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1 hour ago, KungFuPanda said:
Was this back in the 80s during the Satanic Panic or more recently? I’ve never heard of it and I thought I knew about most Fundie things. I do know about foamhenge and won’t rest until I see it
It was erected in 1980, I think, and blown up yesterday.
It's not so much a fundie thing. Some guy decided to erect a set of instructions/commandments, some of which are non-controversial while others are more so(including population control and hints at eugenics) in a number of different world languages. He used a pseudonym and had them plopped down in Georgia near the South Carolina line. It's a place that calls itself the granite capital of the world, so I assumed that after buying the stones and the carving and such, there wasn't room in the budget for shipping them any where else.
It's set up to serve as an astronomical clock and is really in the middle of nowhere, like fields and trees around it, then it's in this clearing. It's not a surprise that it attracted rumors of the occult, and fundamentalists reacted to that. Now, instead of viewing it as instructions to survivors in case there's a catastrophe, some read it as instructions for the New World Order, leading to renewed interest and, apparently, vehement rage.
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3 hours ago, Shannon001 said:
Sounds like I found the right conversation! I was just horrified by watching a sample of Omnibus with my 12-year-old daughter. Something I cannot take back. There was no warning about such graphic, up-close nudity. Can anyone recommend a literature-based Christian curriculum that is truly Christian? Previously, I was mildly disappointed in Sonlight when I used an elementary program. One of the books had a very casual dating/kissing scene - no committed relationship. Recommendations would be greatly appreciated!
That's a good question, but you may want to make it it's own thread so it gets the right eyeballs on it. Also, you may want to define "Christian" to help you get answers that will be most helpful to your family. While I'm an observant believer, from the bit you've already said, I think we have different enough perspectives that my suggestions wouldn't fit what you are looking for.
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I've been there, and it was a weird creepy place, particularly at night. The John Oliver story in it brought up a possible Klan admiration aspect, which I'd heard before and comes as no shock at all. It was, to me, less some random cool thing and more some random monument to one guy's grandiosity. Still, obviously, blowing things up is not how we handle things.
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I don't know how many people ever heard of the Georgia Guidestones/American Stonehenge, but it was an odd place. Now there's a new strange chapter as sometime bombed it. Just bringing it to your attention if you need a new strange rabbit hole.
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27 minutes ago, Scarlett said:
Again, deliberately ending a life is not the same as not applying various life sustaining measures.
I know that honesty is something you value very highly. Would you apply the same standard there? Deliberately telling a lie is not the same as intentionally not telling the truth? If you keep quiet and intentionally let someone believe a falsehood when they've come to you for the truth, is that less reprehensible to you than actively lying?
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Can you make a zone that's safe for most materials? For us our back porch and garage are safe from being messed up, but the porch is better because nothing dangerous is stored there. I stick the art supplies in a hutch out there, and messes happen, as well as art on occasion.
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8 hours ago, Terabith said:
I hate them. My kid is terrified of them. My cats are scared of them and won’t eat. I can’t let Obama out. And they never ever stop. The same people who say they can’t afford gas apparently have enough money for fireworks to set them off from 4 pm till 2 am for several weeks.
I think this poster has some important information, but it may exacerbate one of the struggles many veterans deal with. Veterans have often times had difficulty in professional and personal relationships because people treat them like fragile emotional basket cases with no ability to deal with negative stimuli. Images like this that directly compare them to animals can contribute to this as well as feel personally insulting. I actually saw this one labeled with something about "people, animals, and veterans." Not all veterans have PTSD, not all those with PTSD are triggered by loud noises, and many people with PTSD triggered by loud noises aren't veterans. I certainly don't bear any ill will to those sharing such things. Obviously they are acting out of very good intentions. I just recommend finding a different image next time.
I had 2 kids in my bed last night because they couldn't sleep surrounded by the explosions that went on near us until very, very late.
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35 minutes ago, Cordelia said:
What on earth??
I'm curious to hear about this from another source as well. It sounds very serious, but since someone seemed to create that user name solely to post criticism, I reserve any sort of judgement.
