The daily meanderings of a teacher

Bird Droppings November 6, 2017 Teacher’s need to consult their hearts   I was amazed walking out this morning to the car and 58 degrees no frogs chirping away. I have much to do today. I was going through some research material and pulled out a little book. It has been several years since I…

Bird Droppings November 4, 2017 Gratitude is an action   “Humankind has not woven the web of life. We are but one thread within it. Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves. All things are bound together. All things connect.” Chief Seattle, 1854   Most mornings I am getting up about four…

Bird Dropping November 1, 2017 Can we think about compassion in today’s world?   I am sitting here looking out my window next to my computer into a dark world. Friends from New York City write about the killings yesterday on a bike path. Editorials blare about how an evil man did this. A terrorist…

Bird Droppings October 31, 2017 Sometimes it takes an inner journey to help others It has been several months that I have again focused on my own issues and problems and often let others problems drift by the wayside. I have been there but only perhaps in body so self-focused that many things drifted by.…

Bird Droppings October 26, 2017 Do we as teachers build doors or walls?   I enjoy arriving at school while the stars are still shining overhead something about the darkness is peaceful for me. I can remember when my youngest would ride to school with me; he is not quite as big a fan of…

Bird Droppings October 25, 2017 How do you feed the wolves?   I walked outside very early this morning to a sky filled with stars and wisps of clouds floating by. Crickets were almost silent chirping slowly in the cool weather. My morning started long before sunrise today and the sounds as I walked to…