by Carol A. Josel | Nov 13, 2010 | Articles
Child’s play has gone viral, as even five- and six-year-olds are getting on the cyberbullying bandwagon, sending out hurtful messages without so much as a second thought and causing some of our children to view suicide as their only way out of the pain inflicted on...
by Carol A. Josel | Jul 2, 2010 | Articles
Parenting: doing it right is uppermost in everyone’s mind and don’t authors and booksellers know it! So do all our well-meaning friends and relatives who shower us with free advice, complete with oft-told old wives’ tales. Never sure whether or not to subscribe...
by Carol A. Josel | Jul 2, 2010 | Articles
Info 101: Common Core Standards and the Race to the Top Competition Making schools better with national standardsAfter taking more than a year to develop and built on a foundation of previously established college and career-readiness standards, the Common Core State...
by Carol A. Josel | Jun 15, 2010 | Articles
It’s worrying just about everybody. The writing skills of today’s students, that is. Blame it on the death of letter writing and thank you notes; blame it on emailing and instant messaging; blame it on lack of practice and caring. Whatever you come up with, we’ve got...
by Carol A. Josel | Jun 12, 2010 | Articles
Let’s face it: begging doesn’t cut it, nor do threats and bribes. Not when it comes to homework and studying. That’s because external motivators, like the promise of an MP3 player or the threat of grounding, have only short-term effects. Instead, make it...
by Carol A. Josel | Jun 3, 2010 | Articles
She insisted that her daughter not be penalized for misspellings–but spelling counts even out of the classroom, whether we like it or not. And millions don’t like it, and it’s no wonder. After all, English is not only loaded down with ninety spelling rules,...
