by Amy LeForge | Jan 21, 2015 | Thoughts from Amy
All right Heroes, I promised long ago to be more forthcoming about teens. Then I felt guilty for potential privacy violations, so I held my tongue. After two blow-ups in less than a day, I’m ready to talk. Because wow. So! Here is the issue from last evening. I...
by Amy LeForge | Dec 27, 2014 | Parenting
Speaking at school PTO meetings often provides terrific content for articles and blog posts. The parents (the P in PTO) ask terrific questions, and their feedback to my presentations gives me interesting new ways to look at issues in education. When the topic turns to...
by Amy LeForge | Dec 15, 2014 | Education
How do you measure the distance to a star that’s millions of light years away? Astronomers sometimes use a form of measurement that relies on the brightness (or luminosity) of particular types of stars. It’s known as a standard candle. The whole system relies on...
by Amy LeForge | Dec 13, 2014 | Education
For whatever reason we’re entertained by surveys, and when the subject matter is kids we’re entertained even more. (Kids and puppies always make for guaranteed interest, right?) We’re suckers for the age-old question, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” Maybe...
by Amy LeForge | Dec 2, 2014 | Parenting
Given that food prices seem to keep rising and rising, and my boys keep wanting to eat more and more (sheesh!) I’ve been looking for ways to save money around here. One treat that most of us just LOVE is Muller corner yogurt. Each package has yogurt and a...
