Elizabeth Blackwell was the first woman in America ever to attend medical school.
In 1868 Elizabeth and her sister Emily Blackwell founded Women's Medical College of the New York Infirmary, to provide medical training for women seeking to become physicians.
In 1869, Elizabeth Blackwell returned to London. She established and ran a large practice, and in 1875 helped to found the London School of Medicine for Women, where she served as chair of gynecology. Elizabeth Blackwell also spent a good deal of time writing and lecturing on disease prevention and hygiene. Elizabeth Blackwell was the first woman ever listed in the British Medical Register, and was involved in founding the National Health Society. Scorned and ridiculed in the United States, Blackwell was appreciated in England. Elizabeth Blackwell died in Hastings, England, on May 31, 1910.
Saturday, March 05, 2011
Friday, March 04, 2011
Clara Barton (1821- 1912)
Clara Barton was born on December 25, 1821 in Oxford, Mass., the youngest of 5 children in a middle-class family, Barton was educated at home, and at 15 started teaching school. Her most notable antebellum achievement was the establishment of a free public school in Bordentown, N.J.
She is remembered as the founder of the American Red Cross.
She is remembered as the founder of the American Red Cross.
Thursday, March 03, 2011
Virginia Apgar (1909-1974)
Virginia Apgar, inventor of the APGAR Score for newborn infants, was born in Westfield, New Jersey, on June 7, 1909. Having witnessed her brothers' chronic and deadly childhood illnesses, Apgar chose a career in medicine.
Wednesday, March 02, 2011
Jane Addams (1860–1935)
(Laura) Jane Addams (September 6, 1860-May 21, 1935) won worldwide recognition in the first third of the twentieth century as a pioneer social worker in America, as a feminist, and as an internationalist. On December 10, 1931, the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to her, although she was to sick to attend the ceremony is Oslo.
Tuesday, March 01, 2011
Abigail Adams (1744-1818)
Wife of the second President of the United States, Abigail Adams is an example of one kind of life lived by women in colonial, Revolutionary and early post-Revolutionary America. While she's perhaps best known simply as an early First Lady (before the term was used) and mother of another President, and perhaps known for the stance she took for women's rights in letters to her husband, Abigail Adams should also be known as a competent farm manager and financial manager.
Read more here.
Read more here.
Sunday, February 27, 2011
Saturday, February 05, 2011
Friday, February 04, 2011
Oakland 2nd Graders Reportedly Engage In Sex Acts While Teacher Watches
When I first heard about this I thought the person was making it up. I really can't fathom this happening even in a public school. My thoughts are with the children and their families and I hope the teacher gets put away for a long, long time.
Thursday, February 03, 2011
Tuesday, February 01, 2011
Farris opposed to a free society
Apparently Farris is opposed to a society where everyone gets along.
It's ironic that he is complaining about being persecuted, when by his own words he wants to be free to persecuted those whose beliefs differ from his.
I fear for our right to Freedom of Religion if Farris and his ilk ever gain control of our government.
Farris notes that this notion that state educational dictates trump those of faith and family comes directly from the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, which mandates (Article 29) that their educational experience prepare children “for responsible life in a free society, in the spirit of understanding, peace, tolerance, equality of sexes, and friendship among all peoples, ethnic, national and religious groups and persons of indigenous origin….”
It's ironic that he is complaining about being persecuted, when by his own words he wants to be free to persecuted those whose beliefs differ from his.
And what are those values? Farris lists just a handful of the most “dangerous” to an evolving society: the beliefs that “homosexuality is a sin,” that men “should be the leaders of their families,” that “Jesus is the only way to God,” and that “all other religions are false.”
I fear for our right to Freedom of Religion if Farris and his ilk ever gain control of our government.
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Swinging
Are you looking for a swing set? CSN Stores has lots of swing sets to choose from @ their Swingsets and More.com Store. I decided to check out their women's bikes while I was there, I particularly like this one.
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Support for Breast Cancer Gets Youth Suspended
When Amy Swetman found out her 25-year-old sister had breast cancer, she and her family wanted to do something to show their support.
Most of the family lives in Colorado, including Swetman’s sister Lindsey, but they all decided to dye their hair pink to raise awareness for the disease.
Pink hair gets youth suspended from school - Featured Story - SunHerald.com
Sunday, January 23, 2011
The Freemasons by Jasper Ridley
A history of the Freemasons is very interesting and full of historical information. I highly recommend anyone who is interested in history read this book.
Notes - Things I found interesting
They began as a Trade Union for masons especially those who did the ornamental carvings in freestone. (Middle Ages, from the thirteenth to the fifteenth centuries).
The book discusses the founding of the Grand Lodge, how the Freemasons were persecuted by the Catholic Inquisition and the few women who were allowed to become Freemasons. And the mystery of d'Eon a man who was accused of being a woman and refused to submit to a medical exam to prove otherwise thus making a laughingstock of the Freemason lodge he belonged too.
