The daily meanderings of a teacher

Bird Droppings March 24, 2022Can we find answers? Several years ago, I would have said there were answers to almost any question that could be asked. Today sitting here, I wonder granted; first, you have to ask what is the question or questions, but now I have a different attitude that allows for an unanswerable…

Bird Droppings March 22, 2022The inability of surmounting learning difficulties It has been a few days since my last post. I have been extremely occupied with surgery Tuesday and recovering the past few days. Last week I had several doctor appointments, ultrasounds, blood work, and more doctors made it a crazy week. It seems my…

Bird Droppings March 21, 20022 Looking for reasons why kids go bad “Come; let us put our minds together to see what kind of life we can create for our children.” Sitting Bull, Lakota Sioux Nearly twenty years have passed since I did a research paper on the causes of various emotional issues with children.…

Bird Droppings March 20, 2022So close to finishing So often, as I start my writings each morning, there has been an experience recently to build upon. It is utilizing these previous experiences that provide windows and doors into future experiences. I was driving through our town, and a shop I had seen numerous times caught…

Bird Droppings March 18, 2022 To die a happy death: Lately, sitting on my back porch pondering, I think of death. As you get to my age, you realize that the amount of time left is limited, and how can you cram as much life in as possible. In recent months my brother-in-law and my…

Bird Droppings March 17, 2022 What is it we see looking into a child’s eyes? I woke up at my usual time from a dream, thinking I was back twenty or so years getting up and getting the kids all sent off to school, and it was pretty quiet around the house. After walking to…

Bird Droppings March 16, 2022An eclectic morning “Learn as if you were going to live forever. Live as if you were going to die tomorrow.” Mahatma Gandhi It has been quite a few years since I watched an episode of Star Trek. It may have been one of the movies where Spock interfered with Star…

Bird Droppings March 15, 2022Have we sold our souls for a few trinkets? Morning is a special time for me, always a new beginning; today was a bit different as I said goodbye to grandbabies visiting. Always hard to say goodbye to grandbabies. Last weekend we visited with our grandbabies from North Carolina and our…

Bird Droppings March 11, 2022Are we going in the right direction? Today, I was reviewing my student’s online work status two years ago. A couple of surprises and some that were not. I thought to myself when the virus finally moves on, and the smoke clears, some grades will be going up, and some will…

Bird Droppings March 10, 2022Is there a difference between progressive and traditional teachers? In a ninth-grade literature class that I happened to co-teach many years ago, I was introduced to Freedom Writers Diary and the film based on the book. In some ways, the story is similar to the story of Foxfire. Erin Gruell, a…