The daily meanderings of a teacher

Tag: Henry David Thoreau

  • An eceltic morning

    Bird Droppings October 24, 2011 An eclectic morning Over the past week of vacation I was discussing with several friends, The DaVinci Code and other philosophical diversions and fearing death as a basis for religion came up somehow. “Learn as if you were going to live forever. Live as if you were going to die…

  • My graduate studies are making sense

    Bird Droppings October 3, 2011 My graduate studies are making sense This coming Friday we as teachers in Walton County will not get paid as it was one of our furlough days imposed by our Board of education due to funding cuts from our governor and of course the schools will be closed. It was…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • Finding our piece and or place

    Bird Droppings August 16, 2011 Finding our piece and or place “We are not all called to be great. But we are called to reach out our hands to our brothers and sisters, and to care for the earth in the time we are given” Kent Nerburn, Small Graces Many years ago when I lived…

  • Far too many see the world with a narrow lens

    Bird Droppings July 25, 2011 Far too many see the world with a narrow lens I have been driving and vacationing for three days which is odd for me to not sit and get in some mediation and writing. I briefly had time to download a few photos with the hectic schedule we kept since…

  • Ethics and politics

    Bird Droppings June 30, 2011 Ethics and Politics I picked up a copy of the Atlanta Journal Constitution this morning. The front page had various articles but one caught my attention. Having been a student in psychology at Mercer University in Macon and required to go on a field trip to Central State Hospital at…

  • I could sit and listen to a stream all day

    Bird Droppings June 6, 2011 I could sit and listen to a stream all day About an hour ago I woke up and took our Westie out and in the darkness of an early morning had to start thinking about why there were Westie’s anyhow. Granted my main reason was since this dog had kept…

  • Education without learning is like a barn without walls

    Bird Droppings June 1, 2011 Education without learning is like a barn without walls. “A truly educational community that embodies both rigor and involvement will elude us until we establish a plumb line that measures teachers and students alike as great things can do.” Parker Palmer It has been many years since we as a…

  • 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…