Saturday, February 04, 2012
Sunday, January 29, 2012
Annoying
I recently ran into a annoying snot of an anonymous commenter. Their views were sacrosanct and of course CORRECT while my opinion was insulting. The whole purpose of exchanging ideas is that each person gets to express their views and beliefs. You don't have to accept the other persons position BUT they have as much right to express their beliefs as you do. If you want to call evolution SILLY, that is your right. Do I think your position is WRONG, yes I do but I would never insist that you change your views to suit me. On the other hand I have every right to express my view that the Bible is a collection of myths and fairy tales especially on my own blog. If you don't like it the solution is simple, don't visit my blog and kindly refrain from sending me threatening emails insisting that I have to retract my views to please you.
Thursday, January 26, 2012
Word for the day
Apatheism-a disinclination to care all that much about one's own
religion, and an even stronger disinclination to care about other
people's.
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Awful
Yep, it is just awful that anyone much less the President of the United States would want children to stay in school UNTIL THEY GRADUATE or turn 18. Makes one wonder what some Christians and HSLDA have against education.
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Wintery Mix: The Carnival of Homeschooling
Janice Campbell is hosting Wintery Mix: The Carnival of Homeschooling.
Thursday, January 19, 2012
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Stop SOPA
SOPA explicitly states that companies will be liable for everything their users post. Sites like Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, Reddit, Wikipedia, or any sites that allow user generated content CANNOT exist under these laws. Immediately after this bill is passed, you will see the media mafia (MPIAA, RIAA, etc) replacing websites like Wikipedia with commercialized encyclopedia software. Mainstream media outlets will not cover this bill because they are the ones lobbying for it.
If you want to know more - Google created a doc to read and inform - SOPA for Dummies.
WRITE YOUR CONGRESSMAN AND STOP THIS BILL FROM PASSING!
To help you do this stop by Fight the Wall or American Censorship and find out how to connect with your Representative!
Hat Tip Cats of Wildcat Woods.
Monday, January 16, 2012
Not all Homeschoolers are like this
Another paranoid homeschooler is blathering about public schools brainwashing kids and how she will protect her kids from stuff like REAL SCIENCE. Why I Homeschool--Part Four: (I can brainwash my own kids, thankyouverymuch!). She of course is partly right by choosing what to teach and how to teach it you do have a tremendous amount of power when it comes to shaping a child's mind.
Apparently Lisa Luper's understanding of SCIENCE is woefully inadequate, but then what can you expect from someone who thinks evolution is silly. Why really learn about it from actual Science Textbooks, when you can dismiss it as silly and turn to an ancient book full of myths and legends (aka The Bible) for your Science instruction.
OK, I don't completely agree with the PC idea that being homosexual is OK I tend to view it as a Gender Identity Disorder. But the author of this nonsense completely ignores the fact that sometimes "a person is born with a reproductive or sexual anatomy that doesn’t seem to fit the typical definitions of female or male. For example, a person might be born appearing to be female on the outside, but having mostly male-typical anatomy on the inside. Or a person may be born with genitals that seem to be in-between the usual male and female types—for example, a girl may be born with a noticeably large clitoris, or lacking a vaginal opening, or a boy may be born with a notably small penis, or with a scrotum that is divided so that it has formed more like labia. Or a person may be born with mosaic genetics, so that some of her cells have XX chromosomes and some of them have XY" You can read more about Intersex People here. But then this is SCIENCE so possibly Luper isn't ignoring it so much as she is ignorant of the condition.
Global Warming is a fact not a fantasy someone cooked up to give Luper heartburn, so is the fact the world is becoming overpopulated. How we deal with Global Warming and Overpopulation will determine if our species survives and what kind of standard of living our species will enjoy. So far the deniers seem to be doing a pretty good job of insuring that we will continue on our hedonistic way polluting the earth and spitting out babies until all the fossil fuels are depleted and droughts and food shortages are common. But PLEASE don't try to explain the Science behind Global Warming to them if it doesn't fit into their Biblical World View they don't want to hear it.
