The daily meanderings of a teacher

Bird Droppings July 13, 2020 What do we miss? All Along the Watchtower There must be some way out of here, Said the joker to the thief, There’s too much confusion, I can’t get no relief. Businessmen, they drink my wine, Plowmen dig my earth, None of them along the line Know what any of…

Bird Droppings July 11, 2020 One puzzle piece at a time, a secret formula for good teaching. “Most people would succeed in small things if they were not troubled with great ambitions.” Henry Wadsworth Longfellow How many times are we told “take your time”? So often in life we are anxious to get the job…

Bird Droppings July 10, 2020 Like the spider web all of life is connected and intertwined As I thought about the Sydney J. Harris passage below I recall a walk one morning out to a quiet spot where I meditate and something hit me. As I faced east towards the rising sun the gossamer threads…

Bird Droppings July 9, 2020 Hearing and listening are critical “We have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen twice as much as we speak.” Epictetus A simple analogy yet we far too often we as parents. Teachers and or friends do not understand that statement. Perhaps it is because we have…

Bird Droppings July 8, 2020 Just a morning observation “I do not write from mythology when I reflect upon Native American spirituality in this book. In my own opinion, mythology leads to superstition; and superstition has proved fatally destruction to many millions down through time. It is ironic, then that Dominant Society accuses Native practices…

Bird Droppings July 7, 2020 Foxfire is a name for a fungus glowing in the dark, until you wander up Black Rock Mountain A few weeks back I was involved in another synchronous adventure, as I am literally daily. I have been thinking about it ever since. I have been a fan of Carl Jung…

Bird Droppings July 4-6 2020 The ability to surmount those learning difficulties We celebrate the signing of the Declaration of Independence across the country and we each seem to have ways of doing this. For several years, my oldest has been a demolition expert f sorts sharing his fascination with fireworks with the family. This…

Bird Droppings July 2, 2020 In a world of data can we still use intuition? I had a thought this morning and it’s kind of depressing when I think about it. We are basically training our new teachers in all the things that we as older teachers find wrong in education. (pre NCLB) It hit…

Bird Droppings June 30, 2020 Teaching and or 2.7 seconds on a bull named Fu Manchu I walked in the house from running a few errands and after unloading my car, swam about a half mile and sat down to write. I will be missing out this year on my first day of school teaching…

Bird Droppings June 29, 2029 Life is making a quilt It was thirteen years ago today my wife walked in and told me that my mother said this was to be a happy time a joyous occasion as we celebrated my father’s life. She said I think we are even having a snow cone machine.…