The daily meanderings of a teacher

Tag: Jean-Jacques Rousseau

  • Today is day one or so I am told

    Bird Droppings November 12, 2013 Today is day one or so I am told I remember nearly seven years ago as we got closer to the last day in our old house it was actually appropriately to be the last day of the month. Sitting here in my class room thinking back early in the…

  • Gratitude is action as well as words

    Bird Droppings November 11, 2011 Gratitude is action as well as words Humankind has not woven the web of life. We are but one thread within it. Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves. All things are bound together. All things connect. Chief Seattle, 1854 Most mornings I am driving to school…

  • It is not hard being color blind in a world that only sees black and white

    Bird Droppings November 10, 2013 It is not hard being color blind in a world that only sees black and white It has been nearly forty five years, actually more since I found out I was color blind. I had been in college at West Chester State College for my freshmen year back in 1967.…

  • Spirituality is it an uncertain certainty?

    Bird Droppings November 8, 2013 Spirituality is it an uncertain certainty? “When you examine the lives of the most influential people who have ever walked among us, you discover one thread that winds through them all. They have been aligned first with their spiritual nature and only then with their physical selves.” Albert Einstein What…

  • Do we teach or are we taught

    Bird Droppings November 7, 2013 Do we teach or are we taught “The only thing that interferes with my learning is my education.” Albert Einstein So many times when discussing students who are having difficult times an individual teacher’s perspective is all that matters. Recently I was about to thump another teacher in the head…

  • So many thoughts for one day

    Bird Droppings November 6, 2013 So many thoughts for one day I believe I was prepared from childhood to discuss this topic. It has been many years since my first introduction to Native Americans. I was three or four years old when I first remember my father’s stories of Little Strong Arm and Black Eagle.…

  • I wonder why about the art of flying?

    Bird Droppings November 5, 2013 I wonder why about the art of flying? Once upon a time, that line has started so many stories in my day that perhaps it would be a good way to start today. Many years ago as I drove my kids to school each morning I would spin yarns of…

  • Why is it hard to think about compassion?

    Bird Dropping November 4, 2013 Why is it hard to think about compassion? Almost a year ago I was quietly sitting in a hotel room in South Carolina it was still dark outside and it was odd not being at school on a Friday. I so seldom miss a day of school. My middle son…

  • What can be more sacred than life itself?

    Bird Droppings November 1, 2013 What can be more sacred than life itself? Perhaps having been born on All Saints Day in St. Joseph’s Hospital gives me a better insight into the sacred than most normal folk. Of course then I have to consider that soon after I was born the Church dropped All Saints…

  • In a world of data can we still use intuition?

    Bird Droppings October 31, 2013 In a world of data can we still use intuition? I mentioned to a fellow teacher I can tell when a child has emotional issues most of the time after observing a few minutes and listening. Granted observations are part of most evaluations but I was referring to an intuitive…