by Amy LeForge | Jul 19, 2013 | Education
For years we’ve been told that the greatest creative minds share one very important trait: They think outside the box. While everyone else zigs, they happily zag, and as a result they come up with ideas that leave the rest of us gaping. Sounds brilliant. Sounds...
by Amy LeForge | Jul 10, 2013 | Education
Dante left out a circle of Hell when he wrote Inferno. He imagined only nine areas of suffering, but he forgot about middle school. In an informal survey, the majority of adults looked back and pegged those two or three years as the most miserable time of their lives....
by Amy LeForge | Jun 24, 2013 | Education
There are few things that make me cringe more than receiving notice of an upcoming “brainstorming” meeting. What the notice should say is, “Please join our group as we stare at each other and accomplish little.” I’m sure there have been some great ideas that have...
by Amy LeForge | Jun 6, 2013 | Education
As kids, we loved our summer breaks. As parents and teachers, we sometimes wonder if it derails a kid’s progress in school. Often referred to as “the summer brain drain,” the worry is that too much down time allows students to not only fritter away what...
by Amy LeForge | May 21, 2013 | Education
One of the hats I wear is that of public speaker, which means I’m often looking back at a sea of faces in a crowded room. In the past week alone I’ve been on stage twice, sharing insights and laughs with a few hundred people. It’s interesting to watch people file into...
by Amy LeForge | May 16, 2013 | Education
I once lived near a kid who walked everywhere carrying his skateboard. It was a pretty snazzy board, too, with eye-popping colors and glistening wheels. I realized one day that I’d never seen him ride it. It dawned on me that I often saw kids carrying skateboards,...
