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18 Aug
Today, Amanda and I have a new episode up for the 365 Days of Astronomy. In honor of the anniversary of the discovery of Helium, we give you a quick history lesson on what we know about that element and our solar system’s star, the Sun.
Please check it out!
Today, I am sending you a rather rambling but sincere monologue about education. This morning, I read a great commentary on CNN.com about involvement in education. I was actually planning to talk about this subject, and this propelled me to do a whole program about it. I discuss volunteering in the classroom, presenting your interests, learning about school policy, and my general ideas about what should be covered in schools, especially at the elementary ages. I also wanted to give you the links to the National PTA website, where they have tons of resources for parents and teachers.
Please let me know what ideas you have, and what your schools are doing. I know that some of you out there are teachers as well, and I would love to hear your opinions as well!
I also would like you to send in your comments and opinions on the topic I would like to cover soon – when do you expose kids to different levels of action in tv, movies and games, and how much do you let them watch or play such programs? Please tell me what you do in your home, and what works for you.
Please email me with your own comments at howtogrowyourgeek – at-gmail -dot-com, or call my voicemail number at 206-202-7309 and leave your thoughts. You can also visit our forum at the Farpoint Forums. You can also see our super cute t-shirts, mugs and bags at our Zazzle store link, if you are interested. I love the logo so much that I thought it would be great on shirts, etc.!
I would also love your comments, family stories and questions!
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How To Grow Your Geek, or HTGYG for short, is a podcast created to share a love of geeking and parenting, and to provide advice on how to combine the two. There will be reviews of movies, board games, books, television shows and video games on their fun value as well as their family appropriateness, and discussions of geeky topics and parent issues. Audience participation, both parents and children, is encouraged, and email and voicemail questions will be answered if at all possible.
FarPoint Media (FPM) has scifi media and genre literature shows featuring news and interviews with the actors, producers and writers creating your favorite TV programs and books, and has discussion shows that true fan geeks can immerse themselves in. FPM also showcases quality audio dramas to fire the imagination of its listeners, specialized sports news and information shows that take the enthusiasts beyond the box scores, comedy and variety shows that will have fans laughing out loud, and shows with experienced advice that can help improve listeners and viewers tech skills, or sharpen their writing skills.
