by Carol A. Josel | Aug 1, 2016 | Articles
The powers that be keep taking their education reform agenda to new lows, even as they speak at the same time about raising standards, a la the ever-controversial Common Core State Standards. In reality, most teachers held their students to high account well before...
by Carol A. Josel | Jul 27, 2016 | Commentary
Back in 2014, journalist M. English penned an article for 21st Century Media that led with the line, “When John Hancock signed the Declaration of Independence, he couldn’t have known he’d become a penmanship icon,” and adding that January 23 is...
by Carol A. Josel | Jul 13, 2016 | Commentary
In a piece in Time Magazine’s June 27, 2016 issue, Sebastian Junger, author of Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging, is asked several questions by Karl Vick. One such question was, “So it’s not just service members who feel isolated,” to which...
by Carol A. Josel | Jul 10, 2016 | Commentary
The following insights come with thanks to Laura L. Carstensen, the director of the Stanford Center on Longevity writing for Time Magazine’s June 27, 2016 issue. Entitled, “What millennials already know about growing up,” she highlights findings on...
by Carol A. Josel | Jul 5, 2016 | Commentary
Here’s one more reason–and a very convincing one–why parents should make their kids put down their electronic devices and get their kids moving. The research also has implications for schools and their government-sponsored obsession with data and...
