by Annette Hazard | Mar 4, 2014 | Education
Parents generally agree that education is important for their children’s success. It is more difficult to find agreement about how to teach children about the importance of education. What message do parents want to send to their children? Here are five things...
by Amy LeForge | Feb 16, 2013 | Education
Some co-workers and I tried an odd experiment about a year ago. After hearing a friend gush over a delicious meal by saying “I could live on this alone,” I suggested a few of us try to do just that. We each selected one particular food, and vowed to eat nothing else...
by Amy LeForge | Oct 2, 2012 | Education
(So much of what I write is aimed at parents and educators, but this article is different. I encourage you to share this with any middle school and high school students who are in your life.) There are great lessons that nature teaches us, if only we pay attention....
by Amy LeForge | Sep 18, 2012 | Education
Excerpted from Smart Is Cool, to be published in 2013, by Dom Testa We can emphasize the benefits of academic achievement to today’s students by teaching the fine art of visualization. In other words, show them the future. Young people are so focused on the here and...
by Amy LeForge | May 26, 2012 | Health
All right heroes, I’m going to be the first to admit that I need to lose a little weight. And quite frankly, I don’t really want to. But keeping myself in good condition is important. My kids need me to be around for a while yet. Besides, who would do...
