by Carol A. Josel | Aug 26, 2022 | Articles, Making Education News, Making News
In Shakespeare’s Hamlet, Act 1, Scene 3, Polonius, the king’s chief minister, tells his son, Laertes, who will be leaving for the University of Paris, “Neither a borrower not a lender be, for a loan oft loses both itself and friend…” Still good advice, but is...
by Carol A. Josel | Aug 18, 2022 | Academics, Articles, Parenting
“Families consider back-to-school and college items as an essential category.” ~ Matthew Shay, NFP President & CEO Make no mistake about it: Happy about it or not, school bells are about to ring, and back-to-school shopping again uppermost on the minds of...
by Carol A. Josel | Aug 4, 2022 | Articles
At least for today, I’m hitting the school news pause button. It’s all become quite political, so, this time around, I’m turning to history. Not the read the chapter and answer the the-end-of chapter questions kind but history that reminds us of the...
by Carol A. Josel | Jul 29, 2022 | Academics, Articles, Making Education News, Parenting
*** The Government Accountability Office report found that: 64% of teachers said they had more students make less academic progress during the pandemic than in a typical school year. 45% of teachers had at least 50% of their students behind academically when school...
by Carol A. Josel | Jul 22, 2022 | Academics, Articles, Parenting, Teacher Quote
“The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.” ~ William A. Ward. Researchers at the University of Maryland and Harvard recently analyzed 54 teachers randomly assigned to classrooms...
