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Why do we have public education? So, we can educate all our Children and seek a Democracy.
Bird Droppings February 10, 2026Why do we have public education? So we can educate all our Children and seek a Democracy. For all teachers, today is a day of action. Stand up for what you believe in. I read an article yesterday that referred to children simply as ‘others’. The way a profiteer looks at…
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The impact of synchronicity, or perhaps you could say, in my life, the saga of synchronicity
Bird Droppings February 5, 2026The impact of synchronicity, or perhaps you could say, in my life, the saga of synchronicity I walked out into my backyard to my medicine circle. We’ve got two wind chimes, and every once in a while, the chimes will sound as the breeze picks up. I just walked through my…
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Another thought as winter sets in and my feet are getting cold
Bird Droppings February 4, 2026Another thought as winter sets in and my feet are getting cold “Good words do not last long unless they amount to something.” Chief Joseph We have had some nights here this week with temperatures below 20 degrees. Not sure whether to start building a fire in the fireplace or crank…
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Grandparenting/Teaching is telling our students and grandchildren the stories so they can be told again
Bird Droppings February 3, 2026 Grandparenting/Teaching is telling our students and grandchildren the stories so they can be told again I have been lazy lately. I have been reading my dissertation and working on a chapter for a book with some friends, but I have not pulled it up in a few days. My title…
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Children are being taught as they walk through life.
Bird Droppings February 2, 2026Children are being taught as they walk through life. It is a beautiful winter day outside, and quiet after a crazy couple of days of severe weather. It seems the solitude of the country has changed rapidly over the past year. A developer bought our subdivision and has built 30 more…
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Quietly listening to Bob Dylan and pondering the word inspiration.
Bird Droppings March 7, 2025Quietly listening to Bob Dylan and pondering the word inspiration. My mind wandered back fifteen years or more to a county-wide teacher kick-off meeting. I thought back to another time, 2020, when many teachers were still monitoring lessons from computers, not in the classroom. Many communities banned gatherings of fifty or…
The daily meanderings of a teacher 