The daily meanderings of a teacher

A journal from a teacher

What about adding to reality TV, The great teachers of America?

Bird Droppings April 7, 2017 What about adding to reality TV, The great teachers of America? I hope to get back to grad school here shortly and finish my twelve yearlong doctorate. I am set up to teach several new college classes when I get back on track which had me started on a…

April 7, 2017
Looking for and clearing a pathway

Bird Droppings April 5, 2017 Looking for and clearing a pathway A little over a year ago I started back on Weight Watchers and lost about thirty five pounds. I had never thought of changing medications for blood pressure. It seems as the week progressed I became dehydrated and by Thursday my kidneys were…

April 5, 2017
Seeking perfection in a world full of mud

Bird Droppings March 28, 2017 Seeking perfection in a world full of mud “I have found there are those who can write and speak fluently and yet do not have anything to say and then there are those who have something to say who may not be so fluent. The big question is who do,…

March 28, 2017
Inability of surmounting learning difficulties

Bird Droppings March 27, 2017 Inability of surmounting learning difficulties It has been a few days since my last post. I have been extremely occupied. Last week several doctor appointments, ultrasounds, blood work, and more doctors made it a crazy week. It seems my gall bladder has got the best of me. One day…

March 27, 2017
Can we really find answers?

Bird Droppings March 20, 2017 Can we really find answers? Several years ago I would have said there were answers to almost any question that could be asked. Today sitting here I wonder granted first you have to ask what is the question or questions but I have a different attitude now sort of…

March 20, 2017
Can we teach again a love of learning

Bird Droppings March 17, 2017 Can we teach again a love of learning This has been a perplexing time of my life. A few weeks back a car wreck young man was killed and his passenger who was a good friend of my youngest son was severely injured. My thoughts rambled back to when…

March 17, 2017
As a teacher we should always be near the edge

Bird Droppings March 15, 2017 As a teacher we should always be near the edge I recall taking groups hiking in North Georgia and always there is that one person who has to be at the edge of a gorge or edge of the trail dropping two hundred feet down looking over and nearly…

March 15, 2017
The sacredness of finding Foxfire in the Kalahari Desert

Bird Droppings March 14, 2017 The sacredness of finding Foxfire in the Kalahari Desert I have known about Foxfire for nearly fifty years since I bought my first copy of a Foxfire book in 1972 or so. Since that time coincidence as it may be I have taken courses in the Foxfire approach to…

March 14, 2017
Going to school again for the first time

Bird Droppings March 13, 2017 Going to school again for the first time So often as I start my writings each morning there has been an experience recently to build upon. It is utilizing these previous experiences that provide windows and doors into future experiences. I was driving through our town and a shop I…

March 13, 2017
Using pronouns as a cover up

Bird Droppings March 10, 2017 Using pronouns as a cover up My mornings generally consist of a trip to Quick Trip to get unsweet tea and fill my thermal cup with ice. Today was no different and as I drove toward QT I by chance caught a blur on the road, some movement in…

March 10, 2017