Not all homeschoolers are ANTI-SCIENCE and many of us disagree with her viewpoints.
Apparently Lisa Luper's understanding of SCIENCE is woefully inadequate, but then what can you expect from someone who thinks evolution is silly. Why really learn about it from actual Science Textbooks, when you can dismiss it as silly and turn to an ancient book full of myths and legends (aka The Bible) for your Science instruction.
OK, I don't completely agree with the PC idea that being homosexual is OK I tend to view it as a Gender Identity Disorder. But the author of this nonsense completely ignores the fact that sometimes "a person is born with a reproductive or sexual anatomy that doesn’t seem to fit the typical definitions of female or male. For example, a person might be born appearing to be female on the outside, but having mostly male-typical anatomy on the inside. Or a person may be born with genitals that seem to be in-between the usual male and female types—for example, a girl may be born with a noticeably large clitoris, or lacking a vaginal opening, or a boy may be born with a notably small penis, or with a scrotum that is divided so that it has formed more like labia. Or a person may be born with mosaic genetics, so that some of her cells have XX chromosomes and some of them have XY" You can read more about Intersex People here. But then this is SCIENCE so possibly Luper isn't ignoring it so much as she is ignorant of the condition.
Global Warming is a fact not a fantasy someone cooked up to give Luper heartburn, so is the fact the world is becoming overpopulated. How we deal with Global Warming and Overpopulation will determine if our species survives and what kind of standard of living our species will enjoy. So far the deniers seem to be doing a pretty good job of insuring that we will continue on our hedonistic way polluting the earth and spitting out babies until all the fossil fuels are depleted and droughts and food shortages are common. But PLEASE don't try to explain the Science behind Global Warming to them if it doesn't fit into their Biblical World View they don't want to hear it.
Not all homeschoolers are ANTI-SCIENCE and many of us disagree with her viewpoints.
Sunday, January 15, 2012
The American Jury
The Constitutional Rights Foundation Chicago has lesson plans on the history of juries as well as on JURY NULLIFICATION.
DEFINITIONS - Jury Nullification
"Jury nullification occurs when guilt is established but the jury
decides to acquit on its own sense of fairness, propriety, prejudice,
or any other sentiment or concern." Randall Kennedy, Race, Crime, and
the Law (1997)
"Jury nullification… may take on a variety of meanings or shades of meaning."
"True" or stringent nullification "occurs when the jury
recognizes that a defendant's act is proscribed by the law but acquits
because it does not believe the act should be proscribed. The behavior,
in other words, is not criminal in the eyes of the jury."
"Intermediate" nullification occurs when "although the act proved
is properly classified as criminal, it is within a class of acts that
do not deserve the punishment prescribed for them."
"Weak" or "ad hoc" nullification "reflects the jury's view that
although the act proved is criminal and falls in a class of acts that
may well deserve the prescribed punishment, such punishment is
inappropriate in the case at hand."
Friday, January 13, 2012
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Carnival of Homeschooling the Gemstone Edition
Welcome to the Gemstone Edition of the Carnival of Homeschooling. Below you will find not only the wonderful submissions for this carnival but gemstones commonly used for birthstones and the history behind them.
Home Spun Juggling delivers Home Spun comic strip #694
Homeschool Bytes offers Haiku: Poetry my boys loved and my daughter hated.
Amethyst and magic have been connected for at least 2,000 years. The Greeks believed it to be an amulet against inebriation. It is one of the few stones specifically recommended for men to use for attracting women. Amethyst is the birthstone for February:
"The February-born shall find
Sincerity, and peace of mind,
Freedom from passion and from care,
If they the Amethyst will wear."
Amethyst can be used to increase psychic awareness, to sharpen the 'sixth sense'. Because of this, many people keep a crystal with their I-Ching, tarot, or Rune tools. It is considered a very spiritual stone.
Sue @ A Life Full of Days gives examples of how she used the community wherever they lived in her post Out and About.
