The daily meanderings of a teacher

Bird Droppings January 2, 2022Why 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, 2022 Trying not to trip on a grain of sand on the first day of a new year A new year ahead, 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 might elude…

Birddroppings December 30, 2021 Venting a bit on a Thursday morning I wrote yesterday and was going to be lazy today to get ready for the holiday. Lately, I had a doctor’s appointment and a rapid test, and I did test negative for COVID-19 again for the fourth time, which relieved my asthma has been…

Bird Droppings December 29, 2021Why is seeking peace so difficult? I started and stopped several times writing this piece. My grandson wanted to watch Mickey Mouse with me and eat popcorn, so I was away from my computer. Around the world, armies are moving as I write. There are missiles are being aimed, and tanks…

Bird Droppings December 22, 2021 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 21, 2021There are always possibilities “Life has no limitations, except the ones you make.” Les Brown I was sitting talking with one of my sons yesterday, remembering when I was their age. I should say that trying to remember when I was their age would be more appropriate. I was thinking back…

Bird Droppings December 17, 2021 Waiting for a miracle I wrote this piece nearly fifteen years ago, and it still has a place in my heart. Miracle is a word used often by people of faith. It is an explanation for things that happen with no apparent cause and or rationale. We all sit waiting…

Bird Droppings December 16, 2021 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 15, 2021 A chill in the air but not in the heart We have been at or below freezing in the early mornings for several days, which silences the crickets and tree frogs who need a slightly warmer ambient temperature, the maybe high fifties, and low sixties. So, for today, my orchestra…

Bird Droppings December 14, 2021 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…