The Presbyterians in Massachusetts persecuted Quakers and disapproved of the religious tolerance promoted by the Freemasons.
In America Benjamin Franklin and George Washington are two of the most famous Freemasons. While Franklin appreciated the philosophical and intellectual leanings of the Freemasons Washington saw it as a social club. During the Revolutionary War King Louis XVI of France sent Freemason Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de La Fayette to help the Americans. Joseph Brant was the first Native American to become a Freemason.
Franz Joseph Haydn and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart were both Freemasons. Mozart wrote eight compositions about Freemasonry.
Casanova is remembered today for his womanizing but the fathers and mothers of Venice who complained to the authorities about his conduct were worried, not that he would seduce their daughters, but that he would persuade their sons to become atheists and Freemasons. While there were Freemasons on both sides of the French Revolution their Grand Master of French Grand Orient Philippe, Duke of Chartres, who at the death of his father became the Duke of Orleans, renounced his title and took the name Philippe Egalite and voted to convict and execute Louis XVI.
During the French Revolution there were Freemasons on both sides. In France, Thomas Paine was imprisoned in the Luxembourg prison and sentenced to death. In England the Prince of Wales and Moira assured Pitt that the Freemasons were loyal , and said that no one could suspect that a society, which included members of the royal family, was seditious.
Napoleon wasn't a Freemason but he permitted and encouraged his closet relatives, military commanders, and political advisers to join. An Empress Josephine lodge was formed in Strasbourg and in Milan. Josephine was the Grand Mistress of the lodge. Wellington joined the Freemasons, but was embarrassed about it and requested that a Freemason lodge NOT be named after him.
The Count of Artois joined the Freemasons but when he became Charles X, he pursued a more reactionary policy then Louis XVIII.
The most famous of all the heroes of Polish independence, Tadeusz Kosciuszko, was not a Freemason, though he was a personal friend of La Fayettte. (Kosciuszko, Mississippi is named after him; also he is from Belarus not Poland).
Robert Owen did not become a Freemason even though many members of the aristocracy who were Freemasons sympathized with his views and regretted that they couldn't help the oppressed working man. Richard Carlile was against the Freemasons because he believed Secret Societies were sinister things. He was prosecuted by the British Government for publishing and selling atheist literature.
William Morgan has the distinction of being the only person murdered by the Freemasons. But as Ridley points out Freemasonry wasn't to blame for his death. Hoodlums behave like hoodlums even if they join the Freemasons. Morgan was a victim of the people he associated with and the morals of the place he lived. Public indignation against the Freemasons over the Morgan affair was used to discredit Andrew Jackson, who was a Freemason, during the Presidential election in 1824. The anti-masonic movement became an important political force in the states of Rhode Island, Vermont, Pennsylvania and New York, but was not strong enough to defeat Jackson in the election of 1828. While anti-masonry failed in terms of politics it did great harm to the Freemasons in the United States for twenty years.
John Brown was a Freemason, although after the Morgan affair he left the Freemason and joined an anti-masonic movement before devoting himself to the struggle against slavery. Freemasonry was not and issue in the Civil War, there were Freemasons on both sides of the conflict. Lincoln was not a Freemason but Andrew Johnson was.
Sam Houston, Stephen F. Austin, Mirabeau Bonaparte Lamar, Anson Jones and William B. Travis were all Freemasons. Davy Crockett was not. Their opponent Santa Anna was a Freemason.
The hysterical element was introduced into anti-masonry by Gabriel Jogand-Pages who wrote under the pseudonym Leo Taxil. Taxil was a French Freemason. He began writing books attacking the Pope and was expelled from the Freemasons. After six years of writing for the Anti-Clerical League he announced that he had repented and proceeded to write a series of books attacking Freemasonary. Taxil's success with the Memoirs of an Ex-Pallandist by Miss Diana Vaughan resulted in a great anti-masonic congress. Eventually Taxil revealed he made the whole thing up.
In the twentieth century anti-Semitism began to be directed at all Jews, no matter what religion they professed and the Freemasons were accused of being the Jews accomplices and pawns in the Jewish campaign against civilization.
Notes - Things I found interesting
They began as a Trade Union for masons especially those who did the ornamental carvings in freestone. (Middle Ages, from the thirteenth to the fifteenth centuries).
Between about 1550 and 1700, the Freemasons changed. They ceased to be an illegal trade union of working masons who accepted all the doctrines of the Catholic Church, and became on organization of intellectual gentlemen who favored religious toleration and friendship between men of different religions, and thought that a simple belief in God (Deism) should replace controversial theological doctrines.
The book discusses the founding of the Grand Lodge, how the Freemasons were persecuted by the Catholic Inquisition and the few women who were allowed to become Freemasons. And the mystery of d'Eon a man who was accused of being a woman and refused to submit to a medical exam to prove otherwise thus making a laughingstock of the Freemason lodge he belonged too.
