The daily meanderings of a teacher

Bird Droppings January 17, 2010 Teasing “Before you speak, ask yourself, is it kind, is it necessary, and is it true, does it improve on the silence?” Hindu proverb So often do I speak first and clean up afterwards many times simply walking away quiet generally leaving whoever I am conversing with confused and bewildered.…

Bird Droppings January 15, 2010 Apathy is more than a vocabulary Word “I often see students who are narrow-minded, who gain a little bit in a limited context, with a limited perspective, and consider this enough, immediately insisting on stopping and resting. Eating their fill and sleeping, not taking care of anything at all, they…

Bird Droppings January 14, 2010 A tapestry woven as the spider spins “For certain fortunate people there is something that transcends all classifications of behavior, and that is awareness, something which rises from the programming of the past, and that is spontaneity; and something that is more rewarding than games and that is intimacy. But…

Bird Droppings January 13, 2010 Whose job is it to find the door? I enjoy arriving at school while the stars are still shining over head provides me with significant quiet time to ponder my day. I was thinking back a few years to when my son would ride to school with me. He was…

Bird Droppings January 11, 2010 Looking for reasons I had a rather exciting weekend as they go. I no longer have to drive down to Macon to pick up and drop off my youngest son at Mercer University, as he now drives himself. He was ready to get back after three weeks home for the…

Bird Droppings January 10, 2010 Is there really friendship It has been nearly four since I was meeting with our builder and realtor doing a walk through of our soon to be new house. We are heading back to the country away from traffic and constant human encroachment at least for now. As I pulled…

Bird Droppings January 7, 2010 Digging for gold “You have to drill through mud and water to get oil; you have to sift through sand and silt to get gold; you have to chop and hack through stone to get diamonds. So why do so many people feel that the treasure of ideas should come…

Bird Droppings January 6, 2010 A chill in the air For several days the now we have been below freezing totally silencing the crickets and tree frogs who need an ambient temperature in the mornings a bit more warm maybe high fifties low sixties. So for today my orchestra was silent as a freeze not…

Bird Droppings January 5, 2010 Getting the passion back When I walked outside earlier to take our Westie for her morning bathroom break I was greeted with a near full moon, well maybe a half moon and a crystal clear sky filled with stars. Thinking to my self I said thank you for being alive…

Bird Droppings January 3, 2010 Reaching out ` “We may not live holy lives but we live in a world full of holy moments” Kent Nerburn, Simple Truths Today is the last official day of winter vacation and or Christmas holidays with tomorrow a furlough day designated by our governor and then Tuesday back to…