The daily meanderings of a teacher

Tag: Empathy

  • Empathy: Does anybody have it anymore or is it gone from humanity?

    Bird Droppings January 10, 2026Empathy: Does anybody have it anymore or is it gone from humanity? Sixteen years ago, I was sitting in my room in Statesboro, back to school for my doctorate. It was a June morning, and I was wide awake, pondering. “It is still dark in Statesboro, Georgia, as I sit here…

  • Teachers need to consult their hearts more

    Bird Droppings November 15, 2024 Teachers need to consult their hearts more I was amazed walking out this morning to the car. It was 45 degrees, and a few frogs were still chirping away. I was going through some research material and pulled out a little book. It has been several years since I found…

  • Children Learn what they Live

    Bird Droppings May 20, 2011 Children Learn what they Live It is such a beautiful morning and quiet out side, I had the opportunity to sit and meditate for nearly an hour under the full moon today. I took our dog out and the air was still and nearly silent however the quiet and sounds…

  • Empathy; Do we have it?

    Droppings May 15, 2011 Empathy; do we all have it? “The capacity for consciousness of ourselves gives us the ability to see ourselves as others see us and to have empathy with others. It underlies our remarkable capacity to transport ourselves into someone else’s parlor where we will be in reality next week, and then…