The Presbyterians in Massachusetts persecuted Quakers and disapproved of the religious tolerance promoted by the Freemasons.
In America Benjamin Franklin and George Washington are two of the most famous Freemasons. While Franklin appreciated the philosophical and intellectual leanings of the Freemasons Washington saw it as a social club. During the Revolutionary War King Louis XVI of France sent Freemason Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de La Fayette to help the Americans. Joseph Brant was the first Native American to become a Freemason.
Franz Joseph Haydn and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart were both Freemasons. Mozart wrote eight compositions about Freemasonry.
Casanova is remembered today for his womanizing but the fathers and mothers of Venice who complained to the authorities about his conduct were worried, not that he would seduce their daughters, but that he would persuade their sons to become atheists and Freemasons. While there were Freemasons on both sides of the French Revolution their Grand Master of French Grand Orient Philippe, Duke of Chartres, who at the death of his father became the Duke of Orleans, renounced his title and took the name Philippe Egalite and voted to convict and execute Louis XVI.
During the French Revolution there were Freemasons on both sides. In France, Thomas Paine was imprisoned in the Luxembourg prison and sentenced to death. In England the Prince of Wales and Moira assured Pitt that the Freemasons were loyal , and said that no one could suspect that a society, which included members of the royal family, was seditious.
Napoleon wasn't a Freemason but he permitted and encouraged his closet relatives, military commanders, and political advisers to join. An Empress Josephine lodge was formed in Strasbourg and in Milan. Josephine was the Grand Mistress of the lodge. Wellington joined the Freemasons, but was embarrassed about it and requested that a Freemason lodge NOT be named after him.
The Count of Artois joined the Freemasons but when he became Charles X, he pursued a more reactionary policy then Louis XVIII.
The most famous of all the heroes of Polish independence, Tadeusz Kosciuszko, was not a Freemason, though he was a personal friend of La Fayettte. (Kosciuszko, Mississippi is named after him; also he is from Belarus not Poland).
Robert Owen did not become a Freemason even though many members of the aristocracy who were Freemasons sympathized with his views and regretted that they couldn't help the oppressed working man. Richard Carlile was against the Freemasons because he believed Secret Societies were sinister things. He was prosecuted by the British Government for publishing and selling atheist literature.
William Morgan has the distinction of being the only person murdered by the Freemasons. But as Ridley points out Freemasonry wasn't to blame for his death. Hoodlums behave like hoodlums even if they join the Freemasons. Morgan was a victim of the people he associated with and the morals of the place he lived. Public indignation against the Freemasons over the Morgan affair was used to discredit Andrew Jackson, who was a Freemason, during the Presidential election in 1824. The anti-masonic movement became an important political force in the states of Rhode Island, Vermont, Pennsylvania and New York, but was not strong enough to defeat Jackson in the election of 1828. While anti-masonry failed in terms of politics it did great harm to the Freemasons in the United States for twenty years.
John Brown was a Freemason, although after the Morgan affair he left the Freemason and joined an anti-masonic movement before devoting himself to the struggle against slavery. Freemasonry was not and issue in the Civil War, there were Freemasons on both sides of the conflict. Lincoln was not a Freemason but Andrew Johnson was.
Sam Houston, Stephen F. Austin, Mirabeau Bonaparte Lamar, Anson Jones and William B. Travis were all Freemasons. Davy Crockett was not. Their opponent Santa Anna was a Freemason.
The hysterical element was introduced into anti-masonry by Gabriel Jogand-Pages who wrote under the pseudonym Leo Taxil. Taxil was a French Freemason. He began writing books attacking the Pope and was expelled from the Freemasons. After six years of writing for the Anti-Clerical League he announced that he had repented and proceeded to write a series of books attacking Freemasonary. Taxil's success with the Memoirs of an Ex-Pallandist by Miss Diana Vaughan resulted in a great anti-masonic congress. Eventually Taxil revealed he made the whole thing up.
In the twentieth century anti-Semitism began to be directed at all Jews, no matter what religion they professed and the Freemasons were accused of being the Jews accomplices and pawns in the Jewish campaign against civilization.
Thursday, January 20, 2011
Doodle 4 Google Contest ~ Homeschoolers Welcome
Great contest that homeschoolers are welcome to enter Doodle 4 Google.
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Carnival of Homeschooling ~ Alasandra's Garden
Gardening and homeschooling have a lot in common. Most gardeners research what grows well in their area, have a plan for their garden, purchase plants, then water, fertilize and prune their plants as needed. Flower beds are weeded as needed.
Homeschoolers often research homeschooling, homeschooling methods and learning styles before embarking on their homeschooling journey. Plans are made for the school year, books and supplies are purchased, lessons are taught, school work is assigned and reviewed (graded) and plans revised as needed.
