The daily meanderings of a teacher

Tag: John Dewey

  • Sailing off the edge and or thinking out of the box

    Bird Droppings January 22, 2012 Sailing off the edge and or thinking out of a box   I was thinking back nearly three years when history was made as a new president was sworn in and as one of my students came into class and asked to start working on his assignments. I did not…

  • Looking on a morning in a direction

    Bird Droppings January 22, 2012 Looking on a morning in a direction   “Beginnings start in the east – from where the sun rises we begin a new dawn. Each day is a good new day with a fresh beginning, a new start.  East is the direction of the physical body and newness including children…

  • Trying to get back to normal or is it abnormal

    Bird Droppings January 20, 2012 Trying to find a way back to normal or is it abnormal   “Your son or daughter may be flashing warning signals that he or she will soon drop out of society and join the “hippie” movement. If you know what to look for, you may be able to prevent…

  • Why can’t Swiss FAmily Robinson, SWR take over

    Bird Droppings January 19, 2012 Why can’t Swiss Family Robinson, SWR take over for NCLB?   About two years ago to the day I spent the better part of the day driving between Macon Georgia and home and back. My son needed some books and a few things from the house and to buy text…

  • We have to try and care

    Bird Droppings January 18, 2012 We have to try and care   So far for this year and the tail end of last year all the snow, sleet and ice predicted have never showed up. It has been unseasonably warm with only a few nights getting below freezing. I lost my phone yesterday as I…

  • I saw a red tailed hawk

    Bird Droppings January 17, 2012 I saw a Red Tailed Hawk   As I look at that statement it is meaningless for many, a red tailed hawk crossed my path as I traveled yesterday flying across the road landing in a tree. Behind our house since we moved in a pair of hawks has hunted…

  • Trying to understand friendship

    Bird Droppings January 16, 2012 Trying to understand friendship   Today I get to sit home although I will probably shortly run by the school and catch up on various things. Being out of synch on a Monday holiday getting up a bit later than I usually do, I generally start each morning with writing,…

  • Testing testing testing is it needed

    Bird Droppings January 15, 2012 Testing testing testing is it really needed   I was reading in some older National Educators newsletters several key articles both of which dealt with assessment. I have for many years tried to reflect on my own progression in terms of assessment. During the past ten years at two different…

  • A tapestry woven as a spider spins a web

    Bird Droppings January 14, 2012 A tapestry woven as the spider spins “For certain fortunate people there is something that transcends all classifications of behavior, and that is awareness, something which rises from the programming of the past, and that is spontaneity; and something that is more rewarding than games and that is intimacy. But…

  • Whose job is it to find the door?

    Bird Droppings January 13, 2012 Whose job is it to find the door?   I enjoy arriving at school while the stars are still shining overhead providing me with significant quiet time to ponder my day ahead and previous. I was thinking back a few years to when my son would ride to school with…