The daily meanderings of a teacher

Bird Droppings August 16, 2021What 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 August 11, 2021The synchronicity saga and or saga of synchronicity My morning was a series of events literally intended but at the same time filled with moments of coincidence. I checked my phone as I do first thing for emails and various social media posts. A dear friend from New Brunswick Canada had…

Bird Droppings August 10, 2021 Looking for reasons “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 has passed since I did a research paper on causes of various emotional issues with children. When I first started back to…

Bird Droppings August 9, 2021 Why do we wish, wonder and wait? “Calamity is the perfect glass wherein we truly see and know ourselves.” William Davenant It has been nearly fifteen years since we moved last and found ourselves in this house.  I wasn’t sure from where to start several ideas have been running through my…

Bird Droppings August 8, 2021 Finding the right spot for the puzzle pieces “In order to learn the nature of the myriad things, you must know that although they may look round or square, the other features of oceans and mountains are infinite in variety; whole worlds are there. It is so not only around…

Bird Droppings August 7, 2021 What is the Holy Grail (solution/answer) in education? “Obsessive search for the holy grail through only that which can be measured and documented effectively diminishes the sacred and leaves us standing empty without souls.” Dr. Grant Bennett A day or two ago I got a bit carried away and wandered…

Bird Droppings August 6, 2021 How capable do we need to be? What a contrast to only a few weeks ago as the sun was shining and the moon is waning as I went out in the wee hours with a crystal-clear sky. There was a gentle wind blowing, wind chimes ringing peacefully and a…

Bird Droppings August 5, 2021What does it take for that light bulb to go on? It has been nearly fifteen years since my doctorial cohort at Georgia Southern ended and we began the journey on our own. For a couple semesters I was a member of a new cohort at Piedmont College and wandering down…

Bird Droppings August 4, 2021 Now my past studies are making sense My head feels like a sponge. We have hot daytime weather then cooler nights and high humidity then torrential rain off and on and my sinuses and head always feel it. Perhaps why I was sitting thinking back to a teacher work day…

Bird Droppings August 3, 2021What is this desire for freedom? “Brute force, no matter how strongly applied, can never subdue the basic human desire for freedom and dignity. It is not enough, as communist systems have assumed, merely to provide people with food, shelter and clothing. Human nature needs to breathe the precious air of…