There is some evidence that the blue diamond resurfaced in London by 1813 and was owned by a jeweler Daniel Eliason by 1823. No one is sure that the blue diamond in London was the same one stolen from the Garde-Meuble because the one in London was of a different cut. Yet, most people feel the rarity and perfectness of the French blue diamond and the blue diamond that appeared in London makes it likely that someone re-cut the French blue diamond in the hopes of hiding its origin. The blue diamond that surfaced in London was estimated at 44 carats.
There is some evidence that shows King George IV of England bought the blue diamond from Daniel Eliason and upon King George's death, the diamond was sold to pay off debts. By 1939, possibly earlier, the blue diamond was in the possession of Henry Philip Hope, from whom the Hope diamond has taken its name.
Simon Frankel, an American jeweler, bought the Hope diamond in 1901 and brought the diamond to the United States. The diamond changed hands several times during the next several years, ending with Pierre Cartier. Pierre Cartier believed he had found a buyer in the rich Evalyn Walsh
McLean. Evalyn first saw the Hope diamond in 1910 while visiting Paris
with her husband. Since Mrs. McLean had previously told Pierre Cartier
that objects usually considered bad luck turned into good luck for her,
Cartier made sure to emphasize the Hope diamond's negative history. Yet,
since Mrs. McLean did not like the diamond in its current mounting, she
didn't buy it.
A few months later, Pierre Cartier arrived in the U.S. and asked Mrs. McLean to keep the Hope diamond for the weekend. Having reset the Hope diamond into a new mounting, Carter hoped she would grow attached to it over the weekend. He was right and Evalyn McLean bought the Hope diamond.
Evalyn McLean wore the diamond all the time. According to one story, it took a lot of persuading by Mrs. McLean's doctor to get heto take off the necklace even for a goiter operation. Though Evalyn McLean wore the Hope diamond as a good luck charm, others saw the curse strike her too. McLean's first born son, Vinson, died in a car crash when he was only nine. McLean suffered another major loss when her daughter committed suicide at age 25. In addition to all this, Evalyn McLean's husband was declared insane and confined to a mental institution until his death in 1941. Though Evalyn McLean had wanted her jewelry to go to her grandchildren when they were older, her jewelry was put on sale in 1949, two years after her death, in order to settle debts from her estate.
When the Hope diamond went on sale in 1949, it was bought by Harry Winston, a New York jeweler. Winston donated the Hope diamond to the Smithsonian Institution in 1958 to be the focal point of a newly established gem collection.
Six sided luckiest square brings balance and harmony triangular disharmony and friction.
Diamonds are the birthstone for April.
No Fighting No Biting! describes their experience sending Will to Catholic School in the post Will's first week.
Read about Transmogrified Education posted by Learning @ Home
Peridot is the birthstone for August.
Opals have traditionally been considered "lucky" stones...but only for those born in the month of October. It has been considered bad luck to wear them if you were born in any other month.
Opals are considered to be able to confer the gift of invisibility on its wearer. To accomplish this, Cunningham says "The gem was wrapped in a fresh bay leaf and carried for this purpose." He also says, "Opals are also worn to bring out inner beauty.
A beauty spell: Place a round mirror on the altar or behind it so that you can see your face within it while kneeling. Place two green candles on either side of the mirror. Light the candles. Empower an opal with your need for beauty -- while holding the stone, gaze into your reflection. With the scalpel of your visualization, mold and form your face (and your body) to the form you desire. Then, carry or wear the opal and dedicate yourself to improving your appearance."
Annette presents Back to Homeschooling posted at A Net in Time, saying, "Being more organized is helpful.
TOPAZ: If you want to conquer your fears, wear a topaz. A stone of trust, strength, and protection. It relieves depression, anger, fear, tension headaches, and insomnia. Bestows inner vision and helps light up the correct direction to pursue. Increases personal abilities. Stimulates the intellect for writers, scientists, and artists. It aids abstract thinking and creativity. Topaz is also believed to prevent colds and tuberculosis as it strengthens the breath.
