The daily meanderings of a teacher

Tag: Erich Fromm

  • Imagination a key to another level of thought

    Bird Droppings August 7, 2011 Imagination a key to another level of thought “You can take a course in child development and think you’re prepared for parenthood, but until you have a child of your own, what you’ve been taught doesn’t mean a thing to you. So it come to our old teaching: Never claim…

  • Is it really adversity?

    Bird Droppings July 11, 2011 Is it really adversity? “If you break your neck, if you have nothing to eat, if your house is on fire, then you got a problem. Everything else is inconvenience.” Robert Fulghum I was working in the yard most of the day yesterday when I was not at a reptile…

  • Clearing the pathway

    Bird Droppings May 10, 2011 Clearing a pathway “I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve the world and a desire to enjoy the world. This makes it hard to plan the day.” Elwyn Brooks White Often I reflect on the journey of life and the many directions I myself have traveled.…