Bird Droppings June 2, 2015 Do we as teachers build doors or walls? I enjoy arriving at school while the stars are still shining overhead something about the darkness is peaceful for me. I can remember when my youngest would ride to school with me; he is not quite as big a fan of mornings…

Bird Droppings June 1, 2015 Can we find learning in the Kalahari Desert or on the banks of the Chattahoochee River? I was apprehensive as I got up on Sunday morning taking much longer than normal to get my day started. A good friend had called me last week and said that he would be…

Bird Droppings May 29, 2015 In the pursuit of excellence I was listening to crickets and tree frogs as the sounds of morning surrounded me with the rustling of leaves in the steady breeze as I sojourned out in the wee hours with our dog. It is a great day to walk this reality thank…

Bird Droppings May 28, 2015 Teaching can be successful So as I do on many mornings when I get the time I walked out to a quiet corner of my back yard. Nestled in a patch of weeds and brush I laid claim to my quiet spot and look toward the east in the morning.…

Bird Droppings May 27, 2015 Culture is far more than just a word “Silence was meaningful with the Lakota, and granting a space of silence before talking was done in the practice of true politeness and regardful of the rule that thought comes before speech. In the midst of sorrow, sickness, death or misfortune of…

Morning Bird Droppings May 26, 2015 I am trying to regurgitate a previous days thought It was about a year ago after over a week of watching grandkids and my youngest son in a level one trauma center he was moved to a rehab facility and we are elated. So I was able to get…

Bird Droppings May 25, 2015 Is there a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow? “Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be.” Abraham Lincoln Perhaps in the scheme of things there are people who are inherently grouchy and or by Lincoln’s view they simply want to…

Bird Droppings May 24, 2015 To die a happy death: I have been teaching high school now for nearly fifteen years and after summer break another year ahead. I am starting my writing day a bit later than normal since we had the grandbabies over yesterday and I was plum tuckered out last night. Over…

Bird Droppings May 22, 2015 It will be an interesting day I was up earlier than normal and went back to bed after sitting out for a few minutes around midnight or so. It was peaceful sitting in the coolness of an almost summer evening. I thought earlier we were going to have a storm.…

Bird Droppings May 21, 2015 Why should I do more? “Choices are sacred to life’s journey. They lie along the path that all of us must follow for ourselves. An important Cherokee lesson is that if you involve yourself in any decision, you also experience the consequences of that decision.” Dr. J.T. Garrett, Meditations with…