by Carol A. Josel | Jul 18, 2026 | Carol A Josel, Making Education News, Parenting, Quotable Quotes, Social media, Technology in Education
“The issue is that schools fell victim to the tech industries pushing ‘more tech is better,’ and in the process, we dismantled all of our analog systems. Now…we don’t have the hundreds of thousands of dollars to repurchase textbooks that have shifted to online...
by Carol A. Josel | Jul 12, 2026 | Articles, Carol A Josel, Made in the USA
A true story: On a 1902 bear hunting trip, President Teddy Roosevelt’s assistants tied a bear to a tree expecting him to shoot it, but he refused. No sport in that, whatsoever. Following up, Clifford Berryman’s cartoon portraying the incident appeared in the...
by Carol A. Josel | May 22, 2026 | Carol A Josel, Looking Back at History
Memorial Day is more than a welcome 3-day weekend; it is a solemn day honoring all who gave their lives in military service. For many people, the holiday signals the unofficial start of summer—a time for rest, travel, and gatherings with family and friends. Yet...
by Carol A. Josel | May 21, 2026 | Academics, Carol A Josel, Making Education News
“The advantages of paper-based reading, especially for informational or expository text, are incredibly strong, and we see similar patterns with handwritten notetaking… Educators should consider using physical textbooks and notebooks whenever possible. If schools...
by Carol A. Josel | May 10, 2026 | Carol A Josel, Making Education News
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is now making videos teaching students about the Supreme Court case, Tinker v. Des Moines, which determined that students maintain some free speech First Amendment rights in school. Writes Education Week’s Sarah Schwartz,...
by Carol A. Josel | May 4, 2026 | Carol A Josel
HEADS-UP: Be advised that recent research reported in the Early Childhood Education Journal finds that, “Toddlers who demonstrated a greater ability to pretend wound up having fewer emotional and behavioral problems by the time they entered grade school…” It goes on...