Home School V Public School ask What Are the Goals for Your Home School Children ?
LEGEND and LORE: This stone has long been used for protection against traumatic injuries. It was thought that the stone would shatter, thus warning the wearer of imminent physical danger. It was also used to decorate the bridles of horses, to protect them against broken bones from falls. Among the Native Americans of the Southwestern United States, Turquoise is believed to be a connector of Earth and Sky. It is one of the four "elemental" gemstones of the Pueblos; (the others are coral, jet and abalone shell). This is considered to be one of the Birthstones for December:
"If cold December gives you birth,
The month of snow, and ice, and mirth,
Place on your hand a Turquoise blue;
Success will bless whate're you do.
Turquoise is thought to increase Wisdom. "An old ritual utilized Turquoise to gain wealth. Perform this rite a few days after the New Moon when the crescent is first visible in the sky. Avoid looking at the Moon until the proper time. Hold a Turquoise in your hand. Visualize your magical need -- money -- manifesting in your life. Move outside and look at the Moon. Then directly shift your gaze to the Turquoise. The magic has begun. Carry the stone with you until the money arrives."
Bethany presents Marco Polo Study: Persia-Modern Iran posted at Little Homeschool Blessings.
Danica from Adventures at the Kitchen Table presents Counting Coins, Lesson 2 - Graphing Coins
I hope you enjoyed the Genstone Edition, the next Carnival will be held at Time 4 Learning.net.
Blog Carnvial is partially broken. It is accepting submissions, but not forwarding them. It would be easier if you just submitted your post directly via email. Go here for the instructions on sending in a submission.
As always, entries to the Carnival of Homeschooling are due Monday evening at 6:00 PM Pacific Standard Time.
My thanks to all of you who submitted a post and thank you for taking the time to read the Gemstone Edition of the Carnival of Homeschooling. ~Alasandra
Home Spun Juggling delivers Home Spun comic strip #694
Homeschool Bytes offers Haiku: Poetry my boys loved and my daughter hated.
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| A rare bright-green garnet. |
Garnets are the birthstone for January.
Garnets provide a strong help to balance your energy system, stimulate your desires and
uplift your attitude. Draws happiness, power, possessions, and peace to you.
Aids in patience, persistence, sexuality, and purification. Sharpens
self-perception. Increases creative energy and sexual appetite.
Enhances bodily strength, endurance, and vigor. Protection against
thieves. Helps to align the emotional body to the spiritual body.
Sleeping with it will help you remember your dreams.
Red Garnets Firstly as it is the color of menstrual blood, it is a stone of fertility. As a gift it is a symbol of happiness and loyalty. It is thought to be a antidote to plague and fever. Women were known to wear it around their waist to help with the menstrual cycle. If it is obtained unlawfully it will bear a curse upon its wearer until it is returned to its lawful owner. Persephone is the Goddess associated with Garnets.
Introducing the World gives Ten Reasons We Are Loving Using Ambleside Online.
Aasha @ Homeschool World presents Is Homeschooling Right For you?: 10 Tips before you Start to Homeschool
Red Garnets Firstly as it is the color of menstrual blood, it is a stone of fertility. As a gift it is a symbol of happiness and loyalty. It is thought to be a antidote to plague and fever. Women were known to wear it around their waist to help with the menstrual cycle. If it is obtained unlawfully it will bear a curse upon its wearer until it is returned to its lawful owner. Persephone is the Goddess associated with Garnets.
Introducing the World gives Ten Reasons We Are Loving Using Ambleside Online.
Aasha @ Homeschool World presents Is Homeschooling Right For you?: 10 Tips before you Start to Homeschool
"The February-born shall find
Sincerity, and peace of mind,
Freedom from passion and from care,
If they the Amethyst will wear."
Amethyst can be used to increase psychic awareness, to sharpen the 'sixth sense'. Because of this, many people keep a crystal with their I-Ching, tarot, or Rune tools. It is considered a very spiritual stone.
Sue @ A Life Full of Days gives examples of how she used the community wherever they lived in her post Out and About.
