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At what point do we exist
Bird Droppings May 10, 2019 At what point do we exist Yesterday was an ordinary day other than being my daughter in laws Piedmont College Nursing School, pinning ceremony. Most folks outside of a nursing family would not even think twice. Shortly after all the smoked cleared my daughter in law posted two images,…
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Keeping the teacher energy flowing is crucial
Bird Droppings May 9, 2019 Keeping the teacher energy flowing is crucial For nearly sixteen years I have been involved writing about, as a student, an instructor, visiting, taking photos and or offering my two cents at the Foxfire Approach to Teaching Course. The program had been put on by Piedmont College for graduate…
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Every day a new journey begins
Bird Droppings May 3, 2019 Every day a new journey begins “School divides life into two segments, which are increasingly of comparable length. As much as anything else, schooling implies custodial care for persons who are declared undesirable elsewhere by the simple fact that a school has been built to serve them.” Ivan Illich,…
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Pondering and researching education while remembering a waterfalls
Bird Droppings May 1, 2019 Pondering and researching education while remembering a waterfalls It has been seven 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…
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Getting ready
Bird Droppings April 30, 2019 Getting ready “In the government schools, which are referred to as public schools, Indian policy has been instituted there, and it’s a policy where they do not encourage, in fact, discourage, critical thinking and the creation of ideas and public education.” Russell Means I walked early this morning…
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A spiritual side to teaching
Bird Droppings April 29, 2019 A spiritual side to teaching “Solitude does not necessarily mean living apart from others; rather, it’s never living apart from one’s self. Not about absence of other people – it is about being fully present to ourselves, whether or not we are with others.” Parker Palmer Dr. Parker…
