by Carol A. Josel | Jul 20, 2020 | Carol A Josel
Thought you might like to know that, just this week, the Texas Medical Association came out with a risk assessment scale from one to nine for 36 activities, including: Getting restaurant take-out or going grocery shopping: 2 Going for a walk/run/bike ride or staying...
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...
by Carol A. Josel | May 24, 2020 | Carol A Josel
We’re just a day away from the unofficial start of summer–and that’s all many of us care about. A few have headed to the shore or mountains, but most of us, locked down as we are thanks to COVID-19, have stayed put, heading outside from time to time for a bit of...
by Carol A. Josel | Nov 20, 2019 | Carol A Josel
“Sticks and stones may hurt my bones, but words will never harm me….” That ditty bolstered a whole of us back when, but nowadays nasty words find their way online, too, potentially causing cause great and endless hurt. Question is, while schools are out there on the...
by Carol A. Josel | Nov 19, 2019 | Carol A Josel
As if helicoptering parents weren’t enough, there’s a new breed of moms and dads nowadays, These so-called “snow plow” types, don’t just hover, they remain ahead of the curve removing potential obstacles in their children’s paths to...
by Carol A. Josel | Nov 14, 2019 | Carol A Josel
As reported by Education Week, school districts are now figuring how best to work with students affected by the two kinds of trauma affecting our children as never before. TYPE I results from a single incident that affects a number of children or even an entire...