The Birthstone for March is Aquamarine.
Aquamarine is a traditional protective and lucky stone for fishermen. In
addition, it has been carved into cups and goblets because of the
belief that it aids digestion and reduces body fluids. Aquamarine is associated with Mermaids (Sea Goddesses).
5 Tips to Help Plan Your Homeschool Winter from 7 Sisters
Kelly @ The Homeschool Co-op presents High Needs, Attachment Parenting & Homeschooling: How it Works for One Momma
5 Tips to Help Plan Your Homeschool Winter from 7 Sisters
Kelly @ The Homeschool Co-op presents High Needs, Attachment Parenting & Homeschooling: How it Works for One Momma
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| The Hope Diamond |
The legendary curse of the Hope Diamond is said to begin with a theft. Several centuries ago, a man
named Tavernier made a trip to India. While there, he stole a large blue
diamond from the forehead (or eye) of a statue of the Hindu goddess Sita. For this transgression, according to the legend, Tavernier was
torn apart by wild dogs on a trip to Russia (after he had sold the
diamond to King Louis XIV). This was the first horrible death attributed to the curse.
In 1673, King Louis XIV decided to re-cut the diamond to enhance its
brilliance (the previous cut had been to enhance size and not
brilliance). The newly cut gem was 67 1/8 carats. Louis XIV officially
named it the "Blue Diamond of the Crown" and would often wear the
diamond on a long ribbon around his neck. The Hope Diamond was eventually inherited by Louis XVI, according to the legend, Marie Antoinette and
Louis XVI were beheaded during the French Revolution because of the blue
diamond's curse.
During the French Revolution, the crown jewels (including the blue
diamond) were taken from the royal couple after they attempted to flee
France in 1791. The jewels were placed in the Garde-Meuble but were not
well guarded. From September 12 to September 16, 1791, the Garde-Meuble was repeatedly
robbed, without notice from officials until September 17. Though most
of the crown jewels were soon recovered, the blue diamond was not.
There is some evidence that the blue diamond resurfaced in London by 1813 and was owned by a jeweler Daniel Eliason by 1823. No one is sure that the blue diamond in London was the same one stolen from the Garde-Meuble because the one in London was of a different cut. Yet, most people feel the rarity and perfectness of the French blue diamond and the blue diamond that appeared in London makes it likely that someone re-cut the French blue diamond in the hopes of hiding its origin. The blue diamond that surfaced in London was estimated at 44 carats.
There is some evidence that shows King George IV of England bought the blue diamond from Daniel Eliason and upon King George's death, the diamond was sold to pay off debts. By 1939, possibly earlier, the blue diamond was in the possession of Henry Philip Hope, from whom the Hope diamond has taken its name.
The Hope family is said to have been tainted with the diamond's curse.
According to the legend, the once-rich Hopes went bankrupt because of
the Hope diamond.
A few months later, Pierre Cartier arrived in the U.S. and asked Mrs. McLean to keep the Hope diamond for the weekend. Having reset the Hope diamond into a new mounting, Carter hoped she would grow attached to it over the weekend. He was right and Evalyn McLean bought the Hope diamond.
Evalyn McLean wore the diamond all the time. According to one story, it took a lot of persuading by Mrs. McLean's doctor to get heto take off the necklace even for a goiter operation. Though Evalyn McLean wore the Hope diamond as a good luck charm, others saw the curse strike her too. McLean's first born son, Vinson, died in a car crash when he was only nine. McLean suffered another major loss when her daughter committed suicide at age 25. In addition to all this, Evalyn McLean's husband was declared insane and confined to a mental institution until his death in 1941. Though Evalyn McLean had wanted her jewelry to go to her grandchildren when they were older, her jewelry was put on sale in 1949, two years after her death, in order to settle debts from her estate.
When the Hope diamond went on sale in 1949, it was bought by Harry Winston, a New York jeweler. Winston donated the Hope diamond to the Smithsonian Institution in 1958 to be the focal point of a newly established gem collection.
