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Amazing how intertwined the strands of life really are
Bird Droppings November 11, 2025Amazing how intertwined the strands of life really are I was asked at dinner one evening when I started teaching, and I responded that I was twelve. The group I was with was thinking I was being my typical sarcastic self. Then I explained that I started teaching swimming to beginners…
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Often, we find ourselves in a fog of education.
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A morning meander while the beaver moon is glowing orange.
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Watching a hawk fly by as I drove to Athens and the UGA library
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I wonder if you can get moon burn. Trying to get pictures of moonflowers.
Bird Droppings October 24, 2025I wonder if you can get moon burn. Trying to get pictures of moonflowers. I was up early in the morning, getting grandkiddos ready for school and fixing breakfast for a few extra folks. I remembered I had several seed pods left on my datura plants, jimson weed, and moonflower. I…
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Caring is a very precious commodity in life, and a few good thoughts from Maxine Greene and Nel Noddings.
Bird Droppings October 15, 2025 Caring is a very precious commodity in life, and a few good thoughts from Maxine Greene and Nel Noddings. As I was pondering in the early hours today, before getting my day started, several articles caught my attention. Religion and education are two of my favorites. The first was how…
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In a world of data, can we still use intuition, or should I say listening to our gut?
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It would be great if we could script great teachers or develop a package that truly provides teachers with student learning.
Bird Droppings October 1, 2025 It would be great if we could script great teachers or develop a package that truly provides teachers with student learning. I have watched several movies about teachers over the years. It hit me as I thought it would be great if we could provide a package for new teachers…
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A confession of sorts. Doing what you love is not work, even if you are tired at the end of the day.
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Trying to understand giving thanks, war, and Teaching
Bird Droppings September 27, 2025Trying to understand giving thanks, war, and Teaching I seldom have a difficult time sleeping. I crashed last night after a long day of cleaning up after my grandkids and a long week getting stitches out and closure on my surgery, and trying to keep up with my wife. My wife…