by Carol A. Josel | Nov 26, 2012 | Quotable Quotes
“Last week, Education Secretary Arne Duncan declared a war on paper textbooks. ‘Over the next few years,’ he said in a speech at the National Press Club, ‘textbooks should be obsolete.’ In their place would come a variety of...
by Carol A. Josel | Nov 9, 2012 | Making Education News
Ohio is one of 20 states piloting a new “Teacher Performance Assessment” whereby teacher hopefuls are videotaped during their student teaching experience; scoring is done by independent judges. A large expense for the Philadelphia School District is...
by Carol A. Josel | Nov 8, 2012 | Helpful Resources
www.noredink.com ~ This is a free, “web-based learning platform that helps students improve their grammar and writing skills.” It comes complete with practice exercises, assignments, quizzes, progress-tracking features, and more. http://wonderopolis.org ~...
by Carol A. Josel | Nov 6, 2012 | Making Education News
An AdoptAClassroom.org survey found that 91% of teachers buy basic supplies for their students. 67% buy food and snacks; 30% buy warm outerwear, and 29% buy such items as soap and toilet paper. According to the National Center for Education Statistics, 21% of those 18...
by Carol A. Josel | Oct 26, 2012 | Quotable Quotes
“Unfortunately, sometimes parents feign unconditional love to make up for the fact that they are not willing to give their children the valuable time needed to properly parent. They are not willing, or able, to work with their child, to listen to their child, to...
