Remembering the Good Old Days of School
Teachers becoming learners alongside their students during the pandemic should continue in the future to make school a place of learning for everyone.
Charles Sosnik
Charles is an education journalist and editor. He uses his deep roots in the education community to add context to the education narrative. He is a frequent writer and columnist for the NSBA Journal, eSchool News and EdCircuit. Charles is unabashedly Southern, and likes to say he is an editor by trade and Southern by the Grace of God.
Absent Without Leave: America’s Traditional K-12 Learners Are Leaving, Costing Schools Hundreds of Millions in Their Wake
By taking advantage of everything that online learning has to offer, now is a great time to loosen the reins and let kids explore independently. Our traditional K-12 students are begging out of attendance at record numbers, often with no notification whatsoever. It’s a trend that began years ago, but has accelerated at blinding speed since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2019, 27 percent of America’s learners chose alternatives to traditional public schooling, including charter schools (6 percent), private schools (10 percent),
Out-of-the-Box Thinking Is So Five Minutes Ago
Charles Sosnik examines the rethinking of education and using the realizations from COVID-19 as a starting point.
Remember: The Only Thing We Have to Fear is…
Charles Sosnik discusses how remembering our history will help us overcome the challenging situation caused by the pandemic.
An Open Letter to America’s Educators
The incredible upheaval to our education system caused by COVID-19 is our war.
Don’t Let Your Students’ Education Die From Embarrassment
One of the biggest obstacles to successfully educating students during this trial and error period of virtual learning is the AWOL student.