The daily meanderings of a teacher

Tag: Frank Bird III

  • All along the journey

    Bird Droppings May 3, 2011 All along the journey It is teacher appreciation week and in my box this morning several letters from students current and past thanking me for being who I am and for how I teach. In my years of teaching directly and indirectly I have always felt there is a way…

  • Can we offer another ear?

    Bird Droppings May 2, 2011 Can we offer another ear? “Hearing is one of the body’s five senses. But listening is an art.” Frank Tyger After trying to find out who is Frank Tyger I have to resolve that I still do not know for sure, there are no Wikipedia pages to reference a sure…

  • Sitting waiting for inspiration

    Bird Droppings May 1, 2011 Sitting waiting for inspiration Nearly six years ago at our county wide teacher kick off meeting which is traditionally a packaged inspirational meeting and welcome for the new school year we always have a speaker. Someone is paid to come in and inspire us as teachers it could be a…

  • Looking deeper than the surface

    Bird Droppings April 29, 2011 Looking deeper than the surface It has been a long week. I am working hard on pulling nearly eight years of graduate school notes together, writing and reading at home as I develop my ideas for my dissertation. I will be driving down to Statesboro more than likely several times…

  • Going to school

    Bird Droppings April 28, 2011 Going to school So often as I start my writings each morning there has been an experience recently to build upon. It is utilizing these previous experiences that provide windows and doors into future experiences. I was driving through our town and a shop I had seen numerous times caught…

  • Ethics and politics

    Bird Droppings April 27, 2011 Ethics and Politics There are so many things happening in our world that are often at the whim of a politician who we voted for or against. The auto industry was being remade, wars are being fought, jobs are disappearing and health care reform is possibly on the table. I…

  • Watching a hawk fly by

    Bird Droppings April 26, 2011 Watching a hawk fly by I was able to attend part of a region track meet last week and in doing so took a few photos as I tend to do. Since I was not able to get to the meet till after school and since it started before school…

  • Being Alone

    Bird Droppings April 25, 2011 Being alone Traditionally we as a family have had an Easter egg hunt for the children of the family now for over thirty years. While I have my moments of enjoying community time I am also very much an monastic individual seeking time alone which for me is often the…

  • Can we try and define Quality?

    Bird Droppings April 22, 2011 Can we try and define Quality? I have begun reading extensively the past few weeks putting together thoughts for my dissertation for my doctorate at Georgia Southern University. Among those that passed through my hands these past few days and actually a few minutes ago on my writing table is,…

  • A wind in the trees

    Bird Droppings April 21, 2011 A wind in the trees Over the past weeks we have had several severe storms come through the area. Just before I went to bed last night according to the weather we were to get another. Several times during the night I awakened and no storm was blowing and our…