by Carol A. Josel | Jun 30, 2014 | Quotable Quotes
** “….Very few educators or parents have learning or scholarship in their hearts as the end-game for their children, except in the sense of their kids getting good grades. Most of us would prefer our children become the very best people they can be,...
by Carol A. Josel | Jun 23, 2014 | Quotable Quotes
** “On Thursday, Secretary of State Arne Duncan informed Washington that he was revoking the waiver that had freed it from impossible-to-meet requirements of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), including the quixotic mandate that 100 percent of students be...
by Carol A. Josel | Feb 17, 2014 | Quotable Quotes
** “Parents deserve to have an assessment of their child’s progress that is independent of what teachers say on report cards. I also think assessing schools with test score averages is a useful exercise. But I don’t like the current fad of rating...
by Carol A. Josel | Feb 10, 2014 | Quotable Quotes
** “Let me get this straight: School reformers, including Arne Duncan, are alienating millions of teachers and hurting countless students and their families over a teacher evaluation policy that–using their own prize methodology (ignorant that we may...
by Carol A. Josel | Feb 3, 2014 | Quotable Quotes
** “Modern research indicates that more areas of the brain are engaged when children use cursive handwriting than when they keyboard. We’re not thinking this through. It’s beyond belief that states have allowed cursive to slip from the...
by Carol A. Josel | Dec 30, 2013 | Quotable Quotes
** “Often ignored is the importance of the civic mission of schools–schools’ role in preparing students to be active and engaged citizens in their communities and the world. Our country’s founders viewed education as a cornerstone to our...
