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The daily meanderings of a teacher

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A journal from a teacher

Looking for truth in an untruthful world

Bird Droppings May 6, 2011 Looking for truth in an untruthful world I am later than normal getting to my writing as I was lazy earlier and spent a bit longer pondering the stars. It is the last day for another week of spring but here in Georgia the mornings have been a bit nippy…

May 6, 2011
Always try and see through new eyes

Bird Droppings May 5, 2011 Always try and see through new eyes “The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain.” Dolly Parton It has been nearly five years since we last moved and seems we might stay here a while. I recall seven or eight years…

May 5, 2011
Acceptance is often getting over fears

Bird Droppings May 4, 2011 Acceptance is often getting over fears As I stepped outside into a wet morning the rain had passed by but the humidity hung in the air and the grass was like walking on a sponge soggy and wet. I was thinking of one of my classes actually what should be…

May 4, 2011
All along the journey

Bird Droppings May 3, 2011 All along the journey It is teacher appreciation week and in my box this morning several letters from students current and past thanking me for being who I am and for how I teach. In my years of teaching directly and indirectly I have always felt there is a way…

May 3, 2011
Can we offer another ear?

Bird Droppings May 2, 2011 Can we offer another ear? “Hearing is one of the body’s five senses. But listening is an art.” Frank Tyger After trying to find out who is Frank Tyger I have to resolve that I still do not know for sure, there are no Wikipedia pages to reference a sure…

May 2, 2011
Sitting waiting for inspiration

Bird Droppings May 1, 2011 Sitting waiting for inspiration Nearly six years ago at our county wide teacher kick off meeting which is traditionally a packaged inspirational meeting and welcome for the new school year we always have a speaker. Someone is paid to come in and inspire us as teachers it could be a…

May 1, 2011
Looking deeper than the surface

Bird Droppings April 29, 2011 Looking deeper than the surface It has been a long week. I am working hard on pulling nearly eight years of graduate school notes together, writing and reading at home as I develop my ideas for my dissertation. I will be driving down to Statesboro more than likely several times…

April 29, 2011
Going to school

Bird Droppings April 28, 2011 Going to school So often as I start my writings each morning there has been an experience recently to build upon. It is utilizing these previous experiences that provide windows and doors into future experiences. I was driving through our town and a shop I had seen numerous times caught…

April 28, 2011
Ethics and politics

Bird Droppings April 27, 2011 Ethics and Politics There are so many things happening in our world that are often at the whim of a politician who we voted for or against. The auto industry was being remade, wars are being fought, jobs are disappearing and health care reform is possibly on the table. I…

April 27, 2011
Watching a hawk fly by

Bird Droppings April 26, 2011 Watching a hawk fly by I was able to attend part of a region track meet last week and in doing so took a few photos as I tend to do. Since I was not able to get to the meet till after school and since it started before school…

April 26, 2011

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