The daily meanderings of a teacher

Tag: Education

  • Today should always be the first day.

    Bird Droppings August 8, 2025Today should always be the first day. “I have seen that in any great undertaking, it is not enough for a man to depend simply upon himself.” Lone Man (Isna-la-wica)Teton Sioux So often in life, we think we are the one and can do it all on our own with no…

  • Bird Droppings August 7, 2025 A spiritual side to teaching can have an impact A Rainy Morning in Georgia may be a song title. We had gone almost twenty days with little or no rain, and many areas were in drought conditions, and a hundred miles east, recovering from floods from the last tropical storm.…

  • Where is the passion?

    Bird Droppings August 5, 2025Where is the passion? About eight years ago, I was sitting facing a rising sun, thankful for a new day. A few days passed, and the first sunlight appeared as on many mornings. It was ironic as I was sitting on an overturned five-gallon plastic bucket next to a small circle…

  • Why do we have public education? To educate all our Children.

    Bird Droppings July 30, 2025Why do we have public education? To educate all our Children. For all teachers, over the next few weeks, a new school year. Perhaps today is a day of action. Stand up for what you believe in. I read an article that references children as others yesterday. The way a profiteer…

  • Checking the toes for mittens

    Bird Droppings July 29, 2025 Checking the toes for mittens It has been some time since one of my granddaughters came to me to show off her new hat and mittens. It was quite a sight, clad in a t-shirt, diaper, mittens, and ski cap that looked like a penguin she was showing off for…

  • Looking for synchronous moments

    Bird Droppings July 28, 2025 Looking for synchronous moments Every year for five or so I have had lunch during teacher preplanning with my oldest son and a good friend whom I used to coteach with. Today was that day, and following, I walked around the school visiting with old friend from the high school…

  • What do teachers know?

    Bird Droppings July 23, 2025What do teachers know? “Teachers are one of the nation’s most important resources for providing the skills, values, and knowledge that prepare young people for productive citizenship – but more than this, to give sanctuary to their dreams and aspirations for a future of hope, dignity, and justice. It is indeed…

  • Quietly listening to Hot Tuna and pondering the word inspiration.

    Bird Droppings July 15, 2025 Quietly listening to Hot Tuna and pondering the word inspiration. Over twenty years ago, at a county-wide teacher kick-off meeting, traditionally a packaged inspirational meeting and welcome before state and federal budget cuts. This was the startup for the new school year led by a brought-in speaker. They would pay…

  • What do teachers know?

    Bird Droppings July 10, 2025What do teachers know? “Teachers are one of the nation’s most important resources for providing the skills, values, and knowledge that prepare young people for productive citizenship – but more than this, to give sanctuary to their dreams and aspirations for a future of hope, dignity, and justice. It is indeed…

  • Why is experience the greatest teacher?

    Bird Droppings July 7, 2025Why is experience the greatest teacher? “Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so.” Douglas Adams, Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy What a way to start with a line from a fiction…