by Carol A. Josel | Jul 18, 2022 | Academics, Articles, Parenting
In my carefree kid days, homework was often left behind—sometimes on my desk, in my unmade bed, or even under it, falling victim to the morning rush. And, yes, I usually left assignments for the last minute—when I remembered them at all. Made my grades suffer and...
by Carol A. Josel | Jul 12, 2022 | Articles, It’s a Fact
Wieners, frankfurters, franks, weenies, dogs, pups, red hots… Out with the hat and gloves, out with frosted-over windshields and early sunsets. In with sprinklers and flowers, bathing suits and, if lucky, get-away vacations. For many, we’re in the middle of the best...
by Carol A. Josel | Jul 5, 2022 | Academics, Articles, Commentary, In The News
I’m a talker, some would call me a chatterbox, always with something to say or add to a conversation. Not so much today, however… I learned to love America right from the start from my immigrant father who, as a 14-year-old boy, survived the Turkish led Armenian...
by Carol A. Josel | Jul 3, 2022 | Academics, Articles, Making Education News
In the recent Education Week “Babies Are Saying Less Since the Pandemic: Why Schools Should Worry,” Early Head Start teacher explained, “It seems like a lot of our kids now are not where other kids have been. They’re not cooing and they’re not doing the things I...
by Carol A. Josel | Jun 26, 2022 | Academics, Articles, Making Education News
In the May 22 edition of The Atlantic, economist and faculty director of Harvard’s Center for Education Policy Thomas Kane penned “Kids Are Far, Far Behind in School,” writing that “The achievement loss is far greater than most educators and parents seem to...
