The Occult | Period 1 | Tuesday

[thepaledreamer.livejournal.com]

The radio broadcast seemed to say that all the children had departed but Paige still took a look around for any errant young people when she arrived. It seemed like they all truly had left and she was a little bit relieved.

"Good morning," she said, leaning against the desk at the front of the room. "Looks like some of you might have had a busy weekend with some interesting versions of children. I hope you all got some good sleep last night, at least. Today, we're going to talk about clairvoyance."

And this was something she knew a lot about, obviously. "Clairvoyance is the ability to gain information about an object, person, location or physical event through means other than the known human senses such as extra-sensory perception. For instance, my area of clairvoyance is dreamwalking. I'm able to slip in and out of people's dreams and see their dreamscapes if they're not guarded. Even then, I can still tend to get through. It just takes work."

And it exhausted her. "Clairvoyance refers to the supposed paranormal ability to see persons and events that are distant in time or space. It can be divided into roughly three classes: retrocognition, premonition, and the perception of contemporary events happening outside of the range of normal perception. Skeptics think it's fraud and self-delusion." Paige smiled. "I'd invite all those skeptics to SciLo or this place and see what they think and how they explain things once they're visit is done. I'm sure they'd try to rationalize all they see and the people they meet but they'd be lying to themselves and they'd know it."

They'd still lie. People's minds were very hard to change when it came to things they didn't want to believe in.

"For today, I'm giving you all a choice. I know it was a tough weekend so we're done with the lecture. Feel free to leave. If you'd like though, you can stay and I'll give your aura a read, see what I might see there. Or, if you're really curious, I can try and check out your dreamscape. No guarantees there, though."

Handling Your Powers, Tuesday

[not_a_whiner]

Kaidan had instructed everyone to meet up in the preserve today.

"Hey," he said. "Last week, we talked - that was about the mental. Today, we're going all the way on the physical aspect. We're going to have a jog through these woods. If you want to use your powers to help you out, feel free. Just don't attack any of the teal deer."

He might have overestimated the amount of enthusiasm the kids would have for this; he had no idea. But it was usually a good, uh... it helped clear your mind.

At least it wasn't freezing today?

Also the trees smelled nice.

How to Make Friends and Influence People [Tuesday, February 18, 2014]

[sith_happened]

"So this weekend was the one right after Valentine's Day, which meant that many of you had some unexpected visitors," Anakin began. "Children, in some cases completely impossible children, with expectations about how your life is currently playing out, which might be wildly different than the reality. That can take some delicate negotiations, especially if your co-parent is someone you aren't dating or, worse yet, can't stand. How did your weekend go? Did you get through it without anyone bursting into tears? Do you have the first clue of what I'm talking about?"

Literature- Wednesday- 2nd period

[puppyinacup.livejournal.com]

"All right, guys," Jess began at the start of class, "let's go on ahead and turn in your book reports. Last week we talked about how the meta for Much Ado About Nothing might be different if it was set today, and so we're going to watch an updating of that story.

"Also, next week is spring break, which feels weird when it seems like we might get to spring in like, June, but okay. On the way out, make sure to pick up your copy of the meta for The Scarlet Letter, so now you have something to read while you're out sunbathing. You're welcome."