by Carol A. Josel | Dec 7, 2022 | Academics, Articles, Making Education News
Says high school English teacher Alice Dominguez: “No matter the data or intention, no packaged curriculum can offer space to reflect as a community and respond to the unique needs of each school. If school leaders can resist the promises made by ed tech companies,...
by Carol A. Josel | Dec 1, 2022 | Articles
For young and old alike, nothing beats going to the mailbox and finding there, mixed in with all the bills, charity pleas, and catalogs, a greeting card–sometimes for no other reason than to say “’I’m thinking of you.” And best of all, sometimes a personal...
by Carol A. Josel | Nov 21, 2022 | Carol A Josel
Someone dies, we pause, mourn, and somehow move on, though nothing is ever the same again. Loss: I know it quite well. Gone from me are my husband, my sister, my young nephew, both of my parents, countless relatives and friends, too… Well-meaning folks said things...
by Carol A. Josel | Nov 12, 2022 | Academics, Articles, Parenting
Seems we’re all on the digital bandwagon, obliviously glued to our screens, allowing tech companies to crawl into our homes and classrooms all to great applause. Costly and not just dollar-wise, in many instances, screens have compromised our kids’ well-being and...
by Carol A. Josel | Nov 4, 2022 | Carol A Josel
Pot, cannabis, marijuana, grass, Mary Jane, weed, bammy: Whatever name you give it, it’s been a headliner for several years, especially since November 2012 when Colorado legalized it for adults 21 and older—a marijuana first, but not the only one. That’s because...