What's in a name? Well a lot of people consider Goldenrod (aka Solidago) to be a weed, I consider it to be a beautiful wildflower, and count myself lucky to have it growing in my yard. The great thing about wildflowers is they require little care on my part. Here is some Goldenrod mixed in with Statice (aka Sea Lavender and Marsh Rosemary). Statice symbolizes remembrance. C h r y s a l i s ღ presents Bible Names and Why They Matter and 3 Miracle Parenting Tools .
Rational Jenn presents Peopleguy Tours posted at Rational Jenn.
Cherish presents My beef with public education as well as Dial it in! posted at FCIWYPSC.
Columbines are found in many parts of North America in different colors and shapes. Look for them beside rivers, in the woods, in the rough terrain of the Rocky Mountains and in many home gardens. They are extremely easy to grow and reproduce by scattering their own seeds. Amy @ Hope Is the Word presents Read Aloud Thursday?Snow! posted at Hope Is the Word.
Bottlebrush is native to Australia mostly growing in moist soil in open or woodland sites. Every country has something to offer, Successful Homeschooling describes methods traditional Chinese mothers use to create math whizzes and music prodigies in her post What Homeschoolers Can Learn from Chinese Mothers.
Cristina presents Home Spun comic strip #565 posted at Home Spun Juggling.
The Buttercup is a terrific plant it reseeds itself every year and blooms all season.
Jessica presents Labels posted at Teachable Moments.
Many of you have snow where you live. We are having colder then average temperatures here in South Mississippi. So far the garden has survived but I will have some major pruning and weeding to do once the weather is warm enough. Sweet Diva offers her thoughts on Homeschooling While Fighting the Desire to Hibernate....
Chris McGinn presents My new homeschooling friend--Google eBooks posted at Mothers of Boys.
And Speaking of books if you are interested in gardening or flowers I recommend these books:
I have a purple and white Devil's Trumpet that I grew from seeds. The Angel Trumpets haven't produced seeds so far, but I have managed to root them from cuttings. I have both pink and yellow and hope to purchase a white one this year.
ChristineMM presents A Story About 1:1 Homeschool Teaching posted at The Thinking Mother.
The Mexican Petunia's die back in the winter, but so far they have returned every year. I have the purple and am considering purchasing some pink this year.
Pamela presents Teasing posted at Blah, Blah, Blog.
I started the Zinnias from seeds. They were easy to cultivate. I'll probably get some more seeds in a different color this year. I am hoping the pink reseeded themselves.
Cindy presents Gifted Kids and Standardized Testing posted at love2learn2day.
The foxgloves reseeded themselves last year. I have my fingers crossed they do so again this year.
Katherine presents playing school? posted at No Fighting, No Biting!.
My Stokes Aster pretty much thrives all year, if we have a really hard frost it will die back but as soon as the temperatures warm up it will start to come out again. Produces lovely blooms from mid spring into the summer for me.
No snow here in South Mississippi but at Delightful Learning you can read all about Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening.
Laura presents Labelling Our Children posted at Practical Homeschooling.
This is rather bizarre, my Carolina Yellow Jasmine is blooming in January. We are having really strange weather here, colder then average temperatures, less rain then usual and the plants are behaving oddly.
Bore Me to Tears points out that Scientists know more science.
Rebecca Zook presents Need to remember something important? Breaking news! posted at Triangle Suitcase - Rebecca Zook's Blog About Learning.
Heather Laurie presents Teaching Silence posted at Special Needs Homeschooling.
Kelly Elmore presents My Worries and Balloon Animals posted at Reepicheep's Coracle.
Annual Marigolds can be used anywhere to deter Mexican bean beetles, squash bugs, tomato hornworms, and whiteflies. They are also known to repel harmful root knot nematodes (soil dwelling microscopic white worms) that attack tomatoes, potatoes, roses, and strawberries. The root of the Marigold produces a chemical that kills nematodes as they enter the soil. If a whole area is infested, at the end of the season, turn the Marigolds under so the roots will decay in the soil. You can safely plant there again the following spring.
Deb @ Not Inadequate tells why she decided to teach Latin to her kids in the post Ut Docui necne ut Docui?
Why Homeschool presents a Great arguement for Unschooling: Ted Talk on Child-driven education.
Majellamom (Lori) presents A Blast from the Past...with Blue posted at Waiting for Charlie....
Check out the The Lemonade Geography Tour @ Farm School.
Nak presents A Living Book for St. Valentine's Day posted at Sage Parnassus.
Barbara Frank Online presents Black Home Educators Embrace Their Cultural Heritage. This post seems particular timely as yesterday we celebrated Dr. Martin Luther King Day (Federal Holiday) as well as Robert E. Lee Day (State Holiday) in South Mississippi. By homeschooling I was able to embrace our Confederate Heritage which is pretty much ignored in the public schools. History buffs might be interested in reading Robert E. Lee's biography online as well as A Taste of Freedom by Tommie Thompson about the forgotten slave soldiers who fought in the Civil War for the South.
