by Carol A. Josel | Nov 14, 2016 | Academics, Commentary, Making Education News
All along, the powers that be have said American kids come in either above or below the all-mighty grade level mark when it comes to academic performance–but not apparently on it. Really. Meanwhile, it was also determined that just 5% to 15% of our students...
by Carol A. Josel | Nov 12, 2016 | Academics, Commentary, Making Education News
The special report, “Rewarding Failure,” starts off by saying, “With growing evidence that the nation’s cyber charter schools are plagued by serious academic and management problems, Education Week conducted a months-long investigation into...
by Carol A. Josel | Oct 11, 2016 | Academics
Such is the title of Esther J.Cepeda’s commentary that appeared on October 9 in The Salt Lake Tribune; the timing couldn’t be better. As she wrote, “In our Internet-connected world where cute is king and issues of substance tend to be discussed only...
by Carol A. Josel | Nov 13, 2010 | Academics
Parents are stepping aside, relegating what once was seen as a mom and/or dad imperative to a relative stranger known as a homework helper. Really–and not to be confused with a tutor. A tutor comes to the task with a specific expertise or two. For instance,...
by Carol A. Josel | Jul 20, 2010 | Academics
Many of us believe that failure is highly underrated, that inherent in a dismal showing are lessons to be learned. But in a number of districts across the country, failure’s reach is limited by design. For instance, many Texas districts establish minimum grades...
by Carol A. Josel | Jul 1, 2010 | Academics
In the good old days, the top grade earner in any given senior class, in any given year, was always #1–a singular distinction that came with the title valedictorian. Come in second and be named salutatorian. But these are new days and the old rules apparently...
