by Carol A. Josel | Oct 14, 2013 | Quotable Quotes
** “There is no question that American society is becoming increasingly callous and coarse, and part of the reason is that derelict moms and dad refuse to set boundaries for their children. Many parents are distracted and care more about themselves than their...
by Carol A. Josel | Sep 30, 2013 | Quotable Quotes
** ” …Teachers and other staff members know much more about what is happening with kids than those school employees ever report. We know which kids are showing up hung over, which kids hide in the library to avoid the lunchroom, which kids are suddenly...
by Carol A. Josel | Sep 23, 2013 | Quotable Quotes
** “Parents need to understand how fantastic these [common core] standards are going to be for their children because, for the first time, we actually started looking at college and career readiness. In many states, including mine, the old kindergarten math...
by Carol A. Josel | Sep 16, 2013 | Quotable Quotes
** “The rituals and rhythms of summer are seductive. Long, light-filled days. Afternoons in the neighborhood swimming pool. Fresh tomatoes plucked off the vine. When I was a child, summers gave me freedom to roam on my bike, to pick berries, to play sandlot...
by Carol A. Josel | Sep 13, 2013 | Quotable Quotes
“Comments about teachers getting summers off and this being an easy profession are ridiculous. People commenting wouldn’t be where they are without teachers. I am a teacher in a high-poverty area and see things in school that would blow your minds. I...
by Carol A. Josel | Sep 9, 2013 | Quotable Quotes
** “People don’t send their children to schools farther from home to take advantage of higher spending or the specialization of ‘magnet’ schools,’ which do less integrating than cherry picking. And lack of spending is not the main reason...