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2 hours ago, sabrinatowa said:
Hello everybody. I have a question, if you don't mind. It's about homeschooling. What do you think about this, is it worth it ? Is it better than going to a regular school ?
If you are serious about learning the answers, I suggest you start a new thread with a little more information about yourself and your situation. Overall, those posting on a homeschool forum are going to be in favor of homeschooling, but it's not right for everyone in every situation.
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3 hours ago, Clarita said:
The number one rule in all my workplaces for lab safety was "Let it FALL." Never to try to catch a falling anything while working in the lab; it really works against your instincts.
"A falling knife has no handle" is what I was taught.
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I think part of what struck me was that his shirt was part of what hurt him so badly. I hadn't thought of lab coats as part of safety, just a way of keeping clothes clean, but this is making me re think that! I remember being told in high school chemistry that we'd have to take off our outer garment if we spilled chemicals on it, so we should keep that in mind when dressing, but no warning about what fabrics we should wear. We're planning on starting basic chemistry this coming year and I want things as hands on as possible, but without third degree burns.
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I think that Highlights makes some for the second or third grade and under set that are pretty fun.
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I saw a sad story of a homeschooling friend of a friend who got badly burned in a home science experiment gone wrong. A twelve year old was using a Bunsen burner when something went badly wrong and he's in the hospital. Thankfully he was wearing protective glasses, but his poly-pro shirt melted.
In no way do I want to point fingers at this suffering family, but it did make me wonder what steps we take in our homeschools to ensure safety. Our family is still in the stage where anything involving fire is very parent-led. In school we had to go over lab safety at the beginning of each year and I think tenth grade chemistry was the first time we had fire we were in control of, vs a teacher doing a demonstration.
Those of you who have walked down this road already, what safety guidelines does your family use?
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I think Generation Genius is like lots of other science video series. There's lots of good information presented in an entertaining and informative way. I vastly prefer Mystery Science, which is less frenetic and does a better job getting kids to think about what's happening and why.
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1 hour ago, Spirea said:
Anymore know about this curriculum?
My kids and I have watched many of the videos. We haven't paid for anything, just used the free stuff as something to watch over breakfast or lunch. What are you curious about specifically?
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If it helps, my kid who is a year older than yours got that Modena dose in the study group and has been well protected. When Covid got our family it was minor for all of us, but he's one of the ones that never tested positive or had any symptoms despite sharing a room with a symptomatic sibling.
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4 hours ago, Malam said:
Any tips on teaching self-regulation to really young children? (toddlers and prek; I'm assuming you favor supervision for babies <2)
For me, a lot of teaching self-regulation is building good physical habits, like stopping and looking when entering a room to avoid interrupting something important, and developing the language skills to identify problems and discuss solutions.
Watch for trouble areas, then give a concrete solution for them to practice. For example, I taught my kids to clasp their hands together when they know they aren't supposed to touch things. They still do this in museums when they are tempted, especially in the gift shop!
After I've spotted a trouble area (or can see one coming), I monitor that more closely for a while, then slowly give more space. Like, if they have been playing appropriately with a sibling, but one of them has just entered a new stage that is upsetting the balance, I step in more while they are figuring things out.
Ascribe good motives to them as you are discussing appropriate behavior. Like "I know you want to be a good friend and share your toys, but it can be hard, especially when brother snatches! You can ask mom for help when he snatches, but if you give him a different cool toy, it'll help him not want to snatch. Then, after playing a bit, you can trade toys." Then I stay close to them while they are playing for a while until the older sibling gets in the habit of helping the younger one, and when younger one starts to snatch, I intervene and help them out, giving them both the language they need to communicate back and forth. After a few sessions of that, my kids have been good about adapting those behaviors.
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Last year was the first year in our state under a new law allowing middle and high school age homeschoolers to take part in sports and extra curriculars, though they must take one class at/through the school during each semester they are participating. Parents also have to do some minor paper work, like write a note that the student is passing all classes. I'm watching our local Facebook group to find out how easy or hard the principals make it.
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18 minutes ago, Not_a_Number said:
She does not see it. What do you think she would do as disciplinarian?
