by Carol A. Josel | Nov 13, 2010 | Academics
Parents are stepping aside, relegating what once was seen as a mom and/or dad imperative to a relative stranger known as a homework helper. Really–and not to be confused with a tutor. A tutor comes to the task with a specific expertise or two. For instance,...
by Carol A. Josel | Nov 13, 2010 | Articles
Bullying certainly made headlines after Columbine in April,1999, but it’s taken on added urgency now in light of a recent spate of children who have taken their own lives–quite literally hounded to death. Even President Obama has made it a priority. As he has...
by Carol A. Josel | Nov 13, 2010 | Articles
Child’s play has gone viral, as even five- and six-year-olds are getting on the cyberbullying bandwagon, sending out hurtful messages without so much as a second thought and causing some of our children to view suicide as their only way out of the pain inflicted on...
by Carol A. Josel | Jul 20, 2010 | Academics
Many of us believe that failure is highly underrated, that inherent in a dismal showing are lessons to be learned. But in a number of districts across the country, failure’s reach is limited by design. For instance, many Texas districts establish minimum grades...
by Carol A. Josel | Jul 2, 2010 | Articles
Parenting: doing it right is uppermost in everyone’s mind and don’t authors and booksellers know it! So do all our well-meaning friends and relatives who shower us with free advice, complete with oft-told old wives’ tales. Never sure whether or not to subscribe...
