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A journal from a teacher

Do we fail ourselves?

Bird Droppings March 15, 2011 Do we fail ourselves? I left the house just before the rain, sort of sounds like a song starting off. An old Neil Young song Last Trip to Tulsa starts something like that. Anyhow I drove on down the road went by QT since I forgot my water bottle at…

March 15, 2011
An owl calling

Bird Droppings March 14, 2011 An owl calling I wrote this a little over five years ago however last night early in the morning a great horned owl called several times waking me up and brought back many memories and thoughts. Combining that with a posting of a James Redfield quote and a friends comment…

March 14, 2011
Can we change things?

Bird Droppings March 13, 2011 Can we change things? It has been a rather long day with a drive to Colombia South Carolina to look at snakes and lizards and such at a reptile show with two of my sons. Eight hours in the car and taking pictures of King Cobras and Eye lash vipers…

March 14, 2011
Actions speak so much louder than words

Bird Droppings March 12, 2011 Actions speak so much louder than words “You can tell more about a person by what he says about others than you can by what others say about him.” Leo Aikman With an election being decided literally for 2012 on a daily basis with all of the political hoopla for…

March 11, 2011
We need to do more than belong

Bird Droppings March 10, 2011 We need to do more than just belong “Do more than belong; participate. Do more than care; help. Do more than believe; practice. Do more than be fair; be kind, do more than forgive; forget. Do more than dream; work.” William Arthur Ward As I sit here this morning responding…

March 10, 2011
Searching for knowledge

Bird Droppings March 9, 2011 Searching for knowledge How do we as teachers and parents convey knowledge to our students and children? It could be said that by following the established curriculum guides and maps and doing what is expected of a high school student you will learn this material as indicated. I think my…

March 9, 2011
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

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