The daily meanderings of a teacher

Tag: Education

  • Trying to find topsoil midst an erosion of soul

    Bird Droppings April 15, 2011 Trying to find topsoil midst an erosion of soul “To be rooted is perhaps the most important and least recognized need of the human soul.” Simone Weil, The Need for Roots I saw this idea this morning as I was scrolling through thoughts saved over the days and the concept…

  • The infinity or confines of a circle

    Bird Droppings April 14, 2011 The confines or infinity of a circle Does a circle have a beginning and or an end? As learning begins often with a question so today a start and a beginning to my writing and thinking with a question. Many of the philosophies of life use comparisons to circles as…

  • Perhaps my favorite store

    Bird Droppings April 11, 2011 Perhaps my favorite store It is the first time this year I needed my alarm to wake up in the morning. I am a bit out of my normal routine perhaps after a week of spring break. Interesting two thoughts while similar struck me this morning as I started the…

  • Pondering so many things on the last day of Spring Break

    Bird Droppings April 9, 2011 Pondering so many things on the last day of Spring Break Last night I went back over some notes from one of my numerous posts in my graduate school online class site. We had a reading from a paper on a program that was developed in the mid 1980’s in…

  • Hope

    Bird Droppings April 7, 2011 Hope “Man can live for about forty days without food, and about three days without water, about eight minutes without air … but only for one second without hope.” Hal Lindsey As I am lazy today and did not venture forth very early other than to take our trusted Westie…

  • Can we find answers?

    Bird Droppings April 6, 2011 Can we find answers? Several years ago I would have said there were answers to most any question that could be asked. Today sitting here I wonder granted first you have to ask what is the question or questions but I have a different attitude now sort of one that…

  • Religion is what you make of it

    Bird Droppings March 29, 2011 Religion is what you make of it “A poor devotee points to the sky and says, ‘God is up there.’ An average devotee says, ‘God dwells in the heart as the Inner Master.’ The best devotee says, ‘God alone is and everything I perceive is a form of God.’” Ramakrishna…

  • All in a name

    Bird Droppings March 24, 2011 All in a name On February 3, 2003 I officially started titling my daily emailing and blogging, Bird Droppings. I went back in my files and pulled up a few old thoughts and ideas. As I was reading the local paper today a street poll was included asking locals about…

  • gratitude

    Bird Droppings March 22, 2011 Gratitude Far too often we forget to be thankful for what we have and perhaps for what we do not have. I tend to rise at an early hour and sit check emails and review ideas for my daily journaling and of late go in to see if my grandbaby…

  • HAve we sold our souls?

    Bird Droppings March 18, 2011 Have we sold our souls? Morning is a special time for me a beginning is an easy way to say it. Today I went out a bit early from the house to gas up my wives car. As I drove back to the house an owl was sitting on the…