The daily meanderings of a teacher

Tag: Education

  • It takes more than one strand to make a rope

    Bird Droppings October 31, 2010 It takes more than one strand to make a rope “You cannot contribute anything to the ideal condition of mind and heart known as Brotherhood, however much you preach, posture, or agree, unless you live it.” Faith Baldwin Each day as I talk to my students I try and set…

  • How do we find democracy?

    Bird Droppings October 20-21, 2010 How do we find democracy? I often wonder why we have a dog last night was one of those as raced to get to the vet to pick our dog up after being boarded while we were in Florida. I some how hit every red light and every small batch…

  • Wondering why on a Friday Morning

    Bird Droppings October 1, 2010 Wondering why on a Friday morning “I think the most important issue we have as a people is what we started, and that is to begin to trust our own thinking again and believe in ourselves enough to think that we can articulate our own vision of the future and…

  • Can the soul be defined and or codified part 2

    September 29, 2010 Can soul be defined and codified part 2 “Soul is different from spirit, the deep soul is the way we live everyday, our longings and our fears.” Thomas Moore It has been nearly Twenty years since I first read a book written by Thomas Moore. I picked up a copy of The…

  • Philosophy

    PROCESSIONAL ALL guests are seated. SONG: When I’m 64 Grandmothers seated Mothers seated SONG: Today I Met the Boy I’m Going to Marry Frank Bird, Matt Bird and Kathleen Snyder enter from right Trae Veal Skyla Morris Gill Arquisola Tiffany Morris Jacob Baird Katie Sumner John Bird Paige Sforzo Frankie Bird Morgan Robey Jonathan Hiers…

  • Being human

    Bird Droppings September 19, 2010 Being human “If you can’t feed a hundred people, then feed just one.” Mother Teresa Such a simple opportunity for us as humans and we have been given that with recent events be it floods, earth quakes, mining disasters, poverty, and so many more events world wide that impact feeding…

  • I can’t do it

    Bird Droppings September 17-18, 2010 I can’t do it “Start by doing what’s necessary; then do what’s possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible.” St. Francis of Assisi I was giving a make up test in a literature class yesterday when a student asked why he should even take the test he was going…

  • The puppy ate it

    Bird Droppings September 14, 2010 The puppy ate it “A new position of responsibility will usually show a man to be a far stronger creature than was supposed.” William James While on one hand I am an avid fan of not having homework there may be times when it is appropriate and it is those…

  • Humanistic Capitalism

    Bird Droppings September 12, 2010 Humanistic Capitalism “Corporations must assume an active responsibility for creating a healthy society and a habitable planet—not as a gesture to improve corporate image or as a moralistically undertaken responsibility, but because it is the only reasonable long-run interpretation of ‘good business.’ In the end, good business policy must become…

  • Thinking about where I am going

    Bird Droppings September 11, 2010 Thinking about where I am going “Sooner or later something seems to call us onto a particular path… this is what I must do; this is what I’ve got to have. This is who I am. It’s important to ask yourself, how am I useful to others? What do people…