History is Elementary offers a history lesson on the Spanish American War in her post Be a Hero: Sink a U.S. Ship.
Shannon @ Mom Improvement post on Teaching Writing.
This trooper has been blooming all winter, it is actually a type of pansy. It really seems to enjoy the cold weather.
Denise presents Babymath: Story Problem Challenge III posted at Let's Play Math!.
Susan Ryan presents Daytime Curfews Persist in Illinois posted at Corn and Oil.
Mama Squirrel presents Once Upon a Company (review) posted at Dewey's Treehouse.
My neighbor gave me the seeds to this wonderful plant. And I completely agree with this statement by Lady Bird Johnson, "Where flowers bloom, so does hope".
Jimmie presents Book Report Notebooking Page posted at The Notebooking Fairy.
John Laugherton presents Top 50 Social Sites for Educators and Academics posted at Learn-O-Rama.
Rona Burstein presents 19 Educational Open Courseware Classes About Social Work posted at Online MSW Program.
Audrey Christopher presents 19 Educational Open Courseware Classes About Sociology posted at Master of Sociology.
Elizabeth Wright presents Educating Children with Mood Disorders posted at Education Degrees.
For those of you interested in gardening or wildflowers I do a gardening post on Thursdays at Alasandra, The Cats & A Dog entitled Thursday in the Garden.
Thanks for visiting the Carnival of Homeschooling. Homeschool Bytes will be hosting the Carnival next week.
Homeschoolers often research homeschooling, homeschooling methods and learning styles before embarking on their homeschooling journey. Plans are made for the school year, books and supplies are purchased, lessons are taught, school work is assigned and reviewed (graded) and plans revised as needed.
What's in a name? Well a lot of people consider Goldenrod (aka Solidago) to be a weed, I consider it to be a beautiful wildflower, and count myself lucky to have it growing in my yard. The great thing about wildflowers is they require little care on my part. Here is some Goldenrod mixed in with Statice (aka Sea Lavender and Marsh Rosemary). Statice symbolizes remembrance. C h r y s a l i s ღ presents Bible Names and Why They Matter and 3 Miracle Parenting Tools .
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| Columbine |
Rational Jenn presents Peopleguy Tours posted at Rational Jenn.
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| Heliotrope |
Cherish presents My beef with public education as well as Dial it in! posted at FCIWYPSC.
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| Columbine |
Columbines are found in many parts of North America in different colors and shapes. Look for them beside rivers, in the woods, in the rough terrain of the Rocky Mountains and in many home gardens. They are extremely easy to grow and reproduce by scattering their own seeds. Amy @ Hope Is the Word presents Read Aloud Thursday?Snow! posted at Hope Is the Word.
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| Encore Azalea |
Encore® Azaleas are the only patented brand of azaleas to bloom in spring,summer and fall. I expected them to do well as we live on the Mississippi Gulf Coast but they proved not to be as hardy as the regular Azaleas we have. We planted three and this is the only one that survived. It's beautiful blooms make it a joy to behold throughout the year.
Arby presents Mr. Arby, Meet Your Son posted at The Homeschool Apologist.
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| Bottlebrush (Callistemon) |
Bottlebrush is native to Australia mostly growing in moist soil in open or woodland sites. Every country has something to offer, Successful Homeschooling describes methods traditional Chinese mothers use to create math whizzes and music prodigies in her post What Homeschoolers Can Learn from Chinese Mothers.
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| Cactus |
Cristina presents Home Spun comic strip #565 posted at Home Spun Juggling.
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| Buttercup |
The Buttercup is a terrific plant it reseeds itself every year and blooms all season.
Jessica presents Labels posted at Teachable Moments.
Many of you have snow where you live. We are having colder then average temperatures here in South Mississippi. So far the garden has survived but I will have some major pruning and weeding to do once the weather is warm enough. Sweet Diva offers her thoughts on Homeschooling While Fighting the Desire to Hibernate....
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| Butterfly with Lantana |
Chris McGinn presents My new homeschooling friend--Google eBooks posted at Mothers of Boys.
And Speaking of books if you are interested in gardening or flowers I recommend these books:
- Wildflowers of Mississippi by Stephen L. Timme
- Complete Guide to Flower Gardening by Better Homes and Gardens
- Alabama & Mississippi Gardener's Guide by By Felder Rushing and Jennifer Greer
- The Complete Container Garden by David Joyce
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| Angel Trumpet |
I have a purple and white Devil's Trumpet that I grew from seeds. The Angel Trumpets haven't produced seeds so far, but I have managed to root them from cuttings. I have both pink and yellow and hope to purchase a white one this year.
ChristineMM presents A Story About 1:1 Homeschool Teaching posted at The Thinking Mother.
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| Mexican Petunia |
The Mexican Petunia's die back in the winter, but so far they have returned every year. I have the purple and am considering purchasing some pink this year.