Diamonds are said to Bring fierceness, strength and fortitude. Strengthens friendships and
protects from evil, disease and plagues. If set in gold it drives away
night monsters... When stolen attracts negative vibrations. Diamonds
require cleaning often.
Six sided luckiest square brings balance and harmony triangular disharmony and friction.
Diamonds are the birthstone for April.
No Fighting No Biting! describes their experience sending Will to Catholic School in the post Will's first week.
Read about Transmogrified Education posted by Learning @ Home
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| Hooker Emerald Brooch |
Emerald is considered a birthstone for the month of May.
"Who first beholds the light of day,
In spring's sweet flowery month of May,
And wears an Emerald all her life,
Shall be a loved, and happy wife."
"If you wish to bring a love into your life, buy an emerald and charge it with your magical need through your visualization, perhaps while placing it near a green candle. After this ritual, wear or carry the emerald somewhere near your heart. Do this in such a way that it cannot be seen by others, so when you meet a future love, you'll know it wasn't the visible jewel that attracted him or her." The Greeks associated this stone with the Goddess Venus. It has come to represent, for many people, the security of love. Emerald, like almost all of the green stones, is also advantageous for business/money ventures.
SONset Academy offers a post on motivating your students in the post God Answers Prayer: An Idea for Motivating Your Kids.
Charles Chua C K @ All About Living with Life presents P.L.E.A.S.E. Spend Time with Your Child
"Who first beholds the light of day,
In spring's sweet flowery month of May,
And wears an Emerald all her life,
Shall be a loved, and happy wife."
"If you wish to bring a love into your life, buy an emerald and charge it with your magical need through your visualization, perhaps while placing it near a green candle. After this ritual, wear or carry the emerald somewhere near your heart. Do this in such a way that it cannot be seen by others, so when you meet a future love, you'll know it wasn't the visible jewel that attracted him or her." The Greeks associated this stone with the Goddess Venus. It has come to represent, for many people, the security of love. Emerald, like almost all of the green stones, is also advantageous for business/money ventures.
SONset Academy offers a post on motivating your students in the post God Answers Prayer: An Idea for Motivating Your Kids.
Charles Chua C K @ All About Living with Life presents P.L.E.A.S.E. Spend Time with Your Child
June's birthstone is Pearls.
Pearls were once believed to be unlucky; in medieval times they were thought
to be 'solidified tears'.
Pamela Jorrick presents Teacher Vs. Facilitator posted at Blah, Blah, Blog.
Linda Dobson from PARENT AT THE HELM presents What Do Homeschooled Adults Have to Say?
Pamela Jorrick presents Teacher Vs. Facilitator posted at Blah, Blah, Blog.
Linda Dobson from PARENT AT THE HELM presents What Do Homeschooled Adults Have to Say?
The birthstone for July is the Ruby.
Rubies aid regeneration of the physical/spiritual heart.
Enhances circulation. Vitalizes blood and entire
body/mind system. Strengthens immunity. Activates sluggish
or dormant conditions on physical/spiritual levels. Refines
lower passions. Courage, integrity, selfless service, joy,
spiritual devotion, power, leadership. Helps banish sense of
limitation.
MrsMamaHen.com submitted Mid-Year Refreshing, nice to know that I am not the only homeschool Mom who preferred my own customized sheets to to the slick pre-made planners being marketed to homeschoolers.
MrsMamaHen.com submitted Mid-Year Refreshing, nice to know that I am not the only homeschool Mom who preferred my own customized sheets to to the slick pre-made planners being marketed to homeschoolers.
Completely aligns all the
subtle bodies. This helps one receive information from the
higher self more easily. Good stone for channeling.
Visionary stone - it helps connect us to our destinies and
to an understanding of the purpose of existence. Keeps the
mind free from envious thoughts and jealousies. A good
stone for people who cannot relate to realities beyond the
physical world. Aids in manifesting physical work into
material abundance. A healing stone working with the heart
and solar plexus chakras.
