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Constructivism, Montessori, Piaget, Vygotsky, Dewey, and others
Bird Droppings May 5, 2026 Constructivism, Montessori, Piaget, Vygotsky, Dewey, and others It has been almost six years since I had a heart pacemaker installed. At my last Cardiologist visit, I was told the battery was good for eight to ten years, and I feel considerably better. My heart rate had been as low as…
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So many thoughts for one day, including CRT, which may or may not be a good topic
Bird Droppings May 3, 2026So many thoughts for one day, including CRT, which may or may not be a good topic A Facebook post yesterday caught my attention. The reference was to critical race theory (CRT). How public schools were indoctrinating students, and parents should place their children in private schools or homeschools. I responded…
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Teaching and or 2.7 seconds on a bull named Fu Manchu
Bird Droppings May 1, 2026Teaching and or 2.7 seconds on a bull named Fu Manchu After returning from taking pictures, I walked into the house after running a few errands and sat down to write. I will assume retirement will not be as tense and hectic as my first day teaching high school on September…
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POTENTIAL is only a word unless applied
Bird Droppings April 27, 2026POTENTIAL is only a word unless applied “Love is a complex experience which seems to follow no rules but its own. Romantic love can have the power of a hurricane or the tenderness of a soft, wet wind. I have known, too, a chance introduction which instantly and magically merged into…
The daily meanderings of a teacher 