The daily meanderings of a teacher

Bird Droppings August 22, 2020 Progressive versus traditional teachers   In a ninth-grade literature class that I happen to co-teach in several years back, I was introduced to the Freedom Writers Diary and the film based on the book. In some ways the story is similar to the story of Foxfire. Erin Gruell, a first…

Bird Droppings August 25, 2019 Teaching is making a difference each day, even if only for one student   I was leaving a fast food joint yesterday and my leg was bothering me. I had been in casts for nearly six months and still go to Physical Therapy three times a week. I went to…

Bird Droppings August 19, 2020 What do teachers really know?   “Teachers are one of the most important resources a nation has for providing the skills, values and knowledge that prepare young people for productive citizenship – but more than this, to give sanctuary to their dreams and aspirations for a future of hope, dignity…

Bird Droppings August 19, 2020 The synchronicity saga and or saga of synchronicity   I write often of coincidence it may seem boring to some. To me it is a never-ending saga of special moments one after the other. During a college graduate class, we discussed science and measuring of data. Intuition and coincidence, it…

Bird Droppings August 18, 2020 Checking the toes for mittens   It has been some time since one of my granddaughters came over to me to show off her new hat and mittens. It was quite a sight clad in a t-shirt, diaper, mittens and ski cap that looked like a penguin she was showing…

Bird Droppings August 17, 2020 Looking for reasons   “Come; let us put our minds together to see what kind of life we can create for our children.” Sitting Bull, Lakota Sioux   Nearly eighteen years has passed since I did a research paper on causes of various emotional issues with children. When I first started…

Bird Droppings August 14, 2020 Life is making a quilt   “Just like an old friend kinder than expected. That Cadillac came and gave our girl a ride. Loss has no end; it binds to our connection. We don’t speak of it; we don’t even try.” Golden Embers, by Mandolin Orange, Andrew Marlin and Emily…

Bird Droppings August 13, 2020 How capable do we need to be?   What a contrast to only a few weeks ago as the sun was shining and the moon is waning as I went out in the wee hours with a crystal-clear sky. There was a gentle wind blowing, wind chimes ringing peacefully and…

Bird Droppings August 11, 2019 A chilly morning, it is still hard to kiss a frog.   It is was a bit chilly and going to get extremely hot later today. We had a good rain yesterday late in the day its wet here in northeast Georgia. Nighttime temperatures hanging in the low sixty’s and…

Bird Droppings August 10, 2020 What does it take for that light bulb to go on?   It has been nearly fourteen years since my doctorial cohort at Georgia Southern ended and we began the journey on our own. For a couple semesters I was a member of a new cohort at Piedmont College and…