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Progress and Success
Bird Droppings September 2, 2010 Progress and Success “Most of the people we call successful are not twice as smart, or twice as able, as the rest of the field. Indeed, if they are only 10 percent more proficient, this is generally more than enough to give them a consistent edge.” Sydney J. Harris, Strictly…
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Dreams
Bird Droppings September 1, 2010 Dreams “You are never given a dream without also being given the power to make it true. You may have to work for it, however.” Richard Bach It has been so many years since first experiencing Jonathan Livingston Seagull, Bach’s whimsical tale of a seagull who dreams of more than…
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Wishing and wondering and waitiing
Bird Droppings August 31, 2010 Wishing and wondering and waiting “Calamity is the perfect glass wherein we truly see and know ourselves.” William Davenant It has been nearly four years since we moved last and found ourselves in this house. I wasn’t sure from where to start several ideas have been running through my thinking…
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A spiritual side to teaching
Bird Droppings August 29, 2010 A spiritual side to teaching “Solitude does not necessarily mean living apart from others; rather, it’s never living apart from one’s self. Not about absence of other people – it is about being fully present to ourselves, whether or not we are with others.” Parker Palmer Dr. Parker Palmer is…
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A final look at essential Bird Pedagogy
Bird Droppings August 27, 2010 A final look at essential Bird Pedagogy “If a university can’t have two out of five of their student-athletes graduate, I don’t know why they’re rewarded with post-season play” Arne Duncan Over the past few days I have been looking at how I see teaching and instruction and I have…
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Essential Bird Pedagogy Part 3
Bird Droppings August 26, 2010 Essential Bird Pedagogy Part 3 Essential Education Pedagogy The pedagogy developed by Tara Redwood School and Essential Education includes the following: • Knowledge of the inner world of thoughts, feelings and emotions is as important as knowledge of the outer world • An integrated and interdisciplinary approach to learning is…
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Essential Bird Pedagogy Part 2
Bird Droppings August 25, 2010 Essential Bird Pedagogy Part 2 “We would do away with examinations. They measure the inconsequential type of learning. We would do away with grades and credits for the same reason. We would do away with degrees as a measure of competence partly for the same reason. Another reason is…
The daily meanderings of a teacher 