The daily meanderings of a teacher

Author: birddroppings

  • What do we see when we look into a child’s eyes?

    Bird Droppings March 30, 2026 What do we see when we look into a child’s eyes? I woke up at my usual time from a dream, thinking I was back twenty or so years, getting up and sending the kids off to school, and it was pretty quiet around the house. After walking to the…

  • I’m not too fond of shopping, but I like Kroger.

    Bird Droppings March 29, 2026I’m not too fond of shopping, but I like Kroger. I used ice packs as heat extractors for my computer for nearly a week until I got the fan fixed. I am sitting here babying my old computer because my new one locks down whenever I try to do work. Granted,…

  • Imagination is a key to unlocking a higher level of thought.

    Bird Droppings March 27, 2026Imagination is a key to unlocking a higher level of thought. Over the years, I have visited many places and met numerous people. In 1973, I was living in Macon, Georgia, and had the great privilege to meet Bill and Gerald Harjo. Gerald was in school at Mercer University finishing his…

  • “Peaceful evolution versus violent revolution,” what a powerful thought

    Bird Droppings March 26, 2026“Peaceful evolution versus violent revolution,” what a powerful thought I have read extensively over the past few years, gathering ideas for my dissertation as part of my studies at Georgia Southern University.  One of those books that passed through my hands, and a few minutes ago, is on my writing table,…

  • The inability to surmount learning difficulties

    Bird Droppings March 25, 2026The inability to surmount learning difficulties I will borrow from old droppings and share them again, perhaps in the future when the message is important to me. In one of my last IEP meetings, my student was reaffirmed, yes, you do have a deficit in math according to state testing.  However,…

  • We must reconcile the present, past, and future to find balance

    Bird Droppings March 24, 2026 We must reconcile the present, past, and future to find balance Several months ago, we spent a few days in Southern Pines, North Carolina, visiting our son, daughter-in-law, and grandkids. On our way home, we side-tracked to Pawleys Island, South Carolina, and Huntington State Park for a quick drive through…

  • I was listening to the stillness of a morning, the sunrise, and sometimes we needed a window and not a mirror.

    Bird Droppings March 23, 2026 I was listening to the stillness of a morning, the sunrise, and sometimes we needed a window and not a mirror.  I was sitting alone this morning, as I often do, after driving around hunting for a few photos of the sunrise. Today, it was mostly clear with a few…

  • Flowers are red, green leaves are green, and that’s the way it was meant to be.

    Bird Droppings March 22, 2026Flowers are red, green leaves are green,and that’s the way it was meant to be. It has been over fifty years, actually more, since I found out I was color-blind. I had been in college at West Chester State College for my first year back in 1967. I found that driving…

  • Hunting for the right words on a spring morning

    Bird Droppings March 21, 2026Hunting for the right words on a spring morning “The place to improve the world is first in one’s own heart, head, and hands.” Robert M. Pirsig, American author Whether we are trying to offer a few words of condolence to friends whose loved ones have passed away or trying to…

  • Why is seeking peace so difficult?

    Bird Droppings March 19, 2026Why is seeking peace so difficult? Around the world, armies are moving as I write. There are missiles being aimed and tanks rolling. War is a profit-driven machine for industry, and sadly, it is more about money than ideology. I have always been against war and have always felt that there…