The daily meanderings of a teacher

Bird Droppings May 19, 2021Is curriculum sacred? My wife and I are talking about taking a few days hiatus to head to the South Carolina coast with no schedule and little baggage. Just a spur of the moment trip. Thinking back to our last crazy trip our last journey included a nursery or two, some…

Bird Droppings May 18, 2021In the pursuit of excellence I was listening to crickets and tree frogs as the sounds of morning surrounded me with the rustling of leaves in the steady breeze as I sojourned out in the wee hours with a cup of tea. It is a great day to walk this reality…

Bird Droppings May 17, 2021 Trying to find a way back to normal or is it abnormal: Is your child a hippy? “Your son or daughter may be flashing warning signals that he or she will soon drop out of society and join the “hippie” movement. If you know what to look for, you may be…

Bird Droppings May 14, 2021 How do we make learning successful? As I do on many mornings when I get the time I walked out to a quiet corner of my back yard. Nestled in a patch of weeds and brush I laid claim to my quiet spot and look toward the east in the morning.…

Bird Droppings May 13, 2021Pondering and researching education while remembering a waterfall. It has been nine years since I was staying at the Sylvan Mills Bed and Breakfast in a room literally over a waterfall. I went up to North Georgia to recharge perhaps another word might be to rekindle my passion for education and…

Bird Droppings May 12, 2021Can we be about healing? I came out earlier today into the darkness and the first thing I heard was a bullfrog off in the distance calling that was the first one of the summers. As I listened, I heard more I heard many birds starting to chirp, whistle and call.…

Bird Droppings May 11, 2021Life and acceptance is often getting over fears As I stepped outside into a beautiful morning, we were hoping for a bit of sunshine, but rain is in the forecast and the humidity is hanging in the air. The grass was like walking on a sponge soggy and wet but then…

Bird Droppings May 10, 2021Pondering early in the morning in my search for wisdom I started my day as I routinely a cup of green tea on my back porch, check bird feeders, fix breakfast and today run to the corner and fill my wife’s car with fuel. I walked out checking the outside ambient…

Bird Droppings May 9, 2021Filling cracks in leaky pots Many thousands of years ago Buddha compared people to four kinds of clay vessels. Borrowing these words today as I am thinking to several days lost with the current pandemic. I have been disrupted from my normal routine of teaching, writing and doing things around the…

Bird Droppings May 7, 2021 Is there a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow? “Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be.” Abraham Lincoln Perhaps in the scheme of things there are people who are inherently grouchy and or by Lincoln’s view they simply want to…