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The Toll Exacted by Learning & Living Remotely

by Carol A. Josel | Jan 10, 2021 | Articles, Commentary, In The News, It’s a Fact, Making Education News

Thanks to the COVID vaccine, the light is on at the end of the tunnel, but it’s still a long way off and for many kids that translates into more on and off again remote instruction, with mental health and more on the chopping block… Turns out that 39% of districts...

A Must Read: Superintendent Gibson’s Snow Day Letter

by Carol A. Josel | Dec 21, 2020 | Articles, Commentary, In The News, Making Education News

It snowed a lot in the northeast last week, making for a perfect snow day, a time to unleash kids and teachers alike from devices of all sorts to play–making snow balls, snowmen, snow angels, and maybe get in some sledding, too. But the likes of Philadelphia...

Screened-In, Kids Lose Out Educationally, Socially, & Emotionally

by Carol A. Josel | Dec 19, 2020 | Commentary, In The News, Making Education News, Quotable Quotes

Stuck at home and screened-in for much of the day, kids are paying a huge price in the fight against  COVID-19–but they’re not the super-spreaders. Still, many, including a number of teachers, are all in with remote instruction, but justifiably so? Give a...

The Other Pandemic: Closed School’s Effect on Teen Well-Being

by Carol A. Josel | Nov 16, 2020 | Commentary, It’s a Fact, Making Education News

Mid-June Common Sense Media/America’s Promise Alliance surveys found that schooling’s “new normal” has hit teenagers hard—especially those who are black, Latino, and Asian. If a parent, you’re not surprised. As school psychologist Rob Coad reminds us: “One of their...

Expert Schooling Guidance and San Francisco Teachers’ Ongoing Refusal to Return, Too

by Carol A. Josel | Nov 9, 2020 | Articles, Commentary, In The News, Making Education News, Quotable Quotes

By now, we all know our schooling options: Send kids every day, a couple of days per week, or keep them home dnd engaged in full-time remote instruction. Choiceless choices, stuck as we are in COVID’s grip. What’s a parent to do? For answers and guidance,...

Politics in the Classroom: Yes or No Way?

by Carol A. Josel | Oct 25, 2020 | Commentary, In The News, Making Education News

In Education Week’s recent “Is the Election Still a Teachable Moment?” author Sarah Schwartz quotes Daniel Bachman, a teacher at New York’s Massapequa High School: “Teaching the election in the past has always been a joyful thing. I always looked forward to it. I just...
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