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 | Oct 8, 2020 | Articles, Commentary, In The News, It’s a Fact, Making Education News, Making News
This first-ever state-by-state survey revealing how little Millennials and Gen Z know about history and the Holocaust is cause for great worry both culturally and educationally, as a new wave of anti-Semitism now overtakes America and Europe… World War II began with...
by Carol A. Josel | Sep 20, 2020 | Commentary, In The News, It’s a Fact, Making Education News
It’s doubtful that the results of YouthTruth’s national survey of students in grades 5 through 12 regarding spring’s lockdown and all-remote schooling will surprise the parents of school-aged kids and/or their teachers. For instance: While 87% successfully handled the...
by Carol A. Josel | Sep 3, 2020 | Commentary, Making Education News
In pre-coronavirus days, Common Sense Media found that 80% of K-12 teachers had computing devices in their classrooms; that doesn’t mean, however, that they were big ed-tech fans. In fact, says Education Week’s Alyson Klein, “… Many see these companies as bad...
