The daily meanderings of a teacher

Bird Droppings January 3, 2023 Sitting thinking of a circle I am looking through various shows, movies, and miniseries for a series I enjoyed, Into the West. I will find it one of these days. The series starts and ends with a circle of stones with a line going east to west and one going…

Bird Droppings January 2, 2023Why should there be no 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 speak first and clean up afterward, simply walking away quite generally, leaving whoever I am conversing with confused and bewildered.…

Bird Droppings January 1, 2023 Trying not to trip on a grain of sand on the first day of a new year With a new year ahead, and so many things to see and do, I was so remarkably close to starting this day with the title of Bentley; however, as I thought further, some…

Birddroppings December 30, 2022 Venting a bit on a Friday morning I wrote yesterday and was going to be lazy today to prepare for the holiday. Lately, I have had a severe sinus infection; to be safe did several Covid rapid tests, and I did test negative, which was a relief, but my asthma has…

Bird Droppings December 29, 2022 Should children be left behind? “I believe that our own experience instructs us that the secret of education lies in respecting the pupil. It is not for you to choose what he shall know, what he shall do. It is chosen and foreordained, and he only holds the key to…

Bird Droppings December 18, 2022 Waiting for a miracle I wrote this piece nearly twenty years ago, and it still has a place in my heart. Miracle is a word used often by people of faith. It explains things that happen with no apparent cause and/or rationale. We all sit waiting for miracles, perhaps waiting…

Bird Droppings December 17, 2022 Building Sandcastles drip by drip It was nearly twenty years ago when I was physically attending classes in graduate school almost every day, just before switching to Internet classes and WebCT. This took some getting used to going to school and then teaching school. I taught from 7:20 – 3:00…

Bird Droppings December 11, 2022 Who 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…

Bird Droppings December 6, 2022 Sitting, wondering, pondering, and dishwashing Several earlier readings on the internet got me thinking and pondering as I do in a roundabout way. So often, we take our technology for granted.  It has been about fourteen years since we moved into this house and a brand-new dishwasher. About six years…

Bird Droppings December 4, 2022 Have YOU been Naughty or Nice? I have been away from my computer for much of the past week. Schoolwork, working around the house, and several Christmas shopping trips kept me uninspired to write. I have a friend who has chosen to do an act of kindness daily. She committed…