The daily meanderings of a teacher

Bird Droppings December 11, 2009 One more Try “You win some, you lose some, and some get rained out, but you gotta suit up for them all.” J. Askenberg Sitting here this morning after walking one of the dogs out into one of the coldest nights and mornings of this year and trying to warm…

Bird Droppings December 3, 2009 Trying to uncover peace “In this week of great destruction, we must each choose what road we are to walk and live. The road of destruction is war, it has always been so. The road of creation is deeper and more complicated; it has always involved forgiveness, love, light, prayer,…

Bird Droppings December 2, 2009 Trying to tie a knot with only one end “Words can never adequately convey the incredible impact of our attitudes toward life. The longer I live the more convinced I become that life is 10 percent what happens to us and 90 percent how we respond to it.” Charles Swindoll…

Bird Droppings December 1, 2009 Testing and or Inspection does it really work? “Your most unhappy customers are your greatest source of learning.” Bill Gates Reading this note from Bill Gates founder of Microsoft you may at first glance consider or maybe even just wonder has Bill Gates lost his marbles. However if you look…

Bird Droppings November 30, 2009 Listening to a philosopher A beautiful sky this morning as I walked out and actually rather warm which is surprising as the sky while filled with clouds was clear. A moon reflecting across from the west is lighting up the sky and white billowing clouds presented a surreal picture for…

Bird Droppings November 26, 2009 Trying to understand giving thanks, war and teaching I had a difficult time sleeping due to a head cold and some sinus issues. When I got up and started to walk around and downed a large mug of mate and black tea my head started to clear a bit and…

Bird Droppings November 24, 2009 Families and Friends The holidays are getting here soon and this semester is drawing to an end or perhaps a beginning as we get closer to the start of a semester at school. We were one of a few schools that had a week off for Thanksgiving and we will…

Bird Droppings November 20, 2009 Finding ourselves “Whatever games are played with us, we must play no games with ourselves.” Ralph Waldo Emerson So often the morning goes one direction and then shifts I was reading John Dewey and pondering the concepts of constructivism when I was thinking about how so many times the real…

Bird Droppings November 19, 2009 Filling cracks in leaky pots Far too often in the course of existence we tend to miss so much in our wandering about hurrying here and there and never taking time to understand or to even try and understand what is going on. Yesterday was a blur of discussions, meetings…

Bird Droppings November 18, 2009 Feeding wolves So many thoughts going through my mind today as I sit listening to rain outside and pondering several days of events that have made there mark on me. There are times when it is hard to put into words whether it is because of confidentiality or emotions maybe…