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Perhaps, within ourselves, is the change we need?
Bird Droppings November 7, 2024Perhaps, within ourselves, is the change we need? I have been away from my computer for a few minutes. Hopefully, I will hear back about my dissertation final review and defense date. I have a feeling of accomplishment and ending my procrastination. I am not complaining, but I enjoy the morning…
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Getting over the speed bumps
Bird Droppings November 6, 2024Getting over the speed bumps Trying to continue to be apolitical is difficult. After all the tremendous negativity, threats, and racial undercurrents, the election is over. I sincerely hope we can transition and continue to grow as a nation. I do not see prices going down or wages going up. I…
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I am constantly finding where community exists.
Bird Droppings November 5, 2024I am constantly finding where community exists. I am sitting listening to the Allman Brother’s Fillmore East on a cold Tuesday morning. After a few days of sunshine and cool fall, the weather is about to change. Rain is coming in, and the temperature is changing. As I drove to the…
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Do we teach, or are we taught
Bird Droppings November 4, 2024 Do we teach, or are we taught I went up into the mountains of North Georgia Saturday to visit some of my favorite areas in Rabun County. Along the way, we stopped at our traditional Tallulah Gorge Lookout point. The old tourist store and location are closed, but it’s still…
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So many thoughts for one day, including CRT which may or may not be a good topic
Bird Droppings November 3, 2024So many thoughts for one day, including CRT which may or may not be a good topic A Facebook post yesterday caught my attention. The reference was about critical race theory or CRT. How public schools were indoctrinating students and parents should place their children in private schools or home school.…
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The Power of Example goes beyond the curriculum and seeps into life.
Bird Droppings October 30, 2024The Power of Example goes beyond the curriculum and seeps into life. “We taught our children by both example and instruction, but with an emphasis on example, because all learning is a dead language to one who gets it second hand.” Kent Nerburn, The Wisdom of the Native Americans For nearly…
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Foxfire is a name for a fungus glowing in the dark until you wander up Black Rock Mountain in Rabun County, Georgia, and find it is so much more.
Bird Droppings October 29, 2024Foxfire is a name for a fungus glowing in the dark until you wander up Black Rock Mountain in Rabun County, Georgia, and find it is so much more. A few weeks back, I was involved in another synchronous adventure, as I am daily. I have been thinking about it ever since.…
The daily meanderings of a teacher 