Bird Droppings August 27, 2016 Bird Droppings August 27, 2016 Checking the toes for mittens   It has been some time since one of my granddaughters was showing off her new hat and mittens. It was quite a sight clad in a t-shirt, diaper, mittens and ski cap that looked like a penguin she was…

Bird Droppings August 26, 2016 Our perceptions vary greatly about life   “Life is 10 percent what you make it and 90 percent how you take it.” Irving Berlin   It was sixteen years ago I was waiting to go teach again after having spent nearly twenty three years in the publishing business. I was…

Bird Droppings August 25, 2016 A community requires contributions of self   We have become a world of self-centered egotists which I know is a generalization of perhaps a bit too much. However in education building an educational school community has consistently been shown to improve schools effectiveness yet we always seem to turn in…

Bird Droppings August 24, 2016 Definitely teaching can be successful   So 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…