reading Club and receive a starter kit that includes a free book and activity pages. *** www.scholastic.com/summer ~ Sign up your child for the 2013 Scholastic Summer...
by Carol A. Josel | Jul 2, 2013 | Making Education News
1) The $650 million (“i3) grant competition awarded up to $50 million to each of 49 recipients in 2010. 2) On the NAEP in economics, 43% of high schoolers scored at the “proficient” level or above. The breakdown: 53% of whites, 26% of Hispanics, and...
by Carol A. Josel | Jul 1, 2013 | Quotable Quotes
“When I was a child, back in the Parenting Stone Age (a.k.a. the Parentocentric Era), your parents were the most important people in the family. They paid the bills, bought your clothes, prepared the food you ate, took care of you when you were sick, drove you...
by Carol A. Josel | May 22, 2013 | Helpful Resources
www.persuasivegames.com/games ~ This site offers a variety of quality video games for educators and others–and all so much better than “Angry Birds.” www.starfall.com ~ This site teaches children “to read with phonics using a systematic phonics...
