The daily meanderings of a teacher

Bird Droppings August 14, 2018 What does it take for that light bulb to go on?   It has been nearly thirteen 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…

Bird Droppings August 10, 2018 Why do we wish, wonder and wait?   “Calamity is the perfect glass wherein we truly see and know ourselves.” William Davenant   It has been nearly twelve years since we moved last and found ourselves in this house.  I wasn’t sure from where to start several ideas have been…

Bird Droppings August 9, 2018 A spiritual side to teaching borrowing a few words from Parker Palmer   “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…

Bird Droppings August 8, 2018 Now my past studies are making sense   My head feels like a sponge. We have hot daytime weather then cool nights and high humidity then torrential rain and my head always feels it. Perhaps why I was sitting thinking back to a teacher work day several years back. Teachers…

Bird Droppings August 6, 2018 What is the Holy Grail (solution/answer) in education?   “Obsessive search for the holy grail through only that which can be measured and documented effectively diminishes the sacred and leaves us standing empty without souls.” Dr. Grant Bennett   A day or two ago I got a bit carried away…

Bird Droppings August 4, 2018 Can we find answers outside our windows?   As I read and pondered a world engrossed with money and how we can spend that money. I wonder if perhaps some of the thinking that is bringing so many American Indians back to their more traditional world views has merit. I…

Bird Droppings July 31, 2018 Doing what you love is not really work   “To love what you do and feel that it matters, how could anything be more fun?” Katharine Graham   It seems I learn something every day as I wander about the internet and books I find along the way. My life’s…