by Carol A. Josel | Feb 11, 2022 | Academics, Articles, Helpful Resources, Parenting, Quotable Quotes
Right off the bat: I’m Armenian—bless the Kardashians for giving the country name recognition—and fit the stereotype to a tee: olive skin, dark brown eyes and hair, and the proverbial big nose. Oh, old now and gray-haired. One summer, my family spent two weeks...
by Carol A. Josel | Jan 29, 2022 | Articles, Commentary, Making News, Parenting
Though not a fan of the term trending, the state of Americans’ mental health is nothing short of a crisis and making for well-supported, above-the-fold headlines. Especially hard hit are young people who have paid a hefty price for COVID safety’s sake. Take for...
by Carol A. Josel | Jan 6, 2022 | Academics, Articles, Parenting
“The younger I was, the less I wanted to revise. Kids typically have the same taste for revisions as they do veggies. ~ Paul Fleishman, Newbury winner Correct wording, sentence structure, verb tense, spelling, comma usage, and on and on… Grammar and punctuation are...
by Carol A. Josel | Dec 30, 2021 | Articles, Parenting
Tyler Perry had it right when he said, “Developing a good work ethic is key. Apply yourself at whatever you do because that work ethic will be reflected in everything you do in life.” Share it, promote it, and model it every day by being reliable, cooperative,...
by Carol A. Josel | Dec 10, 2021 | Articles, In The News, It’s a Fact
Mary Martin’s Peter Pan sang about perpetual youth, boldly shouting, “I’ll never grow up, never grow up, never grow up. Not me! Not I!” seemingly speaking for our kids today. Makes one wonder: “Will they ever grow up?” Adulting actually became Grammar Girl’s 2014 Word...
by Carol A. Josel | Dec 3, 2021 | Articles, Commentary, It’s a Fact, Making News
On September 17,1787, the delegates to the Constitutional Convention finally signed the Constitution after months of deliberation. Two years later, on September 25, Congress approved the first twelve amendments to the document. The first ten became the Bill of...
