The daily meanderings of a teacher

Tag: George MacDonald

  • Finding a way to forgive

    Bird Droppings September 16, 2011 Finding a way to forgive “Many people are afraid to forgive because they feel they must remember the wrong or they will not learn from it. The opposite is true. Through forgiveness, the wrong is released from its emotional stranglehold on us so that we can learn from it. Through…

  • Can we trust really?

    Bird Droppings September 8, 2011 Can we trust really? “I think we may safely trust a good deal more than we do.” Henry David Thoreau I was asked why I was successful with the students I work with by a fellow teacher one day. Many of my students over the years are students that no…