The daily meanderings of a teacher

Bird Droppings June 26, 2018 Standing in line at Kroger I am always looking for coincidence, this could be why so often I find it just about anywhere, be it walking in my yard and seeing an owl sitting in a tree or standing in line at an odd hour at our super Kroger and…

Bird Droppings June 25, 2018 Should we be pondering the idea of faith?   I have been indirectly involved in several discussions lately involving the word faith. So I did a bit of research and thinking.   “Modern technology advanced in such tiny increments for so long that we never realized how much our world…

Bird Droppings June 24, 2018 Is there a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow?   In the course of a few days storms passed through quick very definitive fronts literally flying by and all ending with rainbows. On several occasions twin rainbows. On the other hand my sunrises have been off numerous…

Bird Droppings June 22, 2018 Can we even compare ethics and politics?   I picked up a copy of the Atlanta Journal Constitution some time ago one morning. The front page had various articles but one caught my attention. Having been a student in psychology at Mercer University in Macon and required to go on…

Bird Droppings June 21, 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 June 19, 2018 Don’t cross word puzzles take some time?   Towards the end of my last History class that I taught in college one of my students was working on a particular assignment and had to define bias. She was not sure which definition was correct and asked my opinion. I explained…

Bird Droppings June 18, 2018 Learning and teaching are interconnected   “In the case of good books, the point is not to see how many of them you can get through, but how many can get through to you.” Dr. Mortimer J. Adler   Dr. Adler founded the Center for the Study of Great Ideas…

Bird Droppings June 15, 2018 Today should always be a first day   “I have seen that in any great undertaking it is not enough for a man to depend simply upon himself.” Lone Man (Isna-la-wica)Teton Sioux   So often in life we think we are the one. We can do it all on our…