by Carol A. Josel | Nov 26, 2021 | Uncategorized
Believing that teaching is supposed to be: well-versed and subject-centered, not political, brings me to columnist Catherine Rampbell’s, “Priceless Lessons from My Sixth-Grade English Teacher.” In the piece, she gives Mr. Greco “much of the credit (or,...
by Carol A. Josel | Sep 27, 2021 | Uncategorized
On September 14, 2021, The Union League Legacy Foundation unveiled a new painting, a portrait of the great abolitionist and patriot Frederick Douglass. The event comes during a time when Douglass’ beliefs and values, including natural rights, limited government and...
by Carol A. Josel | Sep 24, 2021 | Uncategorized
According to current National Education Association data, the 3 highest and lowest teacher salaries: New York: $87,738 Massachusetts: $86,315 California: $85,892 South Dakota: $49,993 Florida: $49,583 Mississippi: $47,655 According to 2017-18 data from the National...
by Carol A. Josel | Sep 17, 2021 | Uncategorized
For starters, an early August 2021 Fox News poll found that: 59% of registered Democrat voters hold positive views of socialism. 49% of those voters believe in capitalism *** Oregon’s Democratic Governor Kate Brown recently signed a bill removing proficiency standards...
by Carol A. Josel | Sep 10, 2021 | Uncategorized
*** A new Quizlet data study found that: High schoolers in such states as Florida, Georgia, and Texas that offered some or all in-person instruction during the pandemic returned to “pre-CCOVID” levels during fall 2020. For Florida, it was a 95% of pre-pandemic...
by Carol A. Josel | Aug 27, 2021 | Uncategorized
Wall Street Journal’s Jason L. Riley, in his July 13 “Critical Race Theory Is a Hustle,” wrote: “A majority of American fourth- and eighth-graders can’t read or do math at grade level, according to the Education Department. And that assessment is from 2019, before the...
