The daily meanderings of a teacher

Tag: Life

  • “Peaceful evolution versus violent revolution,” what a powerful thought

    Bird Droppings April 24, 2025“Peaceful evolution versus violent revolution,” what a powerful thought I have read extensively over the past few years, putting together thoughts for my dissertation in my studies at Georgia Southern University.  One of those that passed through my hands these past few days, and actually a few minutes ago on my…

  • April 23, 2025Maybe one day I will find an answer.  “In the beginning of all things, wisdom and knowledge were