The daily meanderings of a teacher

Bird Droppings August 9. 2024A beginning from an end searching for our value in life “When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves.” Victor Frankl I have been struggling to find a part-time position so far this year. I have interviewed, and granted, I can overwhelm some…

Bird Droppings August 6, 2024Where is the passion? About seven years ago, I was sitting facing a rising sun, thankful for a new day. A few days passed, and the first sunlight appeared on many mornings. It was ironic as I was sitting on an overturned five-gallon plastic bucket next to a small circle of…

Bird Droppings August 5, 2024Who would have thought of a buffalo snort in the dark? “Life is no brief candle to me. It is a sort of splendid torch which I have got a hold of for the moment, and I want to make it burn as brightly as possible before handing it on to…

Bird Droppings August 1, 2024What 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 justice.…

Bird Droppings July 30, 2024Why would someone rather send a photo than write? “Experience is not what happens to a man; it is what a man does with what happens to him.” Aldus Huxley 1965, I was introduced to this author in a tenth-grade English Class. The book we were reading was Brave New World,…

Bird Droppings July 26, 2024I am pondering ABNANBNANBNANBNANBNANBC or antecedent behavior, new antecedent, new behavior, etc. Last night, I reviewed some notes from one of my numerous posts on my various blog sites and graduate school comments. I had been reading from a paper on a program developed in the mid-1980s in California. The program…

Bird Droppings July 24, 2024How do we know we are grown up? I will hopefully be taking stuff to my new classroom in a few days. Boxes gathered through the years of teaching and training. I will be teaching elementary school again this year, only part-time (49%), so as to keep my retirement intact. I…

Bird Droppings July 23, 2024 Grandparenting and teaching is telling our students and grandchildren the stories. I have been lazy lately. I have been reading and noting my citations for my dissertation but have not pulled them up in a few days due to traveling and recovering from travel. I am finishing up my dissertation…

Bird Droppings July 17, 2024Maybe we are in the wrong. “I am tired of talk that comes to nothing. It makes my heart sick when I remember all the good words and all the broken promises. There has been too much talking by men who have no right to talk. Too many misinterpretations have been…

Bird Droppings July 16, 2024Teaching today is tying a knot with only one hand. It was a Saturday morning a few years back, and no one else was up but me. I was about to go out and wander in the darkness for a bit and remembered my cast. Over the years, I have enjoyed…