The daily meanderings of a teacher

Tag: faith

  • Over the years, I have found that religion is what you make of it.

    Bird Droppings July 9, 2026 Over the years, I have found that religion is what you make of it. “A poor devotee points to the sky and says, ‘God is up there.’ An average devotee says, ‘God dwells in the heart as the Inner Master.’ The best devotee says, ‘God alone is, and everything I…

  • How capable do we need to be? Should the truth be more valid than a lie? An idea inspired by a student.

    Bird droppings June 30, 2026 How capable do we need to be? Should the truth be more valid than a lie? An idea inspired by a student. Two years ago, I listened to each of the debates and came away feeling that we could have gotten better candidates at this point. One of the debaters…

  • How do we know we are grown up?

    Bird Droppings June 29, 2026 How do we know we are grown up? I will hopefully finally be getting my old school stuff sorted through. Boxes gathered through the years of teaching and training. I will be trying to get the massive piles of boxes organized and cleaned up. I spent nearly twenty-five years teaching…

  • Sitting here pondering the reconciliation of trust

    Bird Droppings June 18, 2026Sitting here pondering the reconciliation of trust I came upstairs this morning to look at my photos and write a Birddroppings. I thought back a couple of years. I was talking with my wife; she was headed to a funeral in Dublin, Georgia, for her aunt, who had just passed away.…

  • Cultivating the inner self

    Bird Droppings June 16, 2026Cultivating the inner self “If people find no room in their lives to pray or to meditate, to reflect deeply on why they have been created and what they must do with their lives, and to listen with all of their being to the guidance of the universe, then these people…

  • Grandparenting/Teaching is telling our students and grandchildren the stories so they can tell them to their grandchildren.

    Bird Droppings June 13, 2026 Grandparenting/Teaching is telling our students and grandchildren the stories so they can tell them to their grandchildren. I have been reading a significant amount of material on testing, of all things, and how to design an assessment. Over the years, I have always come back to portfolios as one of…

  • Bird Droppings May 30, 2026 Taking small steps is a key component of patience “Most people would succeed in small things if they were not troubled with great   ambitions.” Henry Wadsworth Longfellow How many times are we told, “take your time”? So often in life, we are anxious to finish the job or get…

  • Why do we wish, wonder, and wait?

    Bird Droppings May 22, 2026 Why do we wish, wonder, and wait? “Calamity is the perfect glass wherein we truly see and know ourselves.” William Davenant It has been twenty years since we moved in and found ourselves in this house.  I wasn’t sure where to start. Several ideas have been running through my mind for…

  • Finding Soul in looking at the Curriculum, or can I get a nickel’s worth of cheese, please.

    Bird Droppings May 21, 2026Finding Soul in looking at the Curriculum, or can I get a nickel’s worth of cheese, please. I applied for a part-time teaching position yesterday and then had lunch with a fellow teacher and friend from my last school. After driving home, I had many thoughts about education. I had thoughts…

  • Should we be pondering the idea of faith?

    Bird Droppings May 10, 2026Should we be pondering the idea of faith? I have been indirectly involved in several discussions lately about the word “faith”. So, I did a bit of research and thought it over. Interesting to be pondering on Mother’s Day. “Modern technology advanced in such tiny increments for so long that we…