The daily meanderings of a teacher

Bird Droppings June 22, 2021Today should always be a first day “I have seen that in any great undertaking it is not enough for a man to depend simply upon himself.” Lone Man (Isna-la-wica)Teton Sioux So often in life we think we are the one. We can do it all on our own with absolutely…

Bird Droppings June 21, 2021 Constructivism Montessori, Piaget, Vygotsky, Dewey, and others Friday, I had a heart pacemaker installed. It is good for eight to ten years and amazingly I feel considerably better. My heart rate had been going as low as thirty-six and fluctuating all through the day. I was fatigued and tired all…

Bird Droppings June 17, 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 was not sure from where to start several ideas have been running…

Bird Droppings June 15, 2021Should we be pondering the idea of faith? I have been indirectly involved in several discussions lately involving the word faith. So, I did a bit of research and thinking. “Modern technology advanced in such tiny increments for so long that we never realized how much our world was being altered,…

Bird Droppings June 14, 2021Teaching and or 2.7 seconds on a bull named Fu Manchu I walked in the house from running a few errands and after unloading my car, swam about a half mile and sat down to write. This could be my second time I will be missing out on my first day…

Bird Droppings June 13, 2021Why is seeking peace so difficult? Around the world armies are moving as I write. There are missiles are being aimed and tanks rolling. War is a magnificent profit driving machine for industry. Sadly it is more so about money than national ideology. I have always been against war and always…

Bird Droppings June 12, 2021 Seeking a destination “Life is about the journey not the destination; we don’t know what tomorrow brings” Steven Tyler, AEROSMITH Every once in a while, I get totally amazed, and as I was driving from point A to point B not too many days ago a song was playing in…

Bird Droppings June 11, 2021Life is making a quilt It was nearly fourteen years ago my wife walked in and told me that my mother said this was to be a happy time, a joyous occasion, as we celebrated my father’s life on a Sunday. She said I think we are even having a snow…

Bird Droppings June 10, 2021Teaching in a spiritual sense “Solitude does not necessarily mean living apart from others; rather, it’s never living apart from oneself. Not about absence of other people – it is about being fully present to ourselves, whether or not we are with others.” Parker Palmer Dr. Parker Palmer is an innovator,…

Bird Droppings June 9, 2021Wondering is a powerful tool Several years back during the school year we started sort of a school-wide vocabulary of the week I was reminded of this as I was looking through my various files for quotes and such. About three years ago as the day wound down an email came…