Bird Droppings December 17, 2013 What do we really know? “Teachers are one of the most important resources a nation has for providing the skills, values and knowledge that prepare young people for productive citizenship – but more than this, to give sanctuary to their dreams and aspirations for a future of hope, dignity and…

Bird Droppings December 16, 2013 Being patient I find the end of a semester both exciting and sad at the same time. There are students who I will see every day coming by my room and others possibly never again as in a large high school it is easy to remain hidden away if you…

Bird Droppings December 15 2013 Reading your own view sometimes offers a clue After thirty five years of marriage tomorrow it seems almost like day one. Every day and each day keeps getting better. Periodically over the past years I would receive at some odd hour of the night and or morning a paper to…

Bird Droppings December 14, 2013 Finding the right spot for the puzzle pieces “In order to learn the nature of the myriad things, you must know that although they may look round or square, the other features of oceans and mountains are infinite in variety; whole worlds are there. It is so not only around…

Bird Droppings December 12, 2013 Can you give it one more try? “You win some, you lose some, and some get rained out, but you gotta suit up for them all.” Satchel Paige often attributed to J. Askenberg Sitting here this morning after walking the dog out into one of the coldest nights and mornings…

Bird Droppings December11, 2013 How we perceive is often the beginning “I love a people who have always made me welcome to the best that they had. I Love a people who are honest without laws, who have no jails and no poorhouses. I love a people who keep the commandments without having ever read…

Bird Droppings December 10, 2013 Possibilities “Life has no limitations, except the ones you make.” Les Brown I was sitting talking with one of my sons yesterday remembering when I was their age. I should say trying to remember when I was their age that would be more appropriate. It has been a few days…

Bird Droppings December 9, 2013 Why do we even have public education? For teachers today is the National Day of Action. Standup for what you believe in. I shared an article that references children as others yesterday. Our children to corporate entities are simply others, consumers and I have seen the world capital used in…

Bird Droppings December 8, 2013 Go up another rung! A week or so of testing is coming up and the mountain is nearly climbed as we approach the holidays. I even with my aversion to shopping will be going out with my wife to brave the masses of the malls and finish up the majority…

Bird Droppings December 6, 2013 Words can be significant and or meaningless So often when we open our mouths to speak but do we really think about what it is we are going to say. Often it sort of just spills out. Occasionally we wonder I wish I could have held on to that word…