by Carol A. Josel | Nov 5, 2019 | Articles, It’s a Fact, Making Education News, Making News
As Education Week’s Alyson Klein writes, “ Educators are using digital tools to boost student learning more than ever. But few believe there’s good information available about which resources are going to be effective in the classroom.” And that’s the conclusion...
by Carol A. Josel | Oct 28, 2019 | In The News, It’s a Fact, Making Education News
From teacher strikes to how best teach reading, these stats tell us a great deal about what’s happening to and in our public schools… A recent PDK survey of 556 teachers found that 55% said they’d be willing to strike for better salaries, and even more...
by Carol A. Josel | Oct 24, 2019 | Quotable Quotes, Teacher Quote
Those in-the-know speak out … “Play is often talked about as if it were a relief from serious learning. But for children play is serious learning. Play is really the work of childhood.” ~ Fred Rogers, TV personality “If I was a spider princess, she said, I would spin...
by Carol A. Josel | Oct 22, 2019 | In The News, Making News
As reported by USA Today’s Mary Cadden, here are the ALA’s most often challenged books of last year… George, by Alex Gino: Said to encourage children “to clear browser history and change their bodies using hormones; for mentioning dirty magazines, describing...
by Carol A. Josel | Oct 16, 2019 | Articles, In The News, Making News
Admission: I lit my first cigarette in 7th grade, thrilling to the grown-up feel of it all, as it fed my rebellious side. In other words, I’m in no position to judge kids who light up nowadays, though I pray they never do. What I don’t get at all, however, is the...
