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Selecting your pallet
Bird Droppings January 15, 2025Selecting your pallet I wrote the basics of this article nearly twenty years ago and was thinking of an artist friend trying to define her art and searching for her meaning in life. My friend often reflects her political views and emotions through her art. As I sat here this morning…
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It would be great if we could script great teachers or develop a package that truly provided teachers with student learning.
Bird Droppings January 14, 2025 It would be great if we could script great teachers or develop a package that truly provided teachers with student learning. I have watched several movies about teachers over the years. It hit me as I thought it would be great if we could provide a package for new teachers…
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Can we say true heroism and humility are spelled the same?
Bird Droppings January 8, 2024 Can we say true heroism and humility are spelled the same? Even though I am one of the worst spellers in this local area, I know heroism and humility are technically spelled differently. I will concede to using words to come up with a perhaps catchy title for my daily…
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Part TWO
Horses and Trains have a lot in common with curriculum and learning. Bird Droppings January 7, 2024 Part TWO Horses and Trains have a lot in common with curriculum and learning. I have been outspoken about the rigidity of many county curriculums and how their sole function is to raise standardized test scores which is…
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Taking and making the most of each moment and learning about moleskin: I think we need to find moleskin in education along with switchbacks.
Bird Droppings January 7, 2025 Taking and making the most of each moment and learning about moleskin: I think we need to find moleskin in education along with switchbacks. In years past, before my son got married and took Timber with him, I sometimes miss waking up to him barking because he needed to run…
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Solitude is within one’s soul and heart.
Bird Droppings January 6, 2024Solitude is within one’s soul and heart. On most mornings, I venture out to take photos of the sunrise animals I encounter and old buildings I find along the way. I write about synchronicity daily and often comment on the events in my life that are synchronous. This morning, driving in…
The daily meanderings of a teacher 