The daily meanderings of a teacher

Tag: Abraham Lincoln

  • Trying to regurgitate a previous days thought

    Morning Bird Droppings May 3, 2012 Trying to regurgitate a previous days thought   I walked out into a mild near summer day of humidity and whippoorwills calling almost surrounding me with calls. It has been several days that when I walk out my head is foggy with an almost dream like feeling. Today was…

  • Looking for truth in an untruthful world

    Bird Droppings May 2, 2012 Looking for truth in an untruthful world               I went back to a book again for the third or fourth time, a book titled; Every day is a good day, Reflections by Contemporary Indigenous women, by the late Wilma Mankiller, past Chief of The Cherokee Nation and Native American…

  • How old do you have to be?

    Bird Droppings May 1, 2012 How old do you have to be?   On most mornings I sit and use others words to build on and to assist in providing me with fodder for thought. As I sat today with graduation here at our high school only weeks away a thought struck me and seemingly…

  • Watching a hawk fly by

    Bird Droppings April 30, 2012 Watching a hawk fly by   I was able to attend only a few track meets this year and as always I did take a few photos as I tend to do. I recall about three years ago when I was not able to get to the region meet till…

  • Are you a Weginahsa?

    Bird Droppings April 29, 2012 Are you a Weginahsa?   It was just barely four o’clock in the morning and my granddaughter woke up crying, she was spending the night with us so her mom and dad could study for finals this week. Both work and study time is minimal with a seventeen month old.…

  • Going to school

    Bird Droppings April 28, 2012 Going to school   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…

  • The depth of our souls

    Bird Droppings April 27, 2012 The depth of our souls   I received an email from a dear friend many years back after writing about humor and it truly made me think as I looked back on some older notes and thoughts last night and as I pondered I found the response I sent to…

  • The journey

    Bird Droppings April 26, 2012 The journey   “Who, then, shall conduct education so that humanity may improve?” John Dewey   A very deep and broad question, I was thinking back to my own community and associations. We elect school board members who hire teachers and principals, they decide on schools to build and a…

  • Neither Wolf nor Dog

    Bird Droppings April 25, 2012 Neither Wolf nor Dog   It has been some time since I first read the book by this name written which happens to have been written by one of my favorite authors Kent Nerburn. Listening to political gibberish and sitting watching twitter comments through indigenous news casts the issue of…

  • Where have all the teachers gone?

    Bird Droppings April 24, 2012 Where have all the teachers gone?   Over the past few days I have been talking with a veteran and a few new teachers to be, college seniors who are getting ready to go out and teach and even a few who are student teaching with our facility. As I…