by Carol A. Josel | Oct 5, 2012 | Quotable Quotes
“Trust yourself. You know more than you think you do.” ~ Benjamin Spock “Your kids require you most of all to love them for who they are, not to spend your whole time trying to correct them.” ~ Bill Ayers “There really are places in the...
by Carol A. Josel | Oct 1, 2012 | Quotable Quotes
“I always taught students so that they could make decisions and solve problems. Developing clear and understandable writing was another goal. The Finns have a lot to teach us. Teachers there are from among the best college students. And they are looked up to....
by Carol A. Josel | Sep 28, 2012 | Quotable Quotes
In “Sowing Parents’ Role in Character Development,” Malcolm Gauld, president of the Hyde School and co-author of the Biggest Job We Will Ever Have, says: “When I was a boy, it seemed that everyone was deeply proud of America’s schools and...
by Carol A. Josel | Sep 17, 2012 | Articles, Quotable Quotes
“The Constitution was ‘penned’ by Jacob Shallus, a Pennsylvania General Assembly clerk, for a fee of $30 ($325.29 today). It was stored in various cities until 1952, when it was placed in the National Archives Building in Washington, D.C. During the...
by Carol A. Josel | Sep 14, 2012 | Quotable Quotes
“No Child Left Behind requires tests in math and reading at the end of the school year in grades 3 and 8 and once in high school. The Common Core will test more subjects and in more grade levels, and additional tests given during the school year. There may also...
by Carol A. Josel | Sep 12, 2012 | Articles, Quotable Quotes
www.scholastic.com/studentreasures/ ~ This site’s “Publish It” will publish a hardcover book for an entire class’s work, as well as for individual students in grades K-6. It will also publish the individual works of middle schoolers....
