The daily meanderings of a teacher

Category: The daily meanderings of a teacher

  • Looking into the depth of soul

    Bird Droppings November 18, 2010 Looking into the depth of our souls I received an email from a dear friend nearly three years ago after writing about humor and it truly made me think and as I pondered last night I responded to the note the following morning and it scares me how we can…

  • Being color blind in a world that only sees in black and white

    Bird Droppings November 17, 2010 Being color blind in a world that only sees black and white It has been nearly forty years actually more since I found out I was color blind. I had been in college at West Chester State College for my freshmen year. I found driving to the New Jersey beaches…

  • Quietly pursuing silence

    Bird Droppings November 16, 2010 Quietly pursuing Silence I was standing in my back yard listening. There was silence. As I stood how easy is it to find fear and or solace in silence. Many horror movies over the years and of course books for those of us who still read feature silence in all…

  • Molding our day and proceeding with life

    Bird Droppings November 15, 2010 Molding our day and proceeding in life Morning is a special time a beginning of sorts for each day. For me several aspects of taking our dog out, sitting down, writing and reading have in many ways become a significant part of my day. I walked out this morning and…

  • Perhaps a vision walking in the moonlight

    Bird Droppings November 14, 2010 Perhaps a vision walking in moonlight As I walked out in the morning, the moons glow lit the area. While only just a small part of the moon it was still a beautiful picture presented. There was a sense of light about as I stood looking around, thinking as I…

  • Learning the art of flying

    Bird Droppings November 12, 2010 Leaning about the art of Flying! Once upon a time, that line has started so many stories in my day that perhaps it would be a good way to start today. My youngest son would offer, back in the day, as one of his favorite sayings relating to anything past…

  • Sometimes we breath a sigh of relief

    Bird Droppings November 10, 2010 Sometimes we can offer a sigh of relieve A semester is nearing the end and my daily commute to another high school will end. But it is a relief. While I have really enjoyed the class students and teacher I am working with it adds an hour or so to…

  • Can we add color to a gray world?

    Bird Droppings November 9, 2010 Can we add color to a gray world “Stress is the body and mind’s response to any pressure that disrupts its normal balance. It occurs when our perceptions of events don’t meet our expectations and we don’t manage our reaction to the disappointment. As a response, stress expresses itself as…

  • A path to the top

    Bird Droppings November 8, 2010 A path to the top Sitting in my kitchen I was too lazy to take my computer upstairs this weekend and listening to a great horned owl calling outside. For several days I have been slowed down by a respiratory infection and literally spent most of Friday evening through this…

  • Not wanting to leave anyone behind

    Bird Droppings November 7, 2010 Wanting to not leave anyone behind “I want to say one other challenge that we face is simply that we must find an alternative to war and bloodshed. Anyone who feels, and there are still a lot of people who feel that way, that war can solve the social problems…