The daily meanderings of a teacher

Tag: Elliot Eisner

  • Curriculum is it sacred?

    Bird Droppings July 7, 2011 Curriculum is it as sacred? So often even a miniscule one triggers with me a memory. We have a standing joke at our house about the rabbits that live around our yard. My wife continually mentions the book, Watership Downs, when addressing the bold creatures. Yesterday I was heading to…

  • Driving up a mountain

    Bird Droppings June 5, 2011 Driving up a mountain I was looking forward to the trip to Black Rock Mountain in North Georgia, the site of the Foxfire property and teachers class in The Foxfire Approach to teaching. My oldest son was taking the course as a piece of his master’s degree program at Piedmont…

  • Reflection is a needed piece in our puzzle of humanity

    Bird Droppings January 10-12, 2011 Reflection is a needed piece in our puzzle of humanity “We must reject the idea that every time a law’s broken, society is guilty rather than the lawbreaker. It is time to restore the American precept that each individual is accountable for his actions.” Ronald Reagan Much of the news…

  • 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…