Bird Droppings April 21, 2013 Can we even consider in the same sentence ethics and politics? There are so many things happening in our world that are often at the whim of a politician who we voted for or against. The auto industry was being remade, wars are being fought, jobs are disappearing and health…

Bird Droppings April 19, 2013 A wind in the trees Over the past weeks we have had several severe storms come through the area. Just before I went to bed last night according to the weather we were to get another today. Several times during the night I awakened and no storm was blowing and…

Bird Droppings April 18, 2013 I was only watching a hawk fly by I was unable to attend many sporting events this year for numerous reasons and my normal excuse to go taking pictures was not viable since my good camera had been stolen about a year ago. So I went to check on a…

Bird Droppings April 17, 2013 Are you a Weginahsa? “The work of a teacher – exhausting, complex, idiosyncratic, never twice the same – is at its heart, an intellectual and ethical enterprise. Teaching is the vocation of vocations, a calling that shepherds a multitude of other callings. It is an activity that is intensely practical…

Bird Droppings April 16, 2013 Sometimes we get too 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…

Bird Droppings April 15, 2013 It is not always all in a name On February 3, 2003 I officially started calling daily emailing and journaling Bird Droppings. I went back in my files and pulled up a few old thoughts and ideas. Along with my new name in 2003 some other bits and pieces as…

Bird Droppings April 14, 2013 Is a circle a confined space or infinite undertaking? 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…

Bird Droppings April 12, 2013 A rock flower and song A journey begins with a step and apathy begins with turning your back and saying I don’t care. Yesterday afternoon my I had my last IEP of the year. I recall another afternoon when my laptop was acting weirder than normal and all of my…

Bird Droppings April 11, 2013 Going to school early in the day 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. Several weeks ago I was driving through our small town and…

Bird Droppings April 10, 2013 The journey starts here now “Who, then, shall conduct education so that humanity may improve?” John Dewey A very deep and broad question, I was thinking back to my own community and associations. We elect school board members who hire teachers and principals, they decide on schools to build and…