The daily meanderings of a teacher

Tag: Education

  • All along the journey

    Bird Droppings May 3, 2011 All along the journey It is teacher appreciation week and in my box this morning several letters from students current and past thanking me for being who I am and for how I teach. In my years of teaching directly and indirectly I have always felt there is a way…

  • Can we offer another ear?

    Bird Droppings May 2, 2011 Can we offer another ear? “Hearing is one of the body’s five senses. But listening is an art.” Frank Tyger After trying to find out who is Frank Tyger I have to resolve that I still do not know for sure, there are no Wikipedia pages to reference a sure…

  • Sitting waiting for inspiration

    Bird Droppings May 1, 2011 Sitting waiting for inspiration Nearly six years ago at our county wide teacher kick off meeting which is traditionally a packaged inspirational meeting and welcome for the new school year we always have a speaker. Someone is paid to come in and inspire us as teachers it could be a…

  • Looking deeper than the surface

    Bird Droppings April 29, 2011 Looking deeper than the surface It has been a long week. I am working hard on pulling nearly eight years of graduate school notes together, writing and reading at home as I develop my ideas for my dissertation. I will be driving down to Statesboro more than likely several times…

  • Going to school

    Bird Droppings April 28, 2011 Going to school So often as I start my writings each morning there has been an experience recently to build upon. It is utilizing these previous experiences that provide windows and doors into future experiences. I was driving through our town and a shop I had seen numerous times caught…

  • Watching a hawk fly by

    Bird Droppings April 26, 2011 Watching a hawk fly by I was able to attend part of a region track meet last week and in doing so took a few photos as I tend to do. Since I was not able to get to the meet till after school and since it started before school…

  • Can we try and define Quality?

    Bird Droppings April 22, 2011 Can we try and define Quality? I have begun reading extensively the past few weeks putting together thoughts for my dissertation for my doctorate at Georgia Southern University. Among those that passed through my hands these past few days and actually a few minutes ago on my writing table is,…

  • Problems are often misunderstood explanations

    Bird Droppings April 20, 2011 Problems are often misunderstood explanations “Although you may understand the explanations, if you are still suffering because of problems, you clearly do not understand the true nature of your mind, your body, and your senses.” Lama Zopa Rinpoche, Transforming Problems Into Happiness Every day I deal with numerous issues among…

  • Sometimes we get to close to the edge

    Bird Droppings April 19, 2011 Sometimes we get to close to the edge I recall taking groups hiking in North Georgia and always there is that one person who has to be at the edge of a gorge or edge of the trail dropping two hundred feet down looking over and nearly falling. Maybe they…

  • Reflection is so much more than a mirror

    Bird Droppings April 18, 2011 Reflection is so much more than a mirror I was sitting out in my back yard as I do every morning listening and thinking wondering about the coming day and week so much to ponder as I listened to the haunting call of a whippoorwill. A friend had gone for…