Misty presents Haiku: Poetry my boys loved and my daughter hated posted at Homeschool Bytes, saying, "Learning how to write Haiku is a simple from of poetry even my 5-year-old could figure out. Plus, it's a fun break from our usual writing lessons."
Misty presents Haiku: Poetry my boys loved and my daughter hated posted at Homeschool Bytes, saying, "Learning how to write Haiku is a simple from of poetry even my 5-year-old could figure out. Plus, it's a fun break from our usual writing lessons."
Sapphire has been associated with divine
favor. The Buddhists believed that the sapphire favored
devotion and spiritual enlightenment. It is the birthstone
for the month of September:
"A maiden born when autumn leaves
Are rustling in September's breeze.
A Sapphire on her brow should bind;
'Twill cure diseases of the mind. (5)
The ancient Greeks linked sapphire with Apollo, and wore it as an aid to prophecy when consulting oracles. For this reason, it is considered an aid for developing the "third eye". It was also considered to be able to guard its owner from being captured. It is worn and utilized in rituals to strengthen the ability to tap and send forth power.
Laura Grace Weldon presents School ADD Isn?t Homeschool ADD posted at Laura Grace Weldon, saying, "Our son's ADD seemed to be a side-effect of school. Gradually we learned how to homeschool in a way that worked for him."
"A maiden born when autumn leaves
Are rustling in September's breeze.
A Sapphire on her brow should bind;
'Twill cure diseases of the mind. (5)
The ancient Greeks linked sapphire with Apollo, and wore it as an aid to prophecy when consulting oracles. For this reason, it is considered an aid for developing the "third eye". It was also considered to be able to guard its owner from being captured. It is worn and utilized in rituals to strengthen the ability to tap and send forth power.
Laura Grace Weldon presents School ADD Isn?t Homeschool ADD posted at Laura Grace Weldon, saying, "Our son's ADD seemed to be a side-effect of school. Gradually we learned how to homeschool in a way that worked for him."
LEGEND and LORE: Opal is a birthstone for October.
"October's child is born for woe,
And life's vicissitudes must know;
But lay an Opal on her breast,
And hope will lull those foes to rest."
"October's child is born for woe,
And life's vicissitudes must know;
But lay an Opal on her breast,
And hope will lull those foes to rest."
Opals have traditionally been considered "lucky" stones...but only for those born in the month of October. It has been considered bad luck to wear them if you were born in any other month.
Opals are considered to be able to confer the gift of invisibility on its wearer. To accomplish this, Cunningham says "The gem was wrapped in a fresh bay leaf and carried for this purpose." He also says, "Opals are also worn to bring out inner beauty.
A beauty spell: Place a round mirror on the altar or behind it so that you can see your face within it while kneeling. Place two green candles on either side of the mirror. Light the candles. Empower an opal with your need for beauty -- while holding the stone, gaze into your reflection. With the scalpel of your visualization, mold and form your face (and your body) to the form you desire. Then, carry or wear the opal and dedicate yourself to improving your appearance."
Annette presents Back to Homeschooling posted at A Net in Time, saying, "Being more organized is helpful.
| Man made Mystic Fire Topaz |
The birthstone for November is Topaz
Home School V Public School ask What Are the Goals for Your Home School Children ?
Turquoise
history dates back over 6000 years. Archeological and literary
references to the gemstone predate the Christian era by five millennia.
It has been unearthed in tombs from ancient Egypt...specifically
the 4 bracelets of Queen Zar, found on her mummified arm. These
date back to the second ruler of Egypt's First Dynasty, approximately
5500 BC!
Aristotle
and Pliny both refer to turquoise. Marco Polo even wrote about
it. Turquoise has always been considered a stone of life. It also
has a long standing history of more than 1000 years with Native
Americans who have used it extensively for protection and healing.
The stone was also used in religion, art, trade, treaty negotiations
and, of course, treasured jewelry.
