The daily meanderings of a teacher

Tag: Foxfire

  • A continued look at Learning

    Bird Droppings August 24, 2011 A continued look at learning ‎ “We would do away with examinations. They measure the inconsequential type of learning. We would do away with grades and credits for the same reason. We would do away with degrees as a measure of competence partly for the same reason. Another reason is…

  • Essential Bird Pedagogy again

    Bird Droppings August 23, 2011 Essential Bird Pedagogy again I am working on some thoughts on raising the bar for students as we tend to do in education. I find it most intriguing that we raise the bar for students mention raising the bar for teachers based on student’s success and all hell breaks loose.…

  • Looking back

    Bird Droppings August 11. 2011 Looking back Occasionally I will check my horoscope and see what the future foretells, and or see what is in store for me for the day. I picked up my morning papers and checked my email horoscope as well; today’s was an interesting lot for me. “You could be tuning…

  • Listening intently to a buffalo snort in the dark

    Bird Droppings August 1, 2011 Listening intently to a buffalo snort in the dark “She lifted me up to be embraced by the breeze as she spoke to the wind: “Please recognize this child. Sometimes you will blow strong, sometimes you’ll be gentle, but let him grow up knowing the value of your presence at…

  • I wonder if you can get moon burn trying to get pictures of moonflowers?

    Bird Droppings July 17, 2011 I wonder if you can get moon burn trying to get pictures of moonflowers I was up early in the morning taking the dog out and remembered I had several blossoms opening on my datura plants, jimson weed or moonflower. This flower only opens for one night and only at…

  • Looking at the pathway ahead

    Bird Droppings June 28, 2011 Looking at the pathway ahead As I slowly get my brain in gear after a couple long weeks of Foxfire courses, philosophy of education reading and trying to catch up on my gardening I find I am almost in a fog. It has taken two days literally for my mind…

  • The genocide of learning

    Bird Droppings June 22-23, 2011 The genocide of learning It gets difficult to finish my daily journals entries lately running back and forth to North Georgia. As today as I write I am working on an idea that has been bothering me for some time. I used the harsh word of genocide in my title…

  • Listening to John Lennon and reading John Dewey

    Bird Droppings June 14, 2011 Listening to John Lennon and reading John Dewey I ran my errands today including a trip to Barnes and Nobles. I got up and started my day driving and doing errands from yesterday and in the process a lot of thinking and pondering as I say. “As soon as you’re…

  • Keeping the energy flowing

    Bird Droppings June 12, 2011 Keeping the energy flowing I attend at least partially two Foxfire courses a year for teachers in Mountain City Georgia. This course is actually a graduate class of Piedmont College’s Education Department. Last night as my son and I made our way back, this was his first experience with Foxfire…

  • Annuals or Perennials

    Bird Droppings June 7, 2011 Annuals or Perennials “We now accept the fact that learning is a lifelong process of keeping abreast of change. And the most pressing task is to teach people how to learn.” Peter Drucker I have read so many times that education should be about teaching life long learners. Sadly as…