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Ponderingerest is that even a word?
Bird Droppings September 11, 2017 Ponderingerest is that even a word? Today is an interesting and yet solemn day; a day marked by memories, sixteen years ago I started teaching again after a twenty three year layoff, ten years ago today I started as a part – time Instructor for Piedmont College. Twenty eight…
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It is about understanding
Bird Droppings September 10, 2017 It is about understanding I read a psychological report yesterday of a student who can decode most any word put in front of them. The confusion comes when trying to tell you what was read. The two components of reading decoding and comprehension are both needed in order…
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I am where I need to be
Bird Droppings September 7, 2017 I am where I need to be “A society in which vocation and job are separated for most people gradually creates an economy that is often devoid of spirit, one that frequently fills our pocketbooks at the cost of emptying our souls.” Dr. Sam Keenre Many the day and time…
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Wisdom is not contagious?
Bird Droppings September 5, 2017 Wisdom is not contagious? I was reading in a friend’s blog about the Harry Potter series. She was addressing religious beliefs in her blog and how so many adhere verbatim to holy texts. As I read her blog which is rather good the ending was rather interesting. Maybe in…
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Understanding that all is connected and intertwined
Bird Droppings September 2, 2017 Understanding that all is connected and intertwined As I thought about the Sydney J. Harris passage below and walked out to my car I thought of my quiet spot where I meditate and something hit me. I generally sit facing east towards the rising sun, daily the gossamer threads of…
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Sometimes history is a teacher and others only a memory
Bird Droppings September 1, 2017 Sometimes history is a teacher and others only a memory The anniversary of a day that will be a scar on our nation’s history is soon upon us. On September 15, 1963 an explosion tore through the African-American 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, it was a Sunday.…
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I wonder if there is such a thing as Essential Education?
Bird Droppings August 29, 2017 I wonder if there is such a thing as Essential Education? It has been almost seven years since I was discussing various educational philosophies and pedagogies with my son, then a graduate education student. One topic happened to be essential education which per his text is only a slight step…
The daily meanderings of a teacher 