The daily meanderings of a teacher

Bird Droppings June 11, 2020 Keeping the stories going remembering a dear friend In years gone by I would visit, take photos and offer my two cents at the Foxfire Approach to Teaching Course put on by Piedmont College for graduate students and teachers already in the classroom in Mountain City Georgia. This course is…

Bird Droppings June 9, 2020 Can you be dreaming, imagining, thinking, pondering and reflecting all in a few minutes? I drove to south east Georgia over ten years ago to take my oral exams for my doctorate. This was basically a follow-up face to face with my committee of professors and in turn responding to…

Bird Droppings June 7, 2020 Trying to teach an unteachable child “Let us think of education as the means of developing our greatest abilities, because in each of us there is a private hope and dream which, fulfilled, can be translated into benefit for everyone and greater strength for our nation.” John F. Kennedy As…

Bird Droppings June 5, 2020 I wonder what my favorite store is; Then again is it even important? Interesting I had two thoughts earlier in the week as I started the day out. One I heard on the radio going to get some air in my wife’s tire in her car from a satellite radio…

Bird Droppings May 25, 2020 Is curriculum sacred?   My wife and I are talking about taking a few days hiatus to head to the South Carolina coast with no schedule and little baggage. We will head north Saturday morning no plans. Thinking back to our last crazy trip our last journey included a nursery…

Bird Droppings May 24, 2020 In the pursuit of excellence   I was listening to crickets and tree frogs as the sounds of morning surrounded me with the rustling of leaves in the steady breeze as I sojourned out in the wee hours with our dog. It is a great day to walk this reality…

Bird Droppings May 21, 2020 At what point do we exist   “We exist in multiple places simultaneously. We are where we are physically but also in the hearts of our loved ones and friends where they are.” Frank Bird   A year ago, was an ordinary day other than being my daughter in laws…

Bird Droppings May 20, 2020 Trying to find a way back to normal or is it abnormal: Is your child a hippy?   “Your son or daughter may be flashing warning signals that he or she will soon drop out of society and join the “hippie” movement. If you know what to look for, you may…

Bird Droppings May 19, 2020 How do we make learning successful?   As I do on many mornings when I get the time I walked out to a quiet corner of my back yard. Nestled in a patch of weeds and brush I laid claim to my quiet spot and look toward the east in the…

Bird Droppings May 18, 2020 Pondering and researching education while remembering a waterfalls   It has been eight years since I was staying at the Sylvan Mills Bed and Breakfast in a room literally over a waterfall. I went up to North Georgia to recharge perhaps another word might be to rekindle my passion for…