by Carol A. Josel | Aug 15, 2020 | Articles, It’s a Fact, Making Education News
The head spins with the constant COVID drumbeat of decrees and rising number alerts, lots of it now falling on the shoulders of educators, parents, and kids, as districts sort through it all, crafting and re-crafting their school reopening plans. The dilemma says...
by Carol A. Josel | Aug 10, 2020 | Articles, Carol A Josel
Andrew has backpacked throughout the world, from the European Alps, to the deserts of the American West, to the mountains of Great Britain and Ireland, and of course, the forests of Appalachia. From his current base camp in Southern Pennsylvania, Andrew spends his...
by Carol A. Josel | Jul 6, 2020 | Articles, In The News, It’s a Fact, Making Education News, Quotable Quotes
Upcoming posts: To Keep a Lid on COVID, Keep Schools Closed in September? Pediatricians Tell Schools: “Open Wide!” School Reopening Talk Has Teachers Asking Safety Questions...
by Carol A. Josel | Jun 28, 2020 | Articles, It’s a Fact, Making Education News, Making News
Back on April 26, Education Week’s Peter DeWitt found that, “Many teachers, students, and parents are proving to be remarkably resilient during this time when it comes to the effects of the pandemic on schools, education, and student learning. It is not easy to...
by Carol A. Josel | Jun 21, 2020 | Articles, It’s a Fact
In these “new normal” isolating, Zoom fatiguing, social distancing days, thought it time for a start-of-summer/Father’s Day weekend, feel-good reminder of the magic and potential that is in each of us… Our brains weigh weigh about three pounds and contain some 100...
by Carol A. Josel | Jun 15, 2020 | Articles, Carol A Josel, Making Education News, Quotable Quotes
Teacher bashing all but became a sport played by “reformers” who came up with such remedies as the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 under President Bush, followed by the Obama/Duncan team’s $4.35 billion Race to the Top, Common Core Standards, related online...
