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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
by Carol A. Josel | Oct 18, 2020 | Commentary, Making Education News, Making News
Character is much in the news of late—or should I say its lack as the country reels from rioting protestors, rising crime rates, and right on up to the highest echelons of government on BOTH sides of the aisle. As Arthur Schwartz, president of Character.org writes,...
