by Carol A. Josel | Dec 23, 2021 | Carol A Josel, Commentary
“Random acts of kindness are those little sweet or grand lovely things we do for no reason except that, momentarily, the best of our humanity has sprung, exquisitely, into full bloom… You are doing what the best of your human soul invites you to do…...
by Carol A. Josel | Dec 10, 2021 | Articles, In The News, It’s a Fact
Mary Martin’s Peter Pan sang about perpetual youth, boldly shouting, “I’ll never grow up, never grow up, never grow up. Not me! Not I!” seemingly speaking for our kids today. Makes one wonder: “Will they ever grow up?” Adulting actually became Grammar Girl’s 2014 Word...
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...
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,...
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...