The daily meanderings of a teacher

A journal from a teacher

Why be a teacher?

Bird Droppings March 8, 2011 Why be a teacher I was talking with students yesterday about going into teaching and one of the students actually wanted to be a teacher. Along that line the Georgia Legislator is considering various ways to cut funding for teachers and with many counties cutting back on budgets and jobs…

March 8, 2011
Caught in a moment of quiet

Bird Droppings March 7, 2011 Caught up in a moment of quiet An occasionally coo or whisper on the baby monitor here near where I am sitting is my only sound as I start my morning along with I walked out with my dog this morning and it was silent no residual sounds of neighborhood…

March 7, 2011
Having a heart

Bird Droppings March 6, 2011 Having a heart “There are four bases of sympathy: charity, kind speech, doing a good turn, and treating all alike.” Buddha, Sayings of the Buddha Yesterday I worked with students expressing a news article in visual form. Over the past few years as I interact with people observing the various…

March 7, 2011
Changing behavior

Bird Droppings March 4, 2011 Changing Behavior “In order to change behavior of a person, the ultimate factor is motivation, and more attention needs to be paid to the mental state.” The Dalai Lama In dealing with students and people in general changing behavior is perhaps one element that crosses so many different aspects of…

March 4, 2011
Setting the example

Bird Droppings March 3, 2011 Setting the example I received an email many nights ago from a friend several months back in Pennslyvania referring to comments I had made in a Bird Droppings, she borrowed from scripture and discussed how a house should be built upon a solid base. She was talking about how we…

March 3, 2011
Who is responsible

Bird Droppings March 2, 2011 Who is responsible? Several weeks ago I was involved in a debate of sorts on the issue of public versus private education. Yesterday I picked up one of the local papers and a letter to the editor caught my attention and it was a blast at public education locally and…

March 2, 2011
Thinking for a minute of what to write

Bird Droppings February 28 – March 1, 2011 Thinking for a minute of what to write Over the past few weeks I have read several blogs and emails about counting sheep and last night as I lay down to get some sleep after a long day of working on graphics and writing, working in my…

March 1, 2011
Disipating embers can rekindle a fire

Bird Droppings February 27, 2011 Dissipating embers can rekindle a fire Most mornings weather permitting I will sit out and spend a few moments meditating in the corner of our back yard currently over grown with local plant life and in bad need of a mowing. For several years I have used a bit of…

February 27, 2011
A series of paradoxes and bewilderments

Bird Droppings February 25, 2011 A series of paradoxes and bewilderment I received the following in an email yesterday, a friend of mine sent it out and as I read the first time it was humorous. However as I pondered then as a teacher I read deeper into what was being said. I listened by…

February 25, 2011
It has been a long time

Bird Droppings February 24, 2011 It has been a long time I was sitting along the edge of reality somewhere in my backyard listening to the wind blow threw the pines, it seems pine trees make a better sound till the oak trees have all their leaves in place. Sort of a circular thing as…

February 24, 2011