by Carol A. Josel | Jul 12, 2022 | Articles, happiness, Interesting Facts
Wieners, frankfurters, franks, weenies, dogs, pups, red hots… Out with the hat and gloves, out with frosted-over windshields and early sunsets. In with sprinklers and flowers, bathing suits and, if lucky, get-away vacations. For many, we’re in the middle of the best...
by Carol A. Josel | Dec 10, 2021 | Articles, In The News, Interesting Facts
Mary Martin’s Peter Pan sang about perpetual youth, boldly shouting, “I’ll never grow up, never grow up, never grow up. Not me! Not I!” seemingly speaking for our kids today. Makes one wonder: “Will they ever grow up?” Adulting actually became Grammar Girl’s 2014 Word...
by Carol A. Josel | Jul 30, 2021 | Commentary, Interesting Facts, Making News
Google Docs seems to think it has the right to make suggestions and/or autocorrect your writing, making it more inclusive and politically correct via its predictive text algorithm. “That,” explains Daily Wire’s Chrissy Clark, “uses one of two things: machine learning...
by Carol A. Josel | Feb 28, 2021 | Commentary, In The News, Interesting Facts, Making Education News
Make no mistake, these “Culturally Responsive Standards” have nothing to do with reading, writing, or math, but, on February 16, the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules of the Illinois General Assembly approved them anyway—and they’re on track to go national....
by Carol A. Josel | Feb 7, 2021 | Articles, In The News, Interesting Facts, Making Education News
We already know Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow, so six more weeks of winter. We also know that we’ve got a new President and Congress, and that the pandemic is still in charge of much of our lives, as we scramble to get vaccinated. But did you know that: On his very...
by Carol A. Josel | Jan 31, 2021 | Articles, In The News, Interesting Facts, Making Education News
Hold on to your collective hats, everyone. 2021 is just one month old, but big changes are in the air. What’s old is new again, and some things will never be the same … The 2020 federal budget deficit hit $3 trillion+. So far, each taxpayer’s share of the federal...
