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...
by Carol A. Josel | Oct 9, 2019 | It’s a Fact, Making Education News, Making News
Ed tech continues to change schooling—and our kids too, though maybe not altogether for the good: More than 35,000 Mississippi kindergartners—about 64%–didn’t meet the state’s readiness guidelines, and those who spent the 2017-18 school year in Head Start scored...
by Carol A. Josel | Oct 5, 2019 | Articles, In The News, Making Education News
Jeremy Adams, a high school and college political science teacher in Bakersfied, recently crafted a piece about high school reading in the tech age, and so, with thanks, here are a few excerpts worth reading: Most of us who grew up in the United States before the...
