The daily meanderings of a teacher

Bird Droppings May 20, 2018 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…

Bird Droppings May 15, 2018 Try and see through eyes wide open   As I walked out into the morning sounds today a whippoorwill greeted me. It was the first time this year I sat on the porch and just listened in some time. The air is warming and summer sounds are creeping in. I…

Bird Droppings May 14, 2018 Filling cracks in leaky pots   Many thousands of years ago Buddha compared people to four kinds of clay vessels. Borrowing these words today as I am thinking to several days watching grandkids and listening away from my normal routine of writing and doing things. A couple of lost days…

Bird Droppings May 9, 2018 Culture is far more than just a word   Culture is those pieces of which we are that others see when we are in their presence. It is how we eat and what we eat. It is how we honor and respect others and or not respect others. Culture is…

Bird Droppings May 7, 2018 Can we discuss curriculum as sacred?   My wife and I are have been talking about how we have so many stories and pieces to our life’s puzzles that may be of interest one day to our children and grand kids.  We drove nearly eleven hours together Saturday and continued…