The daily meanderings of a teacher

A journal from a teacher

Why are we missing Creativity?

Bird Droppings October 26, 2016 Why are we missing Creativity? This was another quiet morning as I wandered out although a bit too chilly for crickets and frogs yesterday later in the day however several tree frogs visited around the house. The air was still, not a breeze as I sat in my old…

October 26, 2016
All is connected and intertwined

Bird Droppings October 25, 2016 All is connected and intertwined As I thought about the Sydney J. Harris passage below and walked out to a quiet spot where I meditate something hit me. As I faced east towards the rising sun the gossamer threads of life interconnected with everything. They were iridescent and softly…

October 25, 2016
I am searching for answers in reflection and thought

Bird Droppings October 21, 2016 I am searching for answers in reflection and thought Yesterday I was wished a happy birthday by a friend on Facebook and it got me thinking a week ahead that soon I would be another year older. Yesterday was not my birthday and it is coming up far too…

October 21, 2016
How do we find democracy?

Bird Droppings October 20, 2016 How do we find democracy? Yesterday I was still recovering from a slight change in medication for my blood pressure. Wednesday I went home from school and dozed off for three hours afterwards. Today we are rushing around with our heads cut off driving to get caught up from…

October 20, 2016
Thinking ahead

Bird Droppings October 19, 2016 Thinking ahead Occasionally I will have a crazy thought although my students will say occasionally I have a normal thought and that would be more like it. They are insinuating most of my thoughts are crazy. My youngest son just had his anniversary this past week and so many…

October 19, 2016
Having heart and kissing frogs

Bird Droppings October 18, 2016 Having heart and kissing frogs It is chilly out in northeast Georgia with nighttime temperatures still hanging in the high forties or low fifties but rumor of a near frost hanging out there. Many of us gardeners are bringing plants in. We have still a couple more weeks till…

October 18, 2016
Taking small steps

Bird Droppings October 17, 2016 Taking small steps “Most people would succeed in small things if they were not troubled with great ambitions.” Henry Wadsworth Longfellow How many times are we told “take your time”? So often in life we are anxious to get the job finished or to get to the top…

October 17, 2016
An eclectic morning

Bird Droppings October 14, 2016 An eclectic morning I was talking with the cashier at a convenience store this morning. We began discussing, The Davinci Code and other philosophical diversions and fearing death as a basis for religion came up. “Learn as if you were going to live forever. Live as if you…

October 14, 2016
Silence is the most profound wisdom

Bird Droppings October 13, 2016 Silence is the most profound wisdom I am sitting at least thinking about writing and working on an article on educational immersion 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…

October 13, 2016
What is that piece you cannot teach teachers?

Bird Droppings October 12, 2016 What is that piece you cannot teach teachers? “Studies suggest that instructional and management processes are key to effectiveness, but many interview and survey responses about effective teaching emphasize the teacher’s affective characteristics, or social and emotional behaviors, more than pedagogical practice.” James H. Stronge, Qualities of Effective Teachers…

October 12, 2016