by Carol A. Josel | Jun 15, 2020 | Articles, Making Education News, Quotable Quotes, Uncategorized
Teacher bashing all but became a sport played by “reformers” who came up with such remedies as the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 under President Bush, followed by the Obama/Duncan team’s $4.35 billion Race to the Top, Common Core Standards, related online...
by Carol A. Josel | Jun 8, 2020 | Articles, Commentary, It’s a Fact, Making Education News, Uncategorized
As across the country we move in colorful and numbered steps into a semi-locked down state, protesters have taken to Philly’s streets, as they have elsewhere, in the name of social justice, or, if you will, a level playing field, but where to begin? For Philadelphia...
by Carol A. Josel | May 24, 2020 | Uncategorized
We’re just a day away from the unofficial start of summer–and that’s all many of us care about. A few have headed to the shore or mountains, but most of us, locked down as we are thanks to COVID-19, have stayed put, heading outside from time to time for a bit of...
by Carol A. Josel | Feb 26, 2020 | Uncategorized
Seems that what many have known for some time now, that personal contact bests tech-based communications, needed a study. The result: The Center for American Progress found that face-to-face meetings, not emails and the like, are best when it comes to communicating...
by Carol A. Josel | Nov 20, 2019 | Uncategorized
“Sticks and stones may hurt my bones, but words will never harm me….” That ditty bolstered a whole of us back when, but nowadays nasty words find their way online, too, potentially causing cause great and endless hurt. Question is, while schools are out there on the...
by Carol A. Josel | Nov 19, 2019 | Uncategorized
As if helicoptering parents weren’t enough, there’s a new breed of moms and dads nowadays, These so-called “snow plow” types, don’t just hover, they remain ahead of the curve removing potential obstacles in their children’s paths to...
