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A journal from a teacher

All about how you feed the wolves

Bird Droppings July 5, 2026All about how you feed the wolves I walked outside very early this morning to a sky filled with stars and wisps of clouds floating by. Crickets were almost together, chirping slowly in the cool morning. My morning started long before sunrise today, and the sounds I heard as I walked…

July 5, 2026
Is “Counting knuckles” a thing?

Bird Droppings July 4, 2026Is “Counting knuckles” a thing? One Friday several years back, a student asked what day of the month next Friday would be. I responded on January 30, and just as quickly as another said he thought it was the first. I said no, it was the thirty-first, and he proceeded to…

July 4, 2026
Pondering and thinking, wiping away a tear or two, and why do we have a Department of War?

Bird Droppings July 22, 2025 Pondering and thinking, wiping away a tear or two, and why do we have a Department of War? I was outside very early today, as I always do, chasing sunrises. After I get my computer work started, I will do my laps in the pool. A great horned owl was…

July 3, 2026
Why is it so hard to listen to a child?

Bird Droppings July 2, 2026Why is it so hard to listen to a child? Sitting here by myself writing just after driving around searching for a sunrise and reminiscing, I recall listening to some children. It has been some time since I was sitting in my classroom in C-Hall when a friend came by with…

July 2, 2026
Foxfire is a name for a fungus glowing in the dark, until you wander up Black Rock Mountain.

Bird Droppings July 1, 2026 Foxfire is a name for a fungus glowing in the dark, until you wander up Black Rock Mountain. A few weeks back, I was involved in another synchronous adventure, as I am literally every day. I have been thinking about it ever since. I have been a fan of Carl Jung…

July 1, 2026
How capable do we need to be? Should the truth be more valid than a lie? An idea inspired by a student.

Bird droppings June 30, 2026 How capable do we need to be? Should the truth be more valid than a lie? An idea inspired by a student. Two years ago, I listened to each of the debates and came away feeling that we could have gotten better candidates at this point. One of the debaters…

June 30, 2026
How do we know we are grown up?

Bird Droppings June 29, 2026 How do we know we are grown up? I will hopefully finally be getting my old school stuff sorted through. Boxes gathered through the years of teaching and training. I will be trying to get the massive piles of boxes organized and cleaned up. I spent nearly twenty-five years teaching…

June 29, 2026
Quietly listening to Hot Tuna and pondering the word inspiration.

Bird Droppings June 28, 2026 Quietly listening to Hot Tuna and pondering the word inspiration. Always a good feeling to be home after vacation. We had a fantastic week with our son and our grandkiddos. We never slowed down, and the week flew by. I cooked breakfast, my favorite meal, seven mornings, and made maybe…

June 28, 2026
My journey in life has me asking, often, is it only a dropped feather?

Bird Droppings June 26, 2026My journey in life has me asking, often, is it only a dropped feather? I have been trying to watch the sunrise every morning while we are here on Sanibel Island. It is far better to see sunrises over the Gulf of Mexico than sunrises, but we go to the lighthouse…

June 26, 2026
The head of education in the US should not be an idiot.

Bird Droppings June 24 and 25, 2026 The head of education in the US should not be an idiot. It was nearly twenty years ago that I was reading an article, actually an interview with Arne Duncan, the former Secretary of Education. I selected a few choice quotes from his interview to savor and ponder…

June 25, 2026

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