by Amy LeForge | Apr 17, 2012 | Education
A recent news article published by Voice of America looked at a growing trend amongst parents to home school children with the help of online school. It’s offered children a chance at a better education, particularly when the traditional school fails to address their...
by Amy LeForge | Apr 16, 2012 | Resources/Reviews
Improving the planet is always a wonderful thing, and doing it by being a better person is even…better. Enter the Positive Pledge. Created by Jon Gordon, it’s a simple promise that you make to be positive. Here are the first two lines of the pledge: I...
by Amy LeForge | Apr 16, 2012 | Discipline
Are you going through the same trauma of parenting when your kid just won’t listen to you no matter what you do? You have tried punishing, bribing, and reasoning but feel that nothing works on your child. If you think there is no hope, think again. Trying to get...
by Amy LeForge | Apr 16, 2012 | Resources/Reviews
I don’t know about you, but I occasionally wonder if people would be able to figure out my files and papers if I wasn’t here to show them the system. What if I got into an accident and was hospitalized? Would anyone know who my primary physician is? What...
by Amy LeForge | Apr 15, 2012 | Resources/Reviews
Guess what, Heroes? I learned recently about The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards program, and boy is it neat. The program honors students in middle and high school who are outstanding volunteers in their community. Who knows? You might live close to one....
by Amy LeForge | Apr 15, 2012 | Home Schooling
I haven’t mentioned our homeschooling experiences and plans of late. You may recall that TechnoBoy went to public school last fall for the 8th grade. He did pretty well, and now The Mercenary is planning to join him for 9th grade next fall. I’m super...
