The daily meanderings of a teacher

Tag: art

  • Imagination is a key to unlocking a higher level of thought.

    Bird Droppings March 27, 2026Imagination is a key to unlocking a higher level of thought. Over the years, I have visited many places and met numerous people. In 1973, I was living in Macon, Georgia, and had the great privilege to meet Bill and Gerald Harjo. Gerald was in school at Mercer University finishing his…

  • Flowers are red, green leaves are green, and that’s the way it was meant to be.

    Bird Droppings March 22, 2026Flowers are red, green leaves are green,and that’s the way it was meant to be. It has been over fifty years, actually more, since I found out I was color-blind. I had been in college at West Chester State College for my first year back in 1967. I found that driving…

  • Teaching as improvisational art using learning as the palette

    Bird Droppings February 28, 2026 Teaching as improvisational art using learning as the palette I wrote the basics of this article nearly 17 years ago, thinking of an artist friend, now a computer programmer, who was trying to define her art and searching for her meaning in life. My friend often reflected on her political…

  • Imagination is a key to unlocking a higher level of thought.

    Bird Droppings November 13, 2025Imagination is a key to unlocking a higher level of thought. Over the years, I have visited many places and met numerous people. In 1973, I was living in Macon, Georgia, and had the great privilege to meet Bill and Gerald Harjo. Gerald was in school at Mercer University finishing his…

  • While deadly, a spider spins to survive. Just a thought to start.

    Bird Droppings October 30, 2025While deadly, a spider spins to survive. Just a thought to start. “When Peter pulled his sword and attacked the Roman soldier, he was told to put it away, and his boss turned to the injured soldier and healed his ear, but that was before Christianity.” Frank Bird, Ed.D. D.D. Every…

  • Teaching as improvisational art using learning as the palette

    Bird Droppings August 28, 2025 Teaching as improvisational art using learning as the palette I wrote the basics of this article nearly sixteen years ago and thought of an artist friend, now a computer programmer, trying to define her art and searching for her meaning in life. My friend often reflected on her political views…

  • Are we missing Creativity?

    Bird Droppings June 6, 2025Are we missing Creativity? Today was another quiet morning; as I wandered out and about, birds hiding from view were already calling—the crickets and frogs, as always, a beautiful chorus for the morning awakening. Yesterday, several tree frogs visited our back porch, hiding under pots and a baseball cap. The air…

  • Symbolic Totem Pole

    Bird Droppings January 17, 2025 Symbolic Totem Pole Growing up in my family, my father had made numerous totem poles in our backyards over the years. Each was painted images of creatures. Eagles, bears, and wolves adorned the totem poles. The last one was torn down or fell only a few years ago. In Cub…

  • Selecting your pallet

    Bird Droppings January 15, 2025Selecting your pallet I wrote the basics of this article nearly twenty years ago and was thinking of an artist friend trying to define her art and searching for her meaning in life. My friend often reflects her political views and emotions through her art. As I sat here this morning…

  • Symbolic Totem Pole

    Bird Droppings December 14,, 2024 Symbolic Totem Pole Growing up in my family, my father had made numerous totem poles in our backyards over the years. Each was painted images of creatures. Eagles, bears, and wolves adorned the totem poles. The last one was torn down or fell only a few years ago. In Cub…