The daily meanderings of a teacher

Bird Droppings April 2, 2021A spiritual side to teaching “Solitude does not necessarily mean living apart from others; rather, it’s never living apart from one’s self. Not about the 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…

Bird Droppings April 1, 2021Getting ready “In the government schools, which are referred to as public schools, Indian policy has been instituted there, and it’s a policy where they do not encourage, in fact, discourage, critical thinking and the creation of ideas and public education.” Russell Means I walked early this morning before the sunrise…

Bird Droppings March 31, 2021  Looking for reasons for 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…

Bird Droppings March 30, 2021So 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 29, 2021All in a name On February 3, 2003 I officially started titling my daily emailing and blogging, Bird Droppings. I went back in my files and pulled up a few old thoughts and ideas. As I was reading the local paper today a street poll was included asking locals about gas…

Bird Droppings March 27, 2021Not all learning difficulties can be tested for It has been a few days since my last post. I have been extremely occupied. Last week several doctor appointments, ultrasounds, blood work, and more doctors made it a crazy week. It seems my heart rate or lack thereof has got the best…

Bird Droppings March 26, 2021 To die a happy death: My mother’s spirit passed on two years ago. She went to sleep and moved on. As I pondered my thoughts for today, I am always thinking about education. I have been taught public high school now for nearly twenty years and after the coming summer…

Bird Droppings March 25, 2021 What is it we see looking into a child’s eyes? I woke up at my normal 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 24, 2021An 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 23, 2021 It is only a dropped feather? Dr. Michael Garrett a Cherokee Indian from North Carolina intertwined his native thoughts in his lessons as he taught college. He wrote extensively on the philosophical and spiritual aspects of native thought. “If we consider the eagle feather with its light and dark colors,…