by Carol A. Josel | Oct 6, 2015 | Commentary
Is abandoning the essay portion of the SAT yet another indication of dumbing down when it comes to students and what’s expected of them? Is this the latest move to help kids feel better about themselves and making college acceptance less challenging? It would...
by Carol A. Josel | Oct 6, 2015 | Commentary
According to a Pew Research Center study, compared to older generations, it seems that Millennials–the 18- to 34-year-olds among us–don’t seem to think all that much about themselves. In fact: 59% feel they “self-absorbed” 49% view...
by Carol A. Josel | Oct 5, 2015 | Articles
Under President Obama and Education Secretary Arne Duncan, billions of tax dollars have been spent “reforming” public education. Their efforts include the Race to the Top ($4.35 billion all by itself), charter schools, the Common Core State Standards, the Common...
by Carol A. Josel | Sep 29, 2015 | Articles
Those yellow school buses are rolling again, and, in many cases, that translates into many parents having to drag their older kids out of bed—sometimes long before the sun has had a chance to rise. The reason: early school start times, coupled with the fact that most...
by Carol A. Josel | Sep 29, 2015 | Articles
Know the signs and become part of the solution. Dreamstime #14914661 On September 20, a nineteen-year-old boy rode a Philadelphia hotel elevator up to the fourth floor and got out. He then grabbed hold of a nearby trashcan, used it to break the window at the end of...
