by Amy LeForge | Sep 9, 2013 | Education
As parents and guardians, it’s natural for us to want the best education possible for our children. But with such a range of schooling options available nowadays – homeschooling, state school, private school, Steiner school, unschooling – which should you...
by Amy LeForge | Sep 7, 2013 | Education
A friend of mine writes terrific children’s books, with multiple bestsellers and a loyal fan base. Recently he found himself embroiled in a dispute with an editor who claimed that his latest work contained language “too advanced for the target audience.” My friend...
by Amy LeForge | Sep 5, 2013 | Education
Although attaining a high school diploma can be one of the most significant life experiences that an individual has, many people never experience it as a result of their decision to drop out. Throughout America, teens drop out of high school and pursue lives that are...
by Amy LeForge | Sep 1, 2013 | Education
Okay. So this will offend or at least irritate some people: I am opposed to my boys taking out loans to pay for college. I’m not ruling out the possibility completely, but I certainly intend to do my very best to avoid them going into debt for school. Did you...
by Amy LeForge | Aug 26, 2013 | Education
Over the past few years the pop culture industry – and believe me, it’s a massive industry – has breathlessly reported the various stumbles from the celebrity world. Recently a young starlet found herself in an endless loop of bad behavior, and –...
by Amy LeForge | Aug 17, 2013 | Education
Not long ago I received a letter from a thirteen-year-old girl in Florida named Emma. Not an electronic piece of correspondence (text, tweet, social media message, email), but an old-fashioned sit-down-and-write-by-hand letter. That certainly caught my attention, but...
