The daily meanderings of a teacher

Month: September 2010

  • Why do we not consider people first?

    Bird Droppings September 4, 2010 Why do we not consider people first? You would think that with a three day weekend I could get caught up do some writing and perhaps even get a bit of work done for school but unforeseen events always seem to crop up. Saturday was predominantly family time and a…

  • Routines

    Bird Droppings September 3, 2010 Routines We are all creatures of habit and routines. It has been a few years ago that my wife called to me in the wee hours of the morning as I was starting to write, our son was sick. A virus had struck hard but non the less he was…

  • Progress and Success

    Bird Droppings September 2, 2010 Progress and Success “Most of the people we call successful are not twice as smart, or twice as able, as the rest of the field. Indeed, if they are only 10 percent more proficient, this is generally more than enough to give them a consistent edge.” Sydney J. Harris, Strictly…

  • Dreams

    Bird Droppings September 1, 2010 Dreams “You are never given a dream without also being given the power to make it true. You may have to work for it, however.” Richard Bach It has been so many years since first experiencing Jonathan Livingston Seagull, Bach’s whimsical tale of a seagull who dreams of more than…