The daily meanderings of a teacher

Bird Droppings May 19, 2010 The depth of our souls I received an email from a dear friend some time ago after I Had written about humor in one of my Bird Droppings and it truly made me think and as I pondered for several days before I responded and it scares me how we…

Bird Droppings May 18, 2010 Try and Care With school nearly over for the summer it is like years past over the past few weeks numerous former students come by and visit my room. Many times as kids get home from college, former students and non-students who would spend time in my class room over…

Bird Droppings May 17, 2010 Dropping an eagle feather So often I find that in events and happenings of my life there is a tie to and or connection to not only the past and present but often to the future. It was only a few days ago I received a call from a friend…

Bird Droppings May 15-16, 2010 My little Grand Daddy and me So many people complain about social networks and their negative impacts on children and the world in general. I was sitting at school Friday morning about five thirty listening to a MySpace playlist of Ron Kimble a local musician and song writer. I first…

Bird Droppings May 14, 2010 A new store opening Interesting two thoughts while similar struck me this morning as I started the day out. One I heard on the radio going to get gas for my wife the other day from a radio announcer recalling an old Bush quote, and the other thought is from…

Bird Droppings May 13, 2010 Finding Foxfire in the Kalahari “Not only the present, but the future depends on a constant reinterpretation of history and a re-examination of the state and nature of human consciousness. Both these processes are profoundly and mysteriously interdependent and doomed to failure without a continuous search after self-knowledge, since we…

Bird Droppings May 12, 2010 Trying to understand war and teaching Yesterday afternoon I sat in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit holding a tiny baby, four pounds as she has lost a few ounces since she was born. It felt as if all I was holding was a blanket as I watch the tiny face…

Bird Droppings May 11, 2010 Looking for the passion “All games have an important and probably decisive influence on the destinies of the players under ordinary social conditions; but some offer more opportunities than others for life long careers and are more likely to involve innocent bystanders.” Dr. Eric Berne, The games people play In…

Bird Droppings May 10, 2010 Breathe a sigh of relief Officially there are fourteen days of school left and another year of teaching will have come to fruition. It has sped by with so many events to try and recall and understand that some morning I am baffled as to how to unravel and make…

Bird Droppings May 9, 2010 A mother is……… a poem I do not recall my birth so it is difficult to say anything actually significant other than from my own mothers and fathers perception. Somewhere I have a photo of my father at the doorway looking in while my mother is holding me. It seems…