The daily meanderings of a teacher

Bird Droppings November 12, 2012 There is something about creativity   I got up this morning later than normal being a school holiday. I ran an errand or two first thing and started in on repairing if I can our dishwasher. After reaching a point of needing to ponder I went to my writing table…

Bird Droppings November 7, 2012 Should it not be about being who we are?   It has been nearly eight years since I was directly involved in Foxfire teaching at Piedmont College. One of the Core Principles of the Foxfire Approach to Teaching is the relationship of the teacher to the students. As long as…

Bird Droppings November 6, 2012 Is there really friendship?   It has been nearly six years since I was meeting with our builder and realtor doing a walk-through of our soon to be new house. We are heading back to the country and away from traffic and constant human encroachment at least for the time…

Bird Droppings November 5, 2012 Why is individuality such a lonely journey?   I walked out about 1:30 AM this morning taking my westie for her constitutional and off in the pines that are within a hundred feet of my house, several hundred acres of dense pines, a barred owl was calling. I am used…

Bird Droppings November 4, 2012 Life is so much more than just living   “The peril we face today does not come from such differing philosophies of how to serve as stewards of the earth, but from the failure to exercise control over how we act upon those philosophies. If the preservation and sustenance of…

Bird Dropping November 2, 2012 Why is it hard to think about compassion?   It is quiet sitting in a hotel room in South Carolina still dark outside and odd not being at school on a Friday I so seldom miss a day of school. My middle son and his wife moved yesterday from SC…

Bird Droppings November 1, 2012 I do wonder about getting older?   “Age is an issue of mind over matter.  If you don’t mind, it doesn’t matter.” Mark Twain   I find myself using age to my advantage when the little girl at the register at Kroger asked for senior citizenship or not. I carry…

Bird Droppings October 31, 2012 Can we use intuition? I mentioned to a fellow teacher I can tell when a child has issues most of the time after observing a few minutes and listening. Granted observations are part of most evaluations but I was referring to an intuitive aspect of observation. Something we learn perhaps…