The daily meanderings of a teacher

Tag: Learning

  • Understanding the symbols of life

    Bird Droppings December 10, 2024Understanding the symbols of life  Symbols express and represent meaning. Meaning helps provide purpose and understanding in the lives of human beings. Indeed, to live without symbols is to experience existence far short of its full meaning. Ways of expressing and representing meaning include the symbol systems of mathematics, spoke and…

  • Finding a pathway even when one does not appear

    Bird Droppings December 9, 2025Finding a pathway even when one does not appear The past week has all run sort of together, although each was an interesting day. It may have been sitting and watching movies with the grandkids, eating all day long, and then getting ready to head to North Carolina or South Georgia…

  • Foxfire is a name for a fungus glowing in the dark until you wander up Black Rock Mountain.

    Bird Droppings December 4, 2024Foxfire is a name for a fungus glowing in the dark until you wander up Black Rock Mountain. A few weeks back, I was involved in another synchronous adventure, as I am daily. I have been thinking about it ever since. I have been a fan of Carl Jung and the idea…

  • Perception is often the beginning of the discussion and, for some, the end.

    Bird Droppings December 1, 2024 Perception is often the beginning of the discussion and, for some, the end. A dear friend brought up a conversation with a flat earth believer the other day. This person he had been talking with essentially disavowed science in many areas. My son offered that Mars is visibly round from…

  • Trying to understand giving thanks, war, and Teaching

    Bird Droppings November 18, 2024Trying 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 really long weekend trying to keep up with my wife. My wife said I was too lenient, so I should…

  • Translating and communicating

    Bird droppings November 13, 2024Translating and communicating “Scientific management is always on guard against people who don’t fit securely into boxes, whether because of too much competency, too much creativity, too much popularity, or what have you. Although often hired, it is with the understanding they must be kept on a short leash and regarded…

  • Do we teach, or are we taught

    Bird Droppings November 4, 2024 Do we teach, or are we taught I went up into the mountains of North Georgia Saturday to visit some of my favorite areas in Rabun County. Along the way, we stopped at our traditional Tallulah Gorge Lookout point. The old tourist store and location are closed, but it’s still…

  • The Power of Example goes beyond the curriculum and seeps into life.

    Bird Droppings October 30, 2024The Power of Example goes beyond the curriculum and seeps into life. “We taught our children by both example and instruction, but with an emphasis on example, because all learning is a dead language to one who gets it second hand.” Kent Nerburn, The Wisdom of the Native Americans For nearly…

  • Foxfire is a name for a fungus glowing in the dark until you wander up Black Rock Mountain in Rabun County, Georgia, and find it is so much more.

    Bird Droppings October 29, 2024Foxfire is a name for a fungus glowing in the dark until you wander up Black Rock Mountain in Rabun County, Georgia, and find it is so much more. A few weeks back, I was involved in another synchronous adventure, as I am daily. I have been thinking about it ever since.…

  • Education often draws from NOW.

    Bird Droppings October 21, 2024Education often draws from NOW. A few years ago, a teacher offered me a book on curriculum, or she said “Dumbing down of America” by Dr. Samuel Blumenfeld. It has been a few months since I picked this book off the shelf while reading various books at Barnes and Noble, as…