by Amy LeForge | Dec 29, 2014 | Linky
So, Heroes, I have spent the last two days sitting on my fanny editing articles. There are over 2000 blog posts on this site (can you believe that???!?) and because Google slapped me last spring and I changed the site theme recently, EVERY SINGLE POST requires an...
by Amy LeForge | Dec 27, 2014 | Parenting
Speaking at school PTO meetings often provides terrific content for articles and blog posts. The parents (the P in PTO) ask terrific questions, and their feedback to my presentations gives me interesting new ways to look at issues in education. When the topic turns to...
by Amy LeForge | Dec 22, 2014 | Linky
Good morning, Heroes! I am late posting the linky today, in part because I’ve been plowing through a ton of educational materials that have been waiting far too long for my attention. It’s a time-consuming process; most of the information I already know,...
by Amy LeForge | Dec 15, 2014 | Education
How do you measure the distance to a star that’s millions of light years away? Astronomers sometimes use a form of measurement that relies on the brightness (or luminosity) of particular types of stars. It’s known as a standard candle. The whole system relies on...
by Amy LeForge | Dec 15, 2014 | Linky
Heroes, there are times in life when young people can cause SUCH deep discussions. Oy. Both this weekend and the last one saw me getting embroiled in drama. I’m not wildly fond of drama. So thankfully, it’s Monday and we can get back to the normal stuff....