The daily meanderings of a teacher

Bird Droppings April 22, 2021Can we find truth in an untruthful world? I went back to read a book again for the third or fourth time, a book titled; Every day is a good day: Reflections by Contemporary Indigenous women, by the late Wilma Mankiller. Mankiller was the past Chief of The Cherokee Nation and…

Bird Droppings April 21, 2021Pondering and thinking about the lyrics from an old friend Back in the “normal” days, I stood in line behind a young man in his mid-thirties and I assume his wife at a BBQ place at Stone Mountain Park. I know we can argue it is a memorial to the south…

Bird Droppings April 20, 2021 Making a difference each day “Dialogue, is the encounter between men, mediated by the world, in order to name the world” Paulo Freire A Brazilian educationalist and one of the most influential thinkers of the late twentieth century made famous the term dialogue in his writing. As I read a…

Bird Droppings April 19, 2021I detest shopping, but I really like Kroger About five years back I spent nearly a week of using ice packs as heat extractors for my computer until getting the fan fixed. It was interesting I had two thoughts while similar that came to me this morning as I started the…

Bird Droppings April 16, 2021It is said dreams do not stand alone “You are never given a dream without also being given the power to make it true. You may have to work for it, however.” Richard Bach It has been so many years since I first read and experienced the whimsical book Jonathan Livingston…

Bird Droppings April 15, 2021Can we figure a way to filter it all? “Where is the wisdom we have lost in knowledge? Where is the knowledge we have lost in information?” T.S. Elliot Sifting through the tons of information that bombard us daily is a task, be it emails, text messages, cell phone calls, advertising…

Bird Droppings April 14, 2021Going to school another day So often as I start my writings each morning there has been an experience recently to build upon. It is utilizing these previous experiences that provide windows and doors into future experiences borrowing from John Dewey. I was driving through our town months back and a…

Bird Droppings April 14, 2021How deep is the soul? I received an email from a dear friend many years back after writing about humor and it truly made me think. As I looked back on some older notes and thoughts last night and as I pondered I found the response I sent to her. It…

Bird Droppings April 12, 2021The great teachers of America: Where do they come from? I started back to grad school after my ten-year doctorate furlough and hopefully will finish up shortly. I am hopeful I can get into teaching education in college. Last year I finished up teaching and retired again from Alcovy high school…

Bird Droppings April 9, 2021Ethics and Politics There are so many things happening in our world that are often at the whim of a politician who we voted for or in my case against. Industry is being remade, wars are being fought, jobs are appearing and disappearing, and health care reform is possibly off and…