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...
by Shaun Edwards | Aug 8, 2013 | Tween
I truly believe that a child’s love and competence in reading is the responsibility of the parents. Of course I am not including dyslexia, but even in these children a love of books can and should be fostered. Introducing babies as young as 3 months old is ideal....
by Amy LeForge | Aug 7, 2013 | Education
What happens when you walk into a room and flip the light switch? The bulbs immediately begin to shine, right? It’s been that way our entire lives; we throw a switch, and there’s light, instantly. So you can imagine my delight when I moved into a house where two rooms...
by Amy LeForge | Aug 2, 2013 | Education
He ran into the living room with his head completely wrapped in a towel, leaving only a tiny opening through which to see. At four years old, he displayed the spirit and restlessness that comes naturally at his age. On this particular afternoon he was in the care of...
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...
