Best of the Blogs: Math, Science, and a Beloved ISU Player Who’s on His Way to the NBA

Two new bloggers joined West Des Moines Patch this week. In his first shared some strategies parents might use to help kids love math as much as they do reading, including developing “number sense.”

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, one of our youth bloggers, continued the education theme with her first , which encouraged more girls to enroll in STEM – science, technology, engineering and math – subjects.

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Finally, the Walnut Creek YMCA’s posted a poignant about ISU men’s basketball standout Royce White, who’s headed to the NBA. It’s a story about the power of second chances, and the indelible mark White left on the youths participating in the Capitol City Basketball League.

Hannah noted: “His professionalism throughout the ISU season provided me with someone I could point out to the kids of our YMCA as a role model. One of Royce's main goals in life is to help people.”