Bird Droppings May 18, 2018 Children can learn So as I do on many mornings when I get the time I walked out to a quiet spot. Being in the Low Country of South Carolina and four stories up my balcony was serene as I walked out. I do miss my quiet spot at home…

Bird Droppings May 17, 2018 Understanding is often getting over fears   As I stepped outside into a warm moist morning, we were hoping the rain would hold off. The storm has passed off shore and is moving north. However the humidity still hangs in the air. The grass was like walking on a sponge…

Bird Droppings May 11, 2018 We can make learning successful So as I do on many mornings when I get the time I walked out to a quiet corner of my back yard. Nestled in a patch of weeds and brush I laid claim to my quiet spot and look toward the east in the…

Bird Droppings May 8, 2018 Can we be about healing?   I came out earlier today into the darkness and the first thing I heard was a bullfrog off in the distance calling that’s the first one of the year. As I listened I heard more I heard many birds starting to chirp, whistle and…

Bird Droppings May 4, 2018 Why do children do what they do?   “Our task is to make our children into disciples of the good life, by our own actions toward them and toward other people. This is the only effective discipline in the long run. But it is more arduous, and takes longer, than…

Bird Droppings April 29, 2018 Driving up a mountain takes considerable effort   I am looking forward to another trip to Black Rock Mountain in North Georgia, the site of the Foxfire Museum property. In the past it was the site of the Piedmont College’s teacher’s class in The Foxfire Approach to teaching. My oldest…

Bird Droppings April 28, 2018 Why not just imagine?   Some days I wonder if adults I know have ever imagined even considered imagination. For example have you ever lain on your back watching clouds trying to determine if this one is a dragon or a whale? I was driving home from Georgia Tech with…

Bird Droppings April 27, 2018 Is it passion or just obsession? “All games have an important and probably decisive influence on the destinies of the players under ordinary social conditions; but some offer more opportunities than others for life long careers and are more likely to involve innocent bystanders.” Dr. Eric Berne, The games people…

Bird Droppings April 25, 2018 My pedagogy is evolving as I learn, see and listen more   “We would do away with examinations. They measure the inconsequential type of learning. We would do away with grades and credits for the same reason. We would do away with degrees as a measure of competence partly for…

Bird Droppings April 24, 2018 Reading a friend’s book a sixth time   I was so tired when I laid down last night after staying awake to watch American Idol, running errands, working around the house, fixing supper and attempting to get into my reading and writing. My youngest son in now a nurse at…