The daily meanderings of a teacher

Tag: Helen Keller

  • Can you give it one more try?

    Bird Droppings December 29, 2024Can you give it one more try? “You win some, you lose some, and some get rained out, but you gotta suit up for them all.” Satchel Paige is often attributed to J. Askenberg In my high school teaching days, teachers at my school judged seasons by testing season, not weather.…

  • Seeing each piece as we live

    Bird Droppings December 5, 2011 Seeing each piece as we live   It has been several years ago that I began looking at life as a journey each piece building to the next. Yesterday I was reviewing my jaunt to take our granddaughter home to North Georgia. I got up to go run by the…

  • Just do it! But when?

    Bird Droppings August 15, 2011 Just Do It! – But when? “I am only one, but I am still one. I cannot do everything, but still I can do something. And because I cannot do everything I will not refuse to do the something that I can do.” Helen Keller I have always held a…

  • How do we measure a man or woman?

    Bird Droppings July 19, 2011 How do we measure a man or woman? So many times in life over the years I have seen and heard others talk of others both good and bad. In a high school rumors run rampant literally all the time. Gossip is a way of communicating for teenagers I believe.…

  • Searching for wisdom

    Bird Droppings May 30, 2011 Searching for wisdom I started my day a bit later than normal being Memorial Day and most stores and such are closed and my plans included yard work writing and a family gathering later today so I was lazy. I ran by my corner store and shock of all shocks…