by Carol A. Josel | Feb 21, 2025 | Academics, Making Education News, Making News
About the results on the 2024 National Assessment of Educational Progress, aka the Nation’s Report Card, the National Assessment Governing Board writes, “National scores are below pre-pandemic 2019 levels in ALL tested grades and subjects.” Plus, thanks to our...
by Carol A. Josel | Jan 25, 2025 | Making News
On the 17th, AP science writer Seth Borenstein put it this way, “The vast majority of Americans are about to get an extended taste of frigid Siberian weather. Another polar vortex disruption will stretch Arctic air across the top of the globe…” Indeed, it seems as...
by Carol A. Josel | Oct 30, 2024 | Academics, Carol A Josel, Making News
Wonder of Wonders: The Human Brain “You can not believe in magic all you want. But that’s a lot like holding your breath for your whole life because you don’t believe in air.” ~ from Story People’s Kai Skye In the recent “All Learning, No Questioning: How...
by Carol A. Josel | Sep 11, 2024 | Articles, Carol A Josel, Commentary, Making News
Legalized recreational marijuana jumped from zero to 24 states and D.C., with more sure to follow. The big holdout: the federal government–at least for now. After all, pot’s one helluva money-maker, adding $20 billion to state coffers since markets...
by Carol A. Josel | Apr 16, 2024 | Commentary, Making News
Self-esteem talk got its start way back in the mid-1700’s with the writings of Scottish philosopher David Hume in which he emphasized the importance of self-worth in the quest to attain one’s full potential. Moving forward, in 1890, American philosopher and...
by Carol A. Josel | Feb 11, 2024 | Articles, Making News
“The heart gets quiet when it gets listened to.” ~ author unknown Whether to impress, reassure, or simply shout it from the rooftops, 52% of us will honor Valentine’s Day by spending, on average, a whopping $192 on gifts. In fact, about 30% of us will spend so...