Pamela presents Teasing posted at Blah, Blah, Blog.
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| Zinnia |
I started the Zinnias from seeds. They were easy to cultivate. I'll probably get some more seeds in a different color this year. I am hoping the pink reseeded themselves.
Cindy presents Gifted Kids and Standardized Testing posted at love2learn2day.
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| Foxglove |
The foxgloves reseeded themselves last year. I have my fingers crossed they do so again this year.
Katherine presents playing school? posted at No Fighting, No Biting!.
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| Stokes Aster (not a real Aster) |
My Stokes Aster pretty much thrives all year, if we have a really hard frost it will die back but as soon as the temperatures warm up it will start to come out again. Produces lovely blooms from mid spring into the summer for me.
No snow here in South Mississippi but at Delightful Learning you can read all about Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening.
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| Foxglove |
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| Carolina Yellow Jasmine |
This is rather bizarre, my Carolina Yellow Jasmine is blooming in January. We are having really strange weather here, colder then average temperatures, less rain then usual and the plants are behaving oddly.
Bore Me to Tears points out that Scientists know more science.
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| Buttercup with Moth |
Rebecca Zook presents Need to remember something important? Breaking news! posted at Triangle Suitcase - Rebecca Zook's Blog About Learning.
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| Does anyone know what this is? I grew it from a bulb. |
Heather Laurie presents Teaching Silence posted at Special Needs Homeschooling.
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| Foxglove |
Kelly Elmore presents My Worries and Balloon Animals posted at Reepicheep's Coracle.
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| Marigold |
Annual Marigolds can be used anywhere to deter Mexican bean beetles, squash bugs, tomato hornworms, and whiteflies. They are also known to repel harmful root knot nematodes (soil dwelling microscopic white worms) that attack tomatoes, potatoes, roses, and strawberries. The root of the Marigold produces a chemical that kills nematodes as they enter the soil. If a whole area is infested, at the end of the season, turn the Marigolds under so the roots will decay in the soil. You can safely plant there again the following spring.
Deb @ Not Inadequate tells why she decided to teach Latin to her kids in the post Ut Docui necne ut Docui?
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| Gardenia |
It’s quite an honor to have a plant named after you. It’s an even bigger honor when that plant sports a flower with the most intoxicating fragrance in the world.
Dr. Alexander Garden, a Scottish physician and naturalist, moved to Charleston in 1752. He corresponded with English merchant John Ellis, who just happened to be a good friend of Carolus Linnaeus, the famous Swedish botanist. Linnaeus had developed the genus-and-species system for scientifically naming and classifying plants.
Dr. Alexander Garden, a Scottish physician and naturalist, moved to Charleston in 1752. He corresponded with English merchant John Ellis, who just happened to be a good friend of Carolus Linnaeus, the famous Swedish botanist. Linnaeus had developed the genus-and-species system for scientifically naming and classifying plants.
In 1758, Ellis visited a garden outside London to inspect an evergreen shrub thought to be a jasmine and blessed with powerfully scented double white flowers. Ellis doubted it was a true jasmine, and Linnaeus agreed. Ellis convinced Linnaeus to name the new find for his pen pal in Charleston, Alexander Garden. Enter the gardenia (Gardenia jasminoides). Fittingly, in 1762, the New World’s first gardenia was planted in Dr. Garden’s garden.
Why Homeschool presents a Great arguement for Unschooling: Ted Talk on Child-driven education.
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| Cactus |
Majellamom (Lori) presents A Blast from the Past...with Blue posted at Waiting for Charlie....
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| Gladiolas |
Check out the The Lemonade Geography Tour @ Farm School.
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| Roses |
Nak presents A Living Book for St. Valentine's Day posted at Sage Parnassus.
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| Confederate Rose (a type of Hibiscus) |
Once the Confederate Rose was pure white. During the Civil War, a soldier was fatally wounded in battle. He fell upon the rose as he lay dying. During the course of the two days he took to die, he bled more and more on the flower, till at last bloom was covered with his blood. When he died, the flower died with him. Thereafter, the Confederate Rose (or Cotton Rose), opens white, and over the course of the two days the bloom lasts, they turn gradually from white to pink to almost red, when the flower finally falls from the bush.
The Confederate Rose or hibiscus mutablis is actually a Chinese import. Brought into English gardens in the 1600's, it is said to have gained favor in the South due to its ease of cultivation during the hard financial times after the Civil War.
Barbara Frank Online presents Black Home Educators Embrace Their Cultural Heritage. This post seems particular timely as yesterday we celebrated Dr. Martin Luther King Day (Federal Holiday) as well as Robert E. Lee Day (State Holiday) in South Mississippi. By homeschooling I was able to embrace our Confederate Heritage which is pretty much ignored in the public schools. History buffs might be interested in reading Robert E. Lee's biography online as well as A Taste of Freedom by Tommie Thompson about the forgotten slave soldiers who fought in the Civil War for the South.
