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Question: What is the significance of September 25, 1789?

by Carol A. Josel | Dec 3, 2021 | Articles, Commentary, It’s a Fact, Making News

  On September 17,1787, the delegates to the Constitutional Convention finally signed the Constitution after months of deliberation. Two years later, on September 25, Congress approved the first twelve amendments to the document. The first ten became the Bill of...

Catherine Rampbell’s Old-School Teacher, Mr. Greco: We Should All Be So Lucky!

by Carol A. Josel | Nov 26, 2021 | Carol A Josel

  Believing that teaching is supposed to be: well-versed and subject-centered, not political, brings me to columnist Catherine Rampbell’s, “Priceless Lessons from My Sixth-Grade English Teacher.” In the piece, she gives Mr. Greco “much of the credit (or,...

At What Cost Our Embrace of Tech on Our Kids

by Carol A. Josel | Nov 19, 2021 | Articles, Commentary, It’s a Fact

Back in February2021, News Wise reported that, “As teens’ use of social media has grown over the past decade, so too has the suicide rate among younger people.” Suicide is now the second leading cause of death among those ages 10 to 34. Many have suggested...

In and Out of School, Screened-In Lives Put Kids at Risk

by Carol A. Josel | Nov 12, 2021 | Academics, Articles, Commentary

  Says the All Kids Bike Panel: “Kids and teens age 8 to 18 spend an average of more than seven hours a day looking at screens. The new warning from the AHA recommends parents limit screen time for kids to a maximum of just two hours per day. For younger children, age...

COVID’s Relentless Hold on Schools and Their Added-On Responsibilities

by Carol A. Josel | Oct 8, 2021 | Academics, Articles, Commentary, It’s a Fact, Making Education News

We all said 2021 would be different than locked down 2020. Vaccines were coming on the scene, the world reopened, and life as we knew it would be ours again. Except it isn’t… Districtadministrator.com’s Mark Zalaznicki, in his September 28 piece, “School...
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