by Carol A. Josel | Mar 11, 2013 | Quotable Quotes
“America’s downfall doesn’t begin with the ‘low information voter.’ It starts with the no-knowledge student. For decades, collectivist agitators in our schools have chipped away at academic excellence in the name of fairness, diversity,...
by Carol A. Josel | Feb 25, 2013 | Quotable Quotes
“If Twitter had existed in Homer’s day, would he have tweeted? If his time had been so occupied, would he still have been able to compose his twin masterpieces, The Illiad and The Odyssey–the foundation texts of Western civilization? More important,...
by Carol A. Josel | Feb 18, 2013 | Quotable Quotes
“By all means, let us take a hard look at our national obsession with tests and scores and grades, and let us think more generously about what kinds of people we want our schools to develop. Part of such reconsideration would include a reclaiming of the full...
by Carol A. Josel | Feb 11, 2013 | Quotable Quotes
“Imagine a profession whose influence on individual lives is more significant than that of nearly any other occupation, whose role in society is universally acknowledged to be among the most critical to the future, and whose practitioners are often described as...
by Carol A. Josel | Feb 4, 2013 | Quotable Quotes
“What gets tested is what gets taught.” ~ anonymous “When I grew up (a baby boomer), our social life was outside. We hung out. The next generation spent time at the mall. This generation spends time at home–connected. Kids have to be social....
by Carol A. Josel | Jan 28, 2013 | Quotable Quotes
“Unless we’re willing to make the [school] environment as conducive to learning as possible–all the studies and tests and educational theories might as well be thought exercises. Because sometimes it just comes down to the bricks and mortar.” ~...
