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Constructivism, sharpen the machete or bring a shovel?
Bird Droppings April 9, 2018 Constructivism, sharpen the machete or bring a shovel? I have been reflecting over the concept of critical pedagogy and in that reflection I recall an incident nearly forty years ago that calls to mind my own interpretation and understanding of what we as teachers are all about. I purchased…
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Potential is only that, unless it is acted upon.
Bird Droppings April 4, 2018 Potential is only that, unless it is acted upon. “Nothing in all the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity.” Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Earlier in the day I watched a fellow argue with the pastor from the Texas church where a gunman killed…
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Is there ever a clear pathway in Life
Bird Droppings April 2, 2018 Is there ever a clear pathway in Life I had did Weight Watchers about two years back and I had lost about twenty five pounds. I never thought of changing medications for blood pressure. It seemed as the week progressed I became dehydrated and by that Thursday my kidneys…
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Looking for reasons for why kids go bad
Bird Droppings March 31, 2018 Looking for reasons for why kids go bad “Come; let us put our minds together to see what kind of life we can create for our children.” Sitting Bull, Lakota Sioux Nearly sixteen years have passed since I did a research paper on the causes of various emotional issues with…
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Is it only a bird dropping?
Bird Droppings March 29, 2018 Is it only a bird dropping? “If we consider the eagle feather with its light and dark colors, we could argue that ‘the dark colors are more beautiful and, therefore, naturally more valuable,’ or vice versa. Regardless of which colors are more beautiful, or necessary, or valuable, the truth…
The daily meanderings of a teacher 