"The smallest school in America is the family"
My boyhood friend, Guy Protano is so excited and full of pride for his outstanding kindergarten teacher granddaughter that he asked me to write an article about her. I will share her story later in this article. Her name is Nicole King. My opinion on why kindergarten teachers are so valuable is based on…
Don’t Live Next to a Candy Store By James L. Casale On October 31, 1998, my grandson, Christian James Casale, was born at St. Vincent’s Hospital in New York City. Happy birthday to the so-far-tallest Casale. I used to be the titleholder of the tallest Casale at a towering 5’9”. This was considered tall…
How Can Parents Survive the Pandemic and Beyond? Routines, Routines, Routines By James L. Casale Introduction: The current state of affairs has plunged ordinary households into an abyss of chaos, confusion, bewilderment, curiosity, and panic, aka “What the hell do we do now?” Parents didn’t sign up for this “school stuff.” We pay taxes,…
Cap’ n Crunch vs. Cartoons and Screen Time By James L. Casale Dear Parents, 14 October 2019 Do you ever read the obituaries? I have been reading them for years but I am particularly attracted to the ones in the Wall Street Journal which chronical the lives of iconic business professionals, scientists, and other obscure…
Letter to the Editor, (WSJ) 9/21/19 Robert Pondiscio’s, The Secret of a Charter School’s Success? Parents, is no secret. Parent participation in a child’s education has been an established fact well before the results of the 1966 Coleman Report. The largest study of its kind up to that point concluded that more resources, even for…
Parents, Leadership, and Humility by James L. Casale Humility is a leadership trait. Parents are, for better or worse, leaders who can influence their children and their children’s children. Sam Walker, writing in the WSJ,offers searing evidence that heroic individuals who act calmly in life-or-death situations do so because they are true leaders who are…
Dear Parents, 8/28/19 If you have recently sent your child off to college or will soon, please read this most informative article in the WSJ (8/24-25/19) by Drs. Anthony Rostain & Janet Hibbs, Is Your Child Emotionally Ready for College? https://www.wsj.com/search/term.html?KEYWORDS=Is%20Your%20Child%20Emotionally%20Ready%20For%20College%3F&mod=searchresults_viewallresults As a grandparent who has three grandchildren in college and as an author of…
My Child’s Room Is a Pigpen: Three Strategies That May Clean It Up by James L. Casale, Ph.D. Your child’s room is neat, clean, and always tidy. You never have to remind him or her about taking care of their personal space. Good for you. Read no further. I use the word child in the…
Why School Choice Matters But Not to Teachers’ Unions By James L. Casale Five catholic schools are closing their doors in New York City.The parents are sad; the students are sadder. These parents don’t trust public schools to protect their children. Parent José Marin said, “Public school is very dangerous. Here (St. Rose of Lima…
Is Your Child Safe at School: What Did Parents Learn from the Parkland Massacre? Is Your Child Safe at School: What Did Parents Learn from the Parkland Massacre? By James L. Casale The recent interview in the Wall Street Journal with Andrew Pollack, the father of Meadow Pollack, who was murdered by a psychopath at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, on Valentine’s Day in…