The daily meanderings of a teacher

Bird Droppings July 29, 2026What is the Sixteen-Hour Syndrome, and should we embrace it or find a cure? I have been working on a chapter for a book the past few days snf my thoughts have been wandering, so I may be a bit wordy today, letting it all out. It has been nearly fourteen…

Bird Droppings July 28, 2026 How hard is it to understand war and teaching? “Internal peace is an essential first step to achieving peace in the world. How do you cultivate it? It’s very simple. In the first place, by realizing clearly that all mankind is one, that human beings in every country are members…

Bird Droppings July 26, 2026My latest theory on education is that teachers need to care. I have been helping my oldest son, who teaches high school AP Environmental Science, get his room ready over the past few days. With school starting back again in just a few days, it is like remembering years past; the…

Bird Droppings July 24, 2026The next great teacher: A new reality show with significance I drove back to the house at about seven o’clock this morning to check some images from my morning sojourn on my camera. Walking out of the house, I saw a swirl of clouds and a forecast of rain by 6:00…

Bird Droppings July 23, 2026Could there be such a thing as Essential Education? It has been almost fifteen years since I was discussing various educational philosophies and pedagogies with my son. One happened to be essential education, which, according to his text, is only a slight step from perennial education, which basically is reading, writing,…

Bird Droppings July 20, 2026Do children deserve more? It has been over sixteen years since I drove up to North Georgia with two of my sons one afternoon. I needed to meet with the late Dr. Hilton Smith about some material relating to my dissertation and to pick up a large quantity of rats and…