The daily meanderings of a teacher

Bird Droppings October 28, 2009 The Journey Part 2 I had the opportunity to visit and observe in a class room this time last year. To actually visit and see this particular class had been a dream of mine for some time. I have been a fan of Foxfire for many years now probably since…

Bird Droppings October 27, 2009 The Journey Part 1 I borrowed yesterday from John Dewey and had a response on my facebook site sort of how most administrators and teachers really do not want to allow students to have said so and input into their education. The post actually used South Park and Family Guy…

Bird Droppings October 23, 2009 Time an elusive quarry Lately and through most of this week I have been getting home later than ormal from the high school. It has not been for lack of things to do but that during homecoming week there are extra things and actually I have missed a few sadly.…

Bird Droppings October 22, 2009 The measure of a man   I was exhausted physically, emotionally and mentally as I walked in the door at our house last night and directly headed to bed. It had been a long day to say the least. So many various things going on that could drain a person,…

Bird Droppings October 21, 2009 Thorns really only hurt by surprise It has been an interesting week as we prepare for Homecoming Friday night. Each day the teachers and students can dress up according to various themes, 1980’s work out day sort of threw me until someone said Flashdance, the movie. Needless to say there…

Bird Droppings October 20, 2009 The confines or infinity of a circle As I am sitting here this morning wondering does a circle have a beginning and or an end? As learning begins often with a question so today a start and a beginning to my writing and thinking with a question. Many of the…

Bird Droppings October 19, 2009 “Teach to where the learning will be not to where it is”               I took a relaxing weekend with family and sort of got my thoughts together as the days went by. Somewhere as the rain dissipated we had a few hours of sunshine even though the temperatures were…

Bird Droppings October 16, 2009 Taking small steps   “Most people would succeed in small things if they were not troubled with great ambitions.” Henry Wadsworth Longfellow   How many times are we told “take your time”? So often in life we are anxious to get the job finished or to get to the top…

Bird Droppings October 15, 2009 We each can make a difference “The purpose of Living Values: Educational Program is to provide guiding principles and tools for the development of the whole person, recognizing that the individual is comprised of physical, intellectual, emotional, and spiritual dimensions.” livingvalues.net When I first read the lead line to this…

Bird Droppings October 14, 2009 Walking a path to the top               I recall thinking back a month or so when while visiting Macon Georgia to see my son who goes to Mercer University that I went out to the Indian Mounds. I am drawn to this place and its antiquity. On my visits…