The daily meanderings of a teacher

Tag: Albert Einstein

  • A tapestry woven and each thread interconnects

    Bird Droppings November 26, 2011 A tapestry woven as each thread interconnects “For certain fortunate people there is something that transcends all classifications of behavior, and that is awareness, something which rises from the programming of the past, and that is spontaneity; and something that is more rewarding than games and that is intimacy. But…

  • Spirituality an uncertain certainty?

    Bird Droppings November 25, 2011 Spirituality an uncertain certainty? “When you examine the lives of the most influential people who have ever walked among us, you discover one thread that winds through them all. They have been aligned first with their spiritual nature and only then with their physical selves.” Albert Einstein What has always…

  • Trying to understand giving thanks, war and teaching

    Bird Droppings November 24, 2011 Trying to understand giving thanks, war and teaching I had a difficult time sleeping due to some sinus issues I have concerning the dry heat from our gas furnace. When I got up and started to walk around and downed a large mug of mate and black tea my head…

  • If we only can make a difference

    Bird Droppings November 16, 2011 If we only can make a difference I walked out last night to a partial moon although it was warm and off and on again drizzle seemed to be the norm. However between the clouds I did see a jet stream that was perfectly in line with what I could…

  • My graduate studies are making sense

    Bird Droppings October 3, 2011 My graduate studies are making sense This coming Friday we as teachers in Walton County will not get paid as it was one of our furlough days imposed by our Board of education due to funding cuts from our governor and of course the schools will be closed. It was…

  • Trying to clear my head

    Bird Droppings September 20, 2011 Trying to clear my head “The hands will solve a mystery that the intellect has struggled with in vain.” Carl G. Jung I have been a fan of Carl Jung for some time. Many teachers know some children will learn so much faster when the hands are engaged as well…

  • Filtering into bottles

    Bird Droppings August 10, 2011 Filtering into bottles Starting back to school again today and sitting here on day one and thinking back. I remember how hard I was hit by the impact of No Child Left Behind so many years ago. I was testing or reading a test to students who within their IEP’s…

  • Listening to a Chorus of Frogs, Crickets and an occassional Owl

    Bird Droppings July 13, 2011 Listening to a chorus of Frogs, Crickets and an occasional owl “You don’t get harmony when everybody sings the same note.” Doug Floyd Most every night and early morning when I walk about especially early in the morning I am listening to the choral arrangement of tree frogs, crickets, whippoorwills…

  • Filtering into bottles

    Morning Bird Droppings July 8, 2011 Filtering into bottles “The path of least resistance and least trouble is a mental rut already made. It requires troublesome work to undertake the alternation of old beliefs. Self-conceit often regards it as a sign of weakness to admit that a belief to which we have once committed ourselves…

  • Annuals or Perennials

    Bird Droppings June 7, 2011 Annuals or Perennials “We now accept the fact that learning is a lifelong process of keeping abreast of change. And the most pressing task is to teach people how to learn.” Peter Drucker I have read so many times that education should be about teaching life long learners. Sadly as…