The daily meanderings of a teacher

Tag: Foxfire

  • Why do we consider thinking a bad word?

    Bird Droppings October 20, 2011 Why do we consider thinking a bad word? “I once had a sparrow alight upon my shoulder for a moment, while I was hoeing in a village garden, and I felt that I was more distinguished by that circumstance that I should have been by any epaulet I could have…

  • Teach to where the learning will be not to where it is

    Bird Droppings October 17-18, 2011 Teach to where the learning will be not to where it is I took a relaxing weekend with family and grand baby and sort of got my thoughts together as the days went by. Somewhere as the rain dissipated last week we had a few good days of sunshine even…

  • Seeing our purpose in life

    Bird Droppings October 12, 2011 Seeing our purpose in life It has been over ten years since I started writing this piece. I went out this morning with many questions on my mind. I Have a significant paper to write, my son’s wedding anniversary coming up, a grandbaby that just started saying pop pop, new…

  • The search is deep within ourselves

    Bird Droppings October 5, 2011 The search is deep within ourselves “If you don’t like something change it; if you can’t change it, change the way you think about it.” Mary Engelbreit I am very much a creature of routine of habit and when my daily path is altered I have occasion to be amiss.…

  • Surmounting Learning Difficulties

    Bird Droppings October 4, 2011 Surmounting learning difficulties “Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don’t matter and those who matter don’t mind.” Dr. Seuss “There are two ways of meeting difficulties. You alter the difficulties or you alter yourself to meet them.” Phyllis Bottome An interesting start to…

  • MWSLCB – Maybe we should leave children behind?

    Bird Droppings October 2, 2011 Maybe we should leave children behind? “I was in another lifetime one of toil and blood, when blackness was a virtue and the road was full of mud. I came in from the wilderness a creature void of form. ‘Come in’ she said ‘I’ll give you shelter from the storm’.”…

  • Right may be wrong

    Bird Droppings September 24, 2011 Right may be wrong “One of the most common errors is to suppose that the opposite of being wrong is right, when in many cases it is only another way of being wrong. We see this most obviously in political and governmental doctrines, where one extreme proves as futile as…

  • Looking at reflection beyond a mirror

    Bird Droppings September 1, 2011 Looking at reflection beyond a mirror I picked up a local paper yesterday morning and have become a fan of one of our local featured columnists. Fred Wehner is a former journalist from the London Daily News, and then he founded and ran the New York News Agency before retiring…

  • Can I get a nickels worth of cheese?

    Bird Droppings August 29, 2011 Can I get a nickels worth of cheese “When you arise in the morning, give thanks for the morning light, for your life and strength. Give thanks for your food, and the joy of living. If you see no reason for giving thanks, the fault lies with yourself.” Tecumseh, Shawnee…

  • A final look at essential Bird Pedagogy for the moment

    Bird Droppings August 26, 2011 A final look at essential Bird Pedagogy for the moment “If a university can’t have two out of five of their student-athletes graduate, I don’t know why they’re rewarded with post-season play” Arne Duncan Over the past few days I have been looking at how I see teaching and instruction…