LEGEND and LORE: This stone has long been used for protection against traumatic injuries. It was thought that the stone would shatter, thus warning the wearer of imminent physical danger. It was also used to decorate the bridles of horses, to protect them against broken bones from falls. Among the Native Americans of the Southwestern United States, Turquoise is believed to be a connector of Earth and Sky. It is one of the four "elemental" gemstones of the Pueblos; (the others are coral, jet and abalone shell). This is considered to be one of the Birthstones for December:
"If cold December gives you birth,
The month of snow, and ice, and mirth,
Place on your hand a Turquoise blue;
Success will bless whate're you do.
Turquoise is thought to increase Wisdom. "An old ritual utilized Turquoise to gain wealth. Perform this rite a few days after the New Moon when the crescent is first visible in the sky. Avoid looking at the Moon until the proper time. Hold a Turquoise in your hand. Visualize your magical need -- money -- manifesting in your life. Move outside and look at the Moon. Then directly shift your gaze to the Turquoise. The magic has begun. Carry the stone with you until the money arrives."
Iran
For at least 2,000 years, the region once known as Persia has remained an important source of turquoise which was named by Iranians initially "pirouzeh" meaning "victory" and later after Arab invasion "firouzeh".In Iranian architecture, the blue turquoise was used to cover the domes of the Iranian palaces because its intense blue color was also a symbol of heaven on earth.Bethany presents Marco Polo Study: Persia-Modern Iran posted at Little Homeschool Blessings.
Danica from Adventures at the Kitchen Table presents Counting Coins, Lesson 2 - Graphing Coins
I hope you enjoyed the Genstone Edition, the next Carnival will be held at Time 4 Learning.net.
Blog Carnvial is partially broken. It is accepting submissions, but not forwarding them. It would be easier if you just submitted your post directly via email. Go here for the instructions on sending in a submission.
As always, entries to the Carnival of Homeschooling are due Monday evening at 6:00 PM Pacific Standard Time.
My thanks to all of you who submitted a post and thank you for taking the time to read the Gemstone Edition of the Carnival of Homeschooling. ~Alasandra
Tuesday, January 03, 2012
Inheritance by Christopher Paolini
For those of you who do not already know Christopher Paolini was homeschooled.
Inheritance is the last book in the Inheritance Cycle. I found it a tad boring and the ending was incredibly sad. Except for Katrina and Roran being in love sucked as you were forced to leave the one you loved behind. I hope there is another book where the lovers are reunited. I would also like to know more about Angela.
The book was pretty predictable. Eragon and his allies battle King Galbatorix when it seems they can't possibly win Eragon finds another ally. Even with the help of the new powerful ally and Murtagh Eragon was losing but then he stumbles upon the idea of making Galbatorix feel the pain he has caused. Eragon wins but many sacrifices are required and many lives are lost.
Inheritance is the last book in the Inheritance Cycle. I found it a tad boring and the ending was incredibly sad. Except for Katrina and Roran being in love sucked as you were forced to leave the one you loved behind. I hope there is another book where the lovers are reunited. I would also like to know more about Angela.
The book was pretty predictable. Eragon and his allies battle King Galbatorix when it seems they can't possibly win Eragon finds another ally. Even with the help of the new powerful ally and Murtagh Eragon was losing but then he stumbles upon the idea of making Galbatorix feel the pain he has caused. Eragon wins but many sacrifices are required and many lives are lost.
Carnival of Homeschooling
The Cates have been running the CoH for 6 years, today they are hosting the Carnival of Homeschool: Week 314 - The 6th Anniversary. Do go over for a look. Also I will be hosting next week, click here to find out how you can submit a post for the upcoming Gemstone Edition.
Submissions Please
I'll be hosting the upcoming Carnival of Homeschooling and would greatly appreciate it if my readers would submit a post, click here to learn how. Remember to email the post to CarnivalOfHomeschooling@gmail.com.
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Wednesday, December 28, 2011
Thursday, December 22, 2011
Saturnalia & The Carnival of Homeschooling
This weeks Carnival of Homeschooling is up.
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Wednesday, December 07, 2011
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