Bird Droppings March 29, 2010 A morning meandering As I read through several emails several of my doctorate graduate school class mates are defending their dissertations in the coming weeks. In another set of emails from an article review group several commented on how these particular readings provided insight into successful educational programs. I actually…

Bird Droppings March 26, 2010 Ignorance versus the journey “If I want to justify my existence, and continue to be obsessed with the notion that I’ve got to do something for humanity well, teaching ought to quell that obsession and if I can ever get around to an intelligent view of matters, intelligent criticism of…

Bird Droppings March 25, 2010 Seeking a destination “Life is about the journey not the destination; we don’t know what tomorrow brings” Steven Tyler, AEROSMITH Every once in awhile I get amazed, and as I was driving from point A to point B not too many days ago a song was playing in my son’s…

Bird Droppings March 24, 2010 Should we question our questions? Yesterday as I was sitting in my class room after finding in my files an article from a few years back about the innuendos about who and why Georgia students in middles schools across the state did so poorly on CRCT’s, Georgia’s version of grade…

Bird Droppings March 23, 2010 Setting priorities “Keep in mind that you are always saying ‘no’ to something. If it isn’t to the apparent, urgent things in your life, it is probably to the most fundamental, highly important things. Even when the urgent is good, the good can keep you from your best; keep you…

Bird Droppings March 22, 2010 In search of faith It is amusing to me as I read through various blogs and emails from the night before how many people were asking for miracles both for passage of a house bill and against it. I watched nearly three hours of debate over a political situation that…

Bird Droppings March 18, 2010 Zero is only a reference point My niece is a senior at the high school here and also on the girl’s soccer team, who happens to be one of the top in our region and in the state. She is the goalie for the team. I try and get out…

Bird Droppings March 17, 2010 All is possible “We live by our imagination, our admirations, and our sentiments.” Ralph Waldo Emerson I think back to childhood and games before the dawn of current video games and virtual reality. Many times we would create fantasies of Robin Hood and such in a small patch of shrubs…

Bird Droppings March 16, 2010 Endeavor to persevere “It’s not that I’m so smart, it’s just that I stay with problems longer.” Albert Einstein How do you teach perseverance, that stick-to-itiveness that can be a part of the human experience? I watch many teachers flounder when students leave that realm of attention and then teachers…

Bird Droppings March 15, 2010 Searching for freedom “Brute force, no matter how strongly applied, can never subdue the basic human desire for freedom and dignity. It is not enough, as communist systems have assumed, merely to provide people with food, shelter and clothing. Human nature needs to breathe the precious air of liberty.” His…