Guests in Class

Students often respond better to visiters in a classroom setting. There is something about the teacher you see every day droning on about something that tends to lose its importance for many students. I know it was true for me. Even if the instructor was relatively interesting in the way they presented the material my eyes would often gloss over when they started talking about something else. For some reason I just couldn’t believe them that what they were saying was important was really important. Other times I just got sick of hearing the same person talk or teach in … Continue reading

Blue Diamond Breaks Record Sales – I Hope It Ain’t the Hope!

I saw on Yahoo today that a rare blue diamond was sold for $7.98 million in Hong Kong, setting a new record as the most expensive gemstone per carat. I saw “blue diamond” and immediately thought of the infamous Hope Diamond. If you haven’t heard about the Hope Diamond curse, let me tell you about it. The Hope Diamond is 45.52 carats of beautiful blue diamond. The blue color is derived due to traces of boron within the diamond. Now I love diamonds as much as the next girl, but the Hope Diamond is one you probably don’t want to … Continue reading