The daily meanderings of a teacher

Tag: Dr. Wayne Peate

  • A chilly morning for so many reasons as I ponder educational genocide

    Bird Droppings February 21, 2012 A chilly morning for so many reasons as I ponder educational genocide   I was huddled in my blanket as I went outside to sit and think a bit earlier granted I was barefooted. The air was still except for a slight rustling in the branches and pine needles with…

  • Geting back to my routine

    Bird Droppings February 20, 2012 Getting back to my routine   “If we can’t take the time out of our lives to stay a moment and listen to one of the best musicians on Earth play some of the best music ever written; if the surge of modern life so overpowers us that we are…

  • A blue sky and warm winter

    Bird Droppings February 18, 2012 A blue sky and warm weather   It has been an almost nonexistent winter here in Georgia, I had to wear a jacket maybe once and we had no snow on the ground at all this winter. Actually being out of school the past week has given me time to…

  • Such a simple word JOY!

      Bird Droppings February 17, 2012 Such a simple word JOY!             When I was planning my day yesterday I was originally going to drive down to Georgia Southern University and make a stop in Macon at the Indian Mounds but the day changed directions. My next thought was to head up to the Foxfire property…

  • A cloudy morning pondering about Dr. Carl G. Jung

    Bird Droppings February 16, 2012 A cloudy morning pondering about Dr. Carl G. Jung   “If there is anything we wish to change in the child, we should first examine it and see whether it is not something that could better be changed in ourselves.” Carl G. Jung   Over the years I have seen…

  • Wouldn’t it be great if we could script great teachers?

    Bird Droppings February 15, 2012 Wouldn’t it be great if we could script great teachers?   As I watched the several various movies about teachers recently it hit me, wouldn’t it be great if we could somehow provide a package for teaching, write that perfect script anyone could follow and it would allow anyone to…

  • Is it a waste of time?

    Bird Droppings February 14, 2012 Is it a waste of time?   “For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind.” Ralph Waldo Emerson   One of the most precious things we have is time. As our lives go by we tend to waste more and more of it.…

  • A simple word belief

    Afternoon Bird Droppings February 13, 2012 A simple word belief   “What matters is not the idea a man holds, but the depth at which he holds it.” Ezra Pound   I went to a basketball game a few Friday nights back. The intensity of the crowd always amazes me be it any group event,…

  • A five note flute

    Bird Droppings February 12, 2012 A five note flute   “The American Indian is of the soil, whether it be the region of forests, plains, pueblos, or mesas. He fits into the landscape, for the hand that fashioned the continent also fashioned the man for his surroundings. He once grew as naturally as the wild…

  • Greed could be our downfall

    Bird Droppings February 11, 2012 Greed could be our downfall   “That man is the richest whose pleasures are the cheapest.” Henry David Thoreau               We watch the news and heads of states and heads of companies fall midst the economic crisis. All the while wealth is disappearing I am told. I recall back…