The daily meanderings of a teacher

Tag: Learning

  • LIfe is raw material

    Bird Droppings November 20, 2011 Life is raw material Morning is a special time a beginning I am always questioned why I get up so early. My response is to get a great start to the day. Several aspects make it special first one of taking the dog out and talking with her as she…

  • Every day is a good day

    Bird Droppings November 19, 2011 Every day is a good day Recently I had the great privilege of spending some time with three friends. These are people I have known for many years. Over this the next holiday week I will be driving nearly 800 miles on various assundery excursions. There will be a trip…

  • Getting the passion back

    Bird Droppings May 11, 2011 Getting the passion back When I walked in to work this morning the air was calm almost peaceful as I walked our dog down the driveway and through the yard. In the distance a great horned owl called several times and a bullfrog bellowed from the bottom land across the…

  • Going to school

    Bird Droppings April 28, 2011 Going to school So often as I start my writings each morning there has been an experience recently to build upon. It is utilizing these previous experiences that provide windows and doors into future experiences. I was driving through our town and a shop I had seen numerous times caught…

  • Watching a hawk fly by

    Bird Droppings April 26, 2011 Watching a hawk fly by I was able to attend part of a region track meet last week and in doing so took a few photos as I tend to do. Since I was not able to get to the meet till after school and since it started before school…

  • Teaching can be successful

    Bird Droppings September 7, 2010 Teaching can be successful “The first object of any act of learning, over and beyond the pleasure it may give, is that it should serve us in the future. Learning should not only take us somewhere; it should allow us later to go further more easily.” Ted Sizer I received…