Bird Droppings April 30, 2012 Watching a hawk fly by   I was able to attend only a few track meets this year and as always I did take a few photos as I tend to do. I recall about three years ago when I was not able to get to the region meet till…

Bird Droppings April 29, 2012 Are you a Weginahsa?   It was just barely four o’clock in the morning and my granddaughter woke up crying, she was spending the night with us so her mom and dad could study for finals this week. Both work and study time is minimal with a seventeen month old.…

Bird Droppings April 28, 2012 Going to school   So often as I start my writings each morning there has been an experience recently to build upon. It is utilizing these previous experiences that provide windows and doors into future experiences. I was driving through our town and a shop I had seen numerous times…

Bird Droppings April 27, 2012 The depth of our souls   I received an email from a dear friend many years back after writing about humor and it truly made me think as I looked back on some older notes and thoughts last night and as I pondered I found the response I sent to…

Bird Droppings April 26, 2012 The journey   “Who, then, shall conduct education so that humanity may improve?” John Dewey   A very deep and broad question, I was thinking back to my own community and associations. We elect school board members who hire teachers and principals, they decide on schools to build and a…

Bird Droppings April 25, 2012 Neither Wolf nor Dog   It has been some time since I first read the book by this name written which happens to have been written by one of my favorite authors Kent Nerburn. Listening to political gibberish and sitting watching twitter comments through indigenous news casts the issue of…

Bird Droppings April 24, 2012 Where have all the teachers gone?   Over the past few days I have been talking with a veteran and a few new teachers to be, college seniors who are getting ready to go out and teach and even a few who are student teaching with our facility. As I…

Bird Droppings April 23, 2012 Just Sitting and thinking                  I was reading old emails and even looking at some old correspondence through my almost never used Xanga account. It was somewhere way back in 2005 and my middle son had posted a note that he had read the lyrics to a song.  Joni…

Bird Droppings April 22, 2012 Being who we are   “Realness in the facilitator of learning is critical. When the facilitator is a real person, being what she is, entering into a relationship with the learner without presenting a front or a façade, she is much more likely to be effective.” Carl Rodgers              …

Bird Droppings April 20, 2012 It is not always who we think we are   “I pulled into Nazareth, I was feelin’ about half past dead; I just need some place where I can lay my head. “Hey, mister, can you tell me where a man might find a bed?” He just grinned and shook…