The daily meanderings of a teacher

Month: June 2011

  • I could sit and listen to a stream all day

    Bird Droppings June 6, 2011 I could sit and listen to a stream all day About an hour ago I woke up and took our Westie out and in the darkness of an early morning had to start thinking about why there were Westie’s anyhow. Granted my main reason was since this dog had kept…

  • Driving up a mountain

    Bird Droppings June 5, 2011 Driving up a mountain I was looking forward to the trip to Black Rock Mountain in North Georgia, the site of the Foxfire property and teachers class in The Foxfire Approach to teaching. My oldest son was taking the course as a piece of his master’s degree program at Piedmont…

  • A buffalo snort in the dark

    Bird Droppings June 4, 2011 A buffalo snort in the dark “Life is no brief candle to me. It is a sort of splendid torch which I have got a hold of for the moment, and I want to make it burn as brightly as possible before handing it on to future generations.” George Bernard…

  • Understanding Education and Learning Part 1

    Bird Droppings June 3, 2011 Understanding Education and Learning Part 1 Aldus Huxley published a book in 1932, Content and Pretexts, that did not provide the income he had intended but did provide me with a point to start this days writing. In his book Huxley stated that: “Experience is not what happens to a…

  • Time do we need it?

    Bird Droppings Jun 2, 2011 Time do we need it? I started yesterday with a crazy idea of comparing learning to barn building and as I continued my train of thought I recalled a couple of articles along the way in my readings. “Small communities, with their distinctive character where life is stable and intensely…

  • Education without learning is like a barn without walls

    Bird Droppings June 1, 2011 Education without learning is like a barn without walls. “A truly educational community that embodies both rigor and involvement will elude us until we establish a plumb line that measures teachers and students alike as great things can do.” Parker Palmer It has been many years since we as a…