by Carol A. Josel | Apr 14, 2023 | Academics, Articles, Commentary, Making Education News
The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services says that 20% of our children and adolescents will experience some type of mental health problem, and yet a March 28, 2022 Education Week Special Report revealed that… More than 5.4 million U.S. public school...
by Carol A. Josel | Mar 18, 2023 | Academics, Articles
With thanks to Tanya Lee of abilityvillage.org for this guest post… Homework is never easy, and many kids struggle with the idea of bringing their least-liked activity home. And while it’s true that kids need downtime, a little bit of homework never hurt...
by Carol A. Josel | Feb 23, 2023 | Academics, Articles, Making Education News
Education has been a news centerpiece for some time now, including our struggling students, school choice, dress codes, and the words we use, too. Here, a sampling of recent school-wise headlines: **** “The Elimination of Harmful Language Initiative Seeks to Rid...
by Carol A. Josel | Feb 9, 2023 | Academics, Commentary, Making Education News
In my day, only a handful of us kids attended nursery school, as pre-school was known back in the day, and kindergarten was truly a “children’s garden.” Half day only and all about play, socializing, milk and graham crackers, naps, too. We sang, banged on triangles...
by Carol A. Josel | Jan 20, 2023 | Academics, Making Education News
Virginia’s Fairfax County Schools has withheld National Merit awards from hundreds of students, done, says its website “to keep equity at the center of the curriculum” and “to eliminate gaps in opportunity, access, and achievement for students.” D’s and F’s were also...
by Carol A. Josel | Jan 11, 2023 | Academics, Articles, Commentary, Teacher Quote
Teachers were never fond of me in my growing years. I did stuff like surreptitiously rolling marbles down aisles, making more than a teacher of two cry, and, oh, how I loved to talk and pass notes… Naturally, I never wanted to be one. Back story: Accepted as a...
