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The daily meanderings of a teacher

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A journal from a teacher

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  • Reconciliation of trust

    Bird Droppings January 20, 2025Reconciliation of trust I came upstairs to look at my photos this morning and to write a morning Birddroppings. I thought back a couple of years to get sidetracked talking with my wife; she was headed to a funeral in Dublin, Georgia, for her aunt, who had just passed away. Her…

    January 20, 2025
  • Life and its alternatives become more of an issue as each year goes by

    Bird Droppings January 19, 2025Life and its alternatives become more of an issue as each year goes by Morning has been a special time for me each day, a new beginning. Several aspects make it special. The first one is heading out to chase sunrise and listening to Carlos Nakai’s flute music. It is a…

    January 19, 2025
  • Symbolic Totem Pole

    Bird Droppings January 17, 2025 Symbolic Totem Pole Growing up in my family, my father had made numerous totem poles in our backyards over the years. Each was painted images of creatures. Eagles, bears, and wolves adorned the totem poles. The last one was torn down or fell only a few years ago. In Cub…

    January 17, 2025
  • The fragility and power of life

    Bird Droppings January 16, 2025 The fragility and power of life I was awakened early with a vivid dream this morning. I am also getting old and need to take a potty break. Hearing what the rain and a teenager, I assume tearing out of our subdivision about two in the morning, also did not…

    January 16, 2025
  • 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…

    January 15, 2025
  • 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…

    January 14, 2025
  • Why should there be no teasing?

    Bird Droppings January 13, 2025Why should there be no teasing? “Before you speak, ask yourself, is it kind, is it necessary, and is it true? Does it improve the silence?” Hindu proverb So, I often speak first and clean up afterward, simply walking away quite generally, leaving whoever I am conversing with confused and bewildered.…

    January 13, 2025
  • We must try and care

    Bird Droppings January 12, 2025 We must try and care So far, for this year and the tail end of last year, all the snow, sleet, and ice predicted have shown up, and it’s cold, wet, and nasty. It has been unseasonably colder than usual, with scatterings of warm weather still only a few nights…

    January 12, 2025
  • Bird Droppings January 10, 2025 Caregiving and or being cared for, we need both? “To care and be cared for are fundamental human needs. We all need to be cared for by other human beings. In infancy, illness, or old age, the need is urgent and pervasive; we need caregiving, and we need the special…

    January 10, 2025
  • Sailing off the edge and or thinking out of the box in terms of learning

    Bird Droppings January 9, 2024 Sailing off the edge and or thinking out of the box in terms of learning I was thinking back to nearly twenty years when history was made, as a new president was sworn in, and one of my students came into class and asked to start working on his assignments.…

    January 9, 2025
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