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| Zinnias with Butterfly |
History is Elementary offers a history lesson on the Spanish American War in her post Be a Hero: Sink a U.S. Ship.
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| Red Rose |
Shannon @ Mom Improvement post on Teaching Writing.
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| Rooster Violet |
This trooper has been blooming all winter, it is actually a type of pansy. It really seems to enjoy the cold weather.
Denise presents Babymath: Story Problem Challenge III posted at Let's Play Math!.
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| Butterfly with Pineapple Sage |
Susan Ryan presents Daytime Curfews Persist in Illinois posted at Corn and Oil.
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| Zinnia |
Zinnias are another member of the large Aster family of plants and originate in Mexico and the Southwest United States. They come in a form suitable for every garden situation, including single, double, cactus, dahlia, ruffles, and pompon. Colors include every shade except blue, and many are multicolored. Most are prolific bloomers that add beautiful color to the landscape, and many have growth habits that make wonderful additions to container plantings. The uses for Zinnias in the home garden are almost endless. Use them as border plants, fillers for bare spots in perennial gardens, or massed in a garden all their own.
Mama Squirrel presents Once Upon a Company (review) posted at Dewey's Treehouse.
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| Candlebush |
My neighbor gave me the seeds to this wonderful plant. And I completely agree with this statement by Lady Bird Johnson, "Where flowers bloom, so does hope".
Jimmie presents Book Report Notebooking Page posted at The Notebooking Fairy.
John Laugherton presents Top 50 Social Sites for Educators and Academics posted at Learn-O-Rama.
Rona Burstein presents 19 Educational Open Courseware Classes About Social Work posted at Online MSW Program.
Audrey Christopher presents 19 Educational Open Courseware Classes About Sociology posted at Master of Sociology.
Elizabeth Wright presents Educating Children with Mood Disorders posted at Education Degrees.
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For those of you interested in gardening or wildflowers I do a gardening post on Thursdays at Alasandra, The Cats & A Dog entitled Thursday in the Garden.
Thanks for visiting the Carnival of Homeschooling. Homeschool Bytes will be hosting the Carnival next week.
Monday, January 17, 2011
Robert E. Lee Day
We are celebrating General Robert E. Lee's birthday today. Robert E. Lee’s birthday is officially recognized in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia and Mississippi on the third Monday of January as a State Holiday. We are also celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King Day, which is a Federal Holiday.
Friday, January 14, 2011
The Rights of the Child - Part I
Still trying to figure out why some homeschoolers are horrified at the idea of Children's Rights.
Article 1
Nothing to object to here we already consider those below the age of 18 to be children in the United States.
Article 2
So it would be unlawful to discriminate against a child. What is wrong with this?
So daycares, schools and other institutions that serve children would have to conform to certain standards. Wouldn't this be a good thing? Isn't this what most parents in the United States want?
Parentental Rights are RESPECTED!!!!! Isn't this what the homeschoolers who are objecting to the treaty want?
Now why would HSLDA be objecting to children having the right to life?
We are already required to get birth certificates and social security cards for our children at birth. This is not a new requirement. It also states that children have the right to be raised by their birth parents when possible. What is wrong with this?
Why would HSLDA object to this?
Again this is nothing new. Children are granted the right to be raised by their birth parents unless their parents are abusing or neglecting them. We already have these laws. This isn't something new.
And in the case of divorce the child has the right to maintain a relationship with both parents. Isn't this a good thing?
And article 10 is about reuniting families and keeping them together. What does HSLDA find objectionable about this. Children belong with their parents. We should encourage laws that promote the reuniting of families.
I'll pick up with article 11 in my next post.
Article 1
For the purposes of the present Convention, a child means every human being below the age of eighteen years unless under the law applicable to the child, majority is attained earlier.
Nothing to object to here we already consider those below the age of 18 to be children in the United States.
Article 2
1. States Parties shall respect and ensure the rights set forth in the present Convention to each child within their jurisdiction without discrimination of any kind, irrespective of the child's or his or her parent's or legal guardian's race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national, ethnic or social origin, property, disability, birth or other status.
2. States Parties shall take all appropriate measures to ensure that the child is protected against all forms of discrimination or punishment on the basis of the status, activities, expressed opinions, or beliefs of the child's parents, legal guardians, or family members.
So it would be unlawful to discriminate against a child. What is wrong with this?Article 3
1. In all actions concerning children, whether undertaken by public or private social welfare institutions, courts of law, administrative authorities or legislative bodies, the best interests of the child shall be a primary consideration.
2. States Parties undertake to ensure the child such protection and care as is necessary for his or her well-being, taking into account the rights and duties of his or her parents, legal guardians, or other individuals legally responsible for him or her, and, to this end, shall take all appropriate legislative and administrative measures.