In our situation, if this person is faced with anything less than instant compliance, they focus on that rather than asking any questions about what is causing the problem, which severely hurts my children's respect for and trust in this adult. It sounds like anxiety was the source of the problem in your situation, so if be worried that she'd freak my kids out about something or drill down on something fairly insignificant and hurt their relationship.
I want to be sure my kids have the chance to have the most positive relationship possible with their extended family, even if that means sometimes the relationship has to be limited in certain ways.
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I would probably use this information to influence my future choices. If this mother doesn't see that the pressure she placed wasn't healthy, I would not put my children under her care for any situation where she might have to be disciplinarian. I have a family member who doesn't see that the way they disciplined their children (caustic words and locking horns) wasn't all that good, and so I try to make sure that family member is never directly in charge of my kids, though we try to spend plenty of time together because they were trying their best.
I'd make sure that the now-adult child has plenty of easy to eat food at hand if they are still pretty thin because the person I know like this learned to ignore his body's hunger signs and will forget to eat.
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Can you make a list of the skills he needs to work on, have him add to it the skills he wants to work on, then brainstorm with him and your dh how to make that happen? Like, learning to analyze what he's read is important, and so is the ability to write clearly, but instead of writing about what he's read, can he make a video or just tell you about it? Then he can practice writing either with a very straightforward curriculum or writing instructions for something he cares about, whichever he things sounds better. If he sees the skill behind each requirement and has a chance to add in his own goals, maybe it will make things more palatable and he will know to push through the less pleasant parts to get to the parts he enjoys more.
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Others have given some good advice, but one thing I'd suggest you keep in mind is that the level at which a child can work completely independently is far, far lower than where they can be with someone there. I'm not talking about spoon feeding but guiding. My almost ten year old is brilliant and very independent, but I make sure I'm very nearby when she's doing math. Some days she breezes though on her own, but other days I'm at her elbow asking leading questions. "What do you already know?" "What do you need to know?" "Do you want to write out an chart or draw a picture to help you see what's going on?" If she's having a bad day or the topic is new and tough, she'll sit getting more and more angry. If I help her clear out the log jam, it's often back to smooth sailing. If I kept her at the level where she could always work independently, she'd be much lower in math and not getting that practice of how to approach hard things.
Really, she's the kind of learner Robinson envisions and if you told her about it, she probably say she would love it. However, one of the key skills she needs in life is learning how to work with others, to respect their thoughts, and to communicate clearly and helpfully with others. Collaboration is an equally important life skill to independence. Sacrificing that learning for the sake of independence would backfire in the future and probably lead to a certain level of isolation and boredom.
I have 3 younger kids and it can be really, really hard. There's no way I could give everyone what they need in two hours a day. If that's all I had to give, I'd have to outsource in some major way. Yeah, they could survive if that's what we did though a crises, but it's not something I would have as a long term plan. Even when we are on a break from schooling, my kids require well more than two hours of direct interaction!
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My kids aren't anywhere near that age yet, but my husband quit school at 16 after falling many classes with an intellectual ability that baffled his teachers. Lots of "just write anything down on the paper! You don't even have to try hard!" confusion from everyone. He went to community college, found he hated that, too, though he learned he could make great grades if he applied himself. He joined the military, used the GI bill to pay for college, and is now a very successful individual. His mom felt like a failure a lot, but it's all worked out. Some people have to make their own party and take their own time. I do confess to being pretty scared that one of our kids will follow his path, because it is hard on parents.
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Thanks to you all! I'm going to be taking notes and trying things. Last night I made lentil and sausage stew in our insta pot. It wasn't really light on the meat, but neither was meat central. Surprisingly, my pickiest eater enjoyed it most. I think I'll be able to serve other lentil meals by saying, "it's made with that same stuff you liked before."
I foresee a lot of nuts in our future. They are usually very well liked.
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Did y'all hear about the Georgia Guidestones
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I image the country officials made the call to tear the rest down pretty quickly after the explosion. 1. It's unsafe. 2. It would be expensive to repair. 3. It's attracting people with bombs to this little neck of the woods.