The daily meanderings of a teacher

Category: The daily meanderings of a teacher

  • What was he really trying to say?

    Bird Droppings November 5, 2010 What was he really trying to say? “Constitutions should consist only of general provisions; the reason is that they must necessarily be permanent, and that they cannot calculate for the possible change of things.” Alexander Hamilton As I looked through news this morning many of the situations go back to…

  • It is so much more than just living

    Bird Droppings November 4, 2010 It is so much more than just living “The peril we face today does not come from such differing philosophies of how to serve as stewards of the earth, but from the failure to exercise control over how we act upon those philosophies. If the preservation and sustenance of the…

  • Getting that light biulb to go on

    Bird Droppings November 3, 2010 Getting that light bulb to go on After nearly a year and a half my doctorial cohort drew to an end just about three years ago. Most of us will have a class or two together here and there and soon with dissertations getting completed will be going our own…

  • The Day after

    Bird Droppings November 2, 2010 The Day after “Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don’t mind, it doesn’t matter.” Mark Twain I find my self using age to my advantage when the little girl at the register at Kroger asked for senior citizenship or not. I carry my AARP card with…

  • Searching for answers in reflection and thought

    Bird Droppings November 1, 2010 Searching for answers in reflection and thought Sitting here at my kitchen table another year older and there are many moments for reflection and thoughts. I will take another sip from my mason jar of good herbal tea and a couple of Advil for a sore back and who knows…

  • It takes more than one strand to make a rope

    Bird Droppings October 31, 2010 It takes more than one strand to make a rope “You cannot contribute anything to the ideal condition of mind and heart known as Brotherhood, however much you preach, posture, or agree, unless you live it.” Faith Baldwin Each day as I talk to my students I try and set…

  • Having a heart

    Bird Droppings October 29, 2010 Having a heart It is chilly out in the middle of Georgia temperatures near almost to freezing but not quite, high forties but one of coldest days so far this fall. We have still a week or two till we are off from school Thanksgiving and a fall break. I…

  • An eclectic morning

    Bird Droppings October 28, 2010 An eclectic morning Over lunch a group of students and I began discussing, The Davinci Code and other philosophical diversions and fearing death as a basis for religion came up. “Learn as if you were going to live forever. Live as if you were going to die tomorrow.” Mahatma Gandhi…

  • Education often draws from the NOW

    Bird Droppings October 27, 2010 Education often draws from NOW Several days ago a teacher offered to me a book on curriculum or so she said “Dumbing down of America” by Dr. Samuel Blumenfeld. It has been a few months since I picked this book off the shelf while reading various books at Barnes and…

  • Teachers are born not made.

    Bird Droppings October 26, 2010 Teachers are born not made I started this endeavor yesterday and got a bit side tracked and came back to it today. I walked out of the house and crickets were calling as loud as any day during the summer. It was warm and a front was moving through. The…