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Getting ready
Bird Droppings March 20, 2025Getting 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 drove early this morning, before sunrise, in…
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A spiritual side to teaching
Bird Droppings March 19, 2025A spiritual side to teaching. “Solitude does not necessarily mean living apart from others; rather, it’s never living apart from oneself. It’s not about the absence of other people – it’s about being fully present to ourselves, whether we are with others or not. Parker Palmer Dr. Parker Palmer is an…
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It is in pondering the questions that understanding comes through
Bird Droppings March 18, 2025It is in pondering the questions that understanding comes through It has been an interesting start to spring, weather-wise. I have been battling allergies and sinus issues daily, exacerbated by the fluctuating weather, including both cold and hot temperatures, rain, and periods of drought, as well as pollen. When I headed…
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All in a name
Bird Droppings March 17, 2025All in a name Today I went on my daily sunrise chase but had some time constraints. I wanted to ride with my son while he took my grandkids to school. So, I missed my usual deer sightings. However, when I went to Publix to pick up a few things for…
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It is only a dropped feather being tossed by the breeze
Bird Droppings March 16, 2025 It is only a dropped feather being tossed by the breeze Dr. Michael Garrett, a Cherokee Indian from North Carolina, intertwined his native thoughts in his lessons as he taught college. He wrote extensively on the philosophical and spiritual aspects of native thought. Every morning, as I wander about my…
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Engaging and enhancing your curriculum through Story Telling
Birddroppings March 14, 2025 Engaging and enhancing your curriculum through Story Telling I am sitting at my computer, getting my thoughts together, writing about how to reach students, and thinking about being a student as I just finished my dissertation defense and am now finalizing my paper. So today, a piece of my thoughts as…
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I am not a fan of the word pedagogy, but my own is evolving as I learn, see, and listen more.
Bird Droppings March 13, 2025I am not a fan of the word pedagogy, but my own is evolving as I learn, see, and listen more. “We would do away with examinations. They measure the inconsequential type of learning. We would do away with grades and credits for the same reason. We would do away with…
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Teaching and life are simply feeding wolves.
Bird Droppings March 12, 2025Teaching and life are simply feeding wolves. When I opened my computer this morning, the news stories were depressing. It has been about five years since numerous news stories and jokes addressed the college guidance company that was busted for getting wealthy kids into college for money. Today we are faced…
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Why is it when putting a puzzle together, a piece is always left behind?
Bird Droppings March 10, 2025Why is it when putting a puzzle together, a piece is always left behind? “All changes, even the most longed for, have their melancholy; for what we leave behind is a part of ourselves; we must die to one life before we can enter into another!” Gail Sheehy, American journalist, author…
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A morning meandering while the rain keeps coming down
Bird Droppings March 10, 2025A morning meandering while the rain keeps coming down Almost ten years ago, after tutoring in an after-school program with a student who needs constant repetition of material to remember, I read through several old emails from my doctoral and graduate cohort friends as some are defending their dissertations in the…
The daily meanderings of a teacher 