by Carol A. Josel | Sep 30, 2019 | Carol A Josel
The numbers are in: American students and teachers spend a lot more time in school than their counterparts in the 46 OECD (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development) member countries. According to the report … The typical American student spends 8,884...
by Carol A. Josel | May 22, 2019 | Articles, Carol A Josel, Commentary
Honor them well… We’re within days of the Memorial Day weekend—and the unofficial start of summer—with most of us hoping to lay back, relax, and possibly fire up the grill, or maybe even head to the shore or the mountains. Three whole days away from alarm clocks,...
by Carol A. Josel | Apr 25, 2019 | Carol A Josel
Speaking at the National Press Club last week, Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, spoke her mind in no uncertain terms about the plight of teachers. Noting the profession’s “ongoing and alarming crisis,” she targeted two major...
by Carol A. Josel | Feb 17, 2019 | Carol A Josel
We’ve already invited Artificial Intelligence (AI) into our homes; as I write Alexa is singing to me–and also listening to every word said in my home. Unsettling at best but not yet unplugged… And now, as we recognize the one-year, February 18,...