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Searching for integrity midst the fogginess of reality
Bird Droppings September 9, 2020 Searching for integrity midst the fogginess of reality “Do not believe in anything simply because you have heard it. Do not believe in anything simply because it is spoken and rumored by many. Do not believe in anything simply because it is found written in your religious books. Do not…
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Is wisdom contagious?
Bird Droppings September 8, 2030Is wisdom contagious? I was reading in a friend’s blog about the Harry Potter series. She was addressing religious beliefs in her blog and how so many adhere verbatim to holy texts. As I read her blog which is rather good the ending was rather interesting. “That doesn’t mean I’m waiting…
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Why we are not succeeding?
Bird Droppings September 6, 2020Why we are not succeeding? Early this morning I stepped outside into the pre-hurricane chill, a few crickets and tree frogs greeted me as I looked around in the darkness. The sky was clear as a bell stars blazing away over my head. Orion was the major force as I peered…
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It takes more than one strand to make a rope, in life and education.
Bird Droppings September 5, 2020 It takes more than one strand to make a rope, in life and education. “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 Every day as I talk to teachers and…
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Ponderingerest is that even a word?
Bird Droppings September 3, 2020 Ponderingerest is that even a word? Coming up are some interesting days. One is interesting and yet solemn day; a day marked by dark memories; nineteen years ago, I started teaching again after a twenty-three-year layoff, thirty-one years ago, we brought a new baby home. So many memories are coming…
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It is about understanding
Bird Droppings September 2, 2020 It is about understanding I read a student’s psychological report years back who could decode most any word put in front of them. The confusion comes when trying to tell you what was read. The two components of reading, decoding, and comprehension are needed to be a successful reader.…
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Sometimes history is a teacher and for others only a memory
Bird Droppings August 31, 2020 Sometimes history is a teacher and for others only a memory The anniversary of a day that will be a scar on our nation’s history is soon upon us. On September 15, 1963 an explosion tore through the African-American 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, it was a…
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Why do we have public education? To educate all our Children.
Bird Droppings August 28, 2020 Why do we have public education? To educate all our Children. For all teachers today is a day of action. Standup for what you believe in. I read an article that references children as others yesterday. The way a profiteer looks at children are entities, simply others, consumers and I…
The daily meanderings of a teacher 