The daily meanderings of a teacher

Bird Droppings June 27, 2024 Is synchronicity a focal point on the pathway during our life experiences? My first profound encounter with the idea of synchronicity was possibly at Mercer in one of my psychology classes, but I had forgotten about it, in all honesty. In a previous chapter, I discussed the impact of and…

Bird Droppings June 25, 2024 Taking and making the most of each moment and learning about moleskin: I think we need to find moleskin in education along with switchbacks. In years past, before my son got married and took Timber with him, I sometimes miss waking up to our dog barking because he needed to…

Bird Droppings June 24. 2024 Walking and listening among the Cotton Woods I walked outside earlier, as I do many mornings, listening, observing, and trying to understand the reality I am walking about. The sky was cloudy, with a streak of lightning and a crash of thunder. I was still hoping I could get some…

Bird Droppings June 23, 2024 Teachers need to consult their hearts   I don’t know what happens when people die. Can’t seem to grasp it as hard as I try It’s like a song I can hear playing right in my ear. But I can’t sing, I can’t help listening….. Crying as they ease you…

Bird Droppings June 21, 2024 Is it only a dropped feather? "If we consider the eagle feather with its light and dark colors, we could argue that ‘the dark colors are more beautiful and, therefore, naturally more valuable,’ or vice versa. Regardless of which colors are more beautiful, necessary, or valuable, the truth is the…

Bird Droppings June 19, 2024 Passion: Can it be rekindled? April 4, 1968, I was a freshman at West Chester State, now University. I was not seriously politically active, and I would say naïve. I do recall the news stories, and I recall all the tension that followed. I grew up in a town where…

Morning Bird Droppings June 18, 2024 I am trying to regurgitate a previous day’s thought. It was about ten years ago my youngest son was in a level one trauma center and was to be moved to a rehab facility. It just hit me with all the news of how lucky we can be sometimes.…

Bird Droppings June 17, 2024 What do teachers really know? "Teachers are one of the most important resources a nation has for providing the skills, values, and knowledge that prepare young people for productive citizenship – but more than this, to give sanctuary to their dreams and aspirations for a future of hope, dignity, and…

Bird Droppings June 14, 2024 Driving up a mountain takes effort. I am looking forward to another trip to Black Rock Mountain in North Georgia, the site of the Foxfire Museum property and the former site of Piedmont University’s teacher’s class in The Foxfire Approach to Teaching. My oldest son took the course as part…

Bird Droppings June 12, 2024Kissing a frog on a chilly, wet morning is still hard.It was on the chilly side and wet here in northeast Georgia, with nighttime temperatures hanging in the low sixties. We had an inch plus of rain just a few days ago and a quick storm two nights ago. However, a…