The daily meanderings of a teacher

Bird Droppings November 16, 2016 Teaching is always climbing up another rung   Today was a hard day for me. I have been hit hard with a seasonal allergy sinus issue and smoke from North Georgia is definitely not helping. Our house is heated with gas and the dry heat does me in every year.…

Bird Droppings November 15, 2016 While deadly a spider spins to survive “When Peter pulled his sword and attacked the Roman soldier he was told to put it away and his boss turned to the injured soldier and healed his ear but that was before Christianity” Frank Bird Ed.S. D.D. Every other Facebook post is…

Bird Droppings November 14, 2016 I am still trying to figure out teaching   The names are withheld but on my Facebook page a few years back. “Good morning Mr. Bird , I would like to thank you for being a great teacher, my son John Doe speaks highly of you, John has grown up…

Bird Droppings November 9, 2016 Teacher’s need to consult their hearts   I was amazed walking out this morning to the car and 45 degrees no frogs chirping away. We have the day off Friday and I have much to do. I was going through some research material and pulled out a little book. It…

Bird Droppings November 8, 2016 I am always finding where community exists   “I am sitting listening to Allman Brother’s Fillmore East CD on a Tuesday morning a moon hidden in our infrequent lately clouds outside. As I drove to school today I had several thoughts streaming through my head. How do two people see…

Bird Droppings November 7, 2016 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 driving to school about…

Bird Dropping November 1, 2016 Can we think about compassion in today’s world?   “We are only human, and the demands of life make a raucous noise. But we must not let those demands drown out the quieter voices of the spirit. We must take time to stop and listen, knowing that the voice of…

Bird Droppings October 28, 2016 Words not spoken are some of the most profound wisdom   I am sitting at least thinking about writing papers for grad school and words is what is on my mind right now. I just commented on a Facebook post about learning languages and how I know enough in several…