3. States Parties shall ensure that the institutions, services and facilities responsible for the care or protection of children shall conform with the standards established by competent authorities, particularly in the areas of safety, health, in the number and suitability of their staff, as well as competent supervision.
So daycares, schools and other institutions that serve children would have to conform to certain standards. Wouldn't this be a good thing? Isn't this what most parents in the United States want?
Moreover, the majority of parents logically assume that standards are in place in child care programs to ensure that children are safe. Parents overwhelmingly think that caregivers are trained in child development and safety and undergo a background check, and that child care programs are inspected. This is simply not true in too many states.
Article 4
States Parties shall undertake all appropriate legislative, administrative, and other measures for the implementation of the rights recognized in the present Convention. With regard to economic, social and cultural rights, States Parties shall undertake such measures to the maximum extent of their available resources and, where needed, within the framework of international co-operation.
Article 5
States Parties shall respect the responsibilities, rights and duties of parents or, where applicable, the members of the extended family or community as provided for by local custom, legal guardians or other persons legally responsible for the child, to provide, in a manner consistent with the evolving capacities of the child, appropriate direction and guidance in the exercise by the child of the rights recognized in the present Convention.
Parentental Rights are RESPECTED!!!!! Isn't this what the homeschoolers who are objecting to the treaty want?
Article 6
1. States Parties recognize that every child has the inherent right to life.
2. States Parties shall ensure to the maximum extent possible the survival and development of the child.
Now why would HSLDA be objecting to children having the right to life?
Article 7
1. The child shall be registered immediately after birth and shall have the right from birth to a name, the right to acquire a nationality and. as far as possible, the right to know and be cared for by his or her parents.
2. States Parties shall ensure the implementation of these rights in accordance with their national law and their obligations under the relevant international instruments in this field, in particular where the child would otherwise be stateless.
We are already required to get birth certificates and social security cards for our children at birth. This is not a new requirement. It also states that children have the right to be raised by their birth parents when possible. What is wrong with this?
Article 8
1. States Parties undertake to respect the right of the child to preserve his or her identity, including nationality, name and family relations as recognized by law without unlawful interference.
2. Where a child is illegally deprived of some or all of the elements of his or her identity, States Parties shall provide appropriate assistance and protection, with a view to re-establishing speedily his or her identity.
Why would HSLDA object to this?
Article 9
1. States Parties shall ensure that a child shall not be separated from his or her parents against their will, except when competent authorities subject to judicial review determine, in accordance with applicable law and procedures, that such separation is necessary for the best interests of the child. Such determination may be necessary in a particular case such as one involving abuse or neglect of the child by the parents, or one where the parents are living separately and a decision must be made as to the child's place of residence.
2. In any proceedings pursuant to paragraph 1 of the present article, all interested parties shall be given an opportunity to participate in the proceedings and make their views known.
3. States Parties shall respect the right of the child who is separated from one or both parents to maintain personal relations and direct contact with both parents on a regular basis, except if it is contrary to the child's best interests.
4. Where such separation results from any action initiated by a State Party, such as the detention, imprisonment, exile, deportation or death (including death arising from any cause while the person is in the custody of the State) of one or both parents or of the child, that State Party shall, upon request, provide the parents, the child or, if appropriate, another member of the family with the essential information concerning the whereabouts of the absent member(s) of the family unless the provision of the information would be detrimental to the well-being of the child. States Parties shall further ensure that the submission of such a request shall of itself entail no adverse consequences for the person(s) concerned.
Again this is nothing new. Children are granted the right to be raised by their birth parents unless their parents are abusing or neglecting them. We already have these laws. This isn't something new.
And in the case of divorce the child has the right to maintain a relationship with both parents. Isn't this a good thing?
Article 10
1. In accordance with the obligation of States Parties under article 9, paragraph 1, applications by a child or his or her parents to enter or leave a State Party for the purpose of family reunification shall be dealt with by States Parties in a positive, humane and expeditious manner. States Parties shall further ensure that the submission of such a request shall entail no adverse consequences for the applicants and for the members of their family.
2. A child whose parents reside in different States shall have the right to maintain on a regular basis, save in exceptional circumstances personal relations and direct contacts with both parents. Towards that end and in accordance with the obligation of States Parties under article 9, paragraph 1, States Parties shall respect the right of the child and his or her parents to leave any country, including their own, and to enter their own country. The right to leave any country shall be subject only to such restrictions as are prescribed by law and which are necessary to protect the national security, public order (ordre public), public health or morals or the rights and freedoms of others and are consistent with the other rights recognized in the present Convention
And article 10 is about reuniting families and keeping them together. What does HSLDA find objectionable about this. Children belong with their parents. We should encourage laws that promote the reuniting of families.
I'll pick up with article 11 in my next post.
Thursday, January 13, 2011
Carnival of Homeschooling
I will be hosting the Carnival of Homeschooling January 18th and would love for my readers to submit a post. Thank you in advance, ~Alasandra
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