Bird Droppings November 6, 2009 Is age a point of maturity “Maturity is the ability to do a job whether or not you are supervised, to carry money without spending it, and to bear an injustice without wanting to get even.” Ann Landers Since the beginning of my returning to teaching nearly nine years ago…

Bird Droppings November 5, 2009 Individuality can be a lonely journey I walked out about 1:30 AM this morning taking my westie for her constitutional and off in the pines that are within a hundred feet of my house, several hundred acres of dense pines, a barred owl was calling. I am used to the…

Bird Droppings November 4, 2009 2.7 seconds on a bull named Fu Manchu I began the day thinking back to a song one of my students chose to write about several years ago, Live like you were dying by Tim McGraw. The assignment was to pick a favorite song and find the lyrics then explain…

Bird Droppings November 3, 2009 Turning an ugly face jug It has been a few years since the last time I talked with and watched the late Cleater Meadors turn a jug on the potter’s wheel at Mossy Creek Arts and Crafts fair in Perry Georgia. A simple lump of clay in a skilled artist’s…

Bird Dropping November 2, 2009 Thinking about compassion It is quiet at school on a Sunday during fall break since I was alone yesterday for the last day of our break. Here in Georgia at least in our county we have not gone the route of year around school and have a few extra weeks…

Bird Droppings November 1, 2009 Searching for answers on a birthday in reflection and thought As I look forward to being another year older and with that many more moments for reflection and thoughts the past week especially being out of school for fall break. I went out to the Ocmulgee Indian Mounds last weekend…

Bird Droppings October 31, 2009 Sacred is more than simply a word “When we acknowledge that all of life is sacred and that each act is an act of choice and therefore sacred, then life is a sacred dance lived consciously each moment. When we live at this level, we participate in the creation of…

Bird Droppings October 30, 2009 There may be side roads in life more of the Journey part 4 I wandered about a bit yesterday morning, running errands trying to get caught up on a few things. As I went from one errand to the next a Barnes and Noble bookstore was in my way conveniently…

Bird Droppings October 29, 2009 Continuing the Journey Part 3 As I think back over who I am as a teacher and as a person I often wonder as to how I came to be the way I am and why do I take such a differing outlook than so many teachers to my endeavor.…

Bird Droppings October 28, 2009 The Journey Part 2 I had the opportunity to visit and observe in a class room this time last year. To actually visit and see this particular class had been a dream of mine for some time. I have been a fan of Foxfire for many years now probably since…