The daily meanderings of a teacher

Bird Droppings May 31, 2017 Is there passion in life or is it just obsession? “All games have an important and probably decisive influence on the destinies of the players under ordinary social conditions; but some offer more opportunities than others for life long careers and are more likely to involve innocent bystanders.” Dr. Eric…

Bird Droppings September 30, 2017 I am just sitting, pondering and thinking wiping away a tear or two   I was outside very early today as a great horned owl was irritating our dog keeping him up. It seems it was more than one as around me several were calling back and forth in an…

Bird Droppings May 24, 2017 Pondering and researching education while listening to a waterfalls   It has been five years since I was staying at the Sylvan Mills Bed and Breakfast in a room over a waterfalls. I went up to North Georgia to recharge perhaps another word might be to rekindle my passion for…

Bird Droppings May 23, 2017 Life is making a quilt   It was nearly ten years ago my wife walked in and told me that my mother said this day was to be a happy time a joyous occasion as we celebrated my father’s life after he had passed. She said I think we are…

Bird Droppings May 19, 2017 We exist   Yesterday was an ordinary day other than being one extra day of testing. I went from school to helping my wife with grand munchkins. After my son got home there they came over for a swim and when they headed home I was too tired last night…

Bird Droppings May 18, 2017 Trying to find a way back to normal or is it abnormal: Is your child a hippy?   “Your son or daughter may be flashing warning signals that he or she will soon drop out of society and join the “hippie” movement. If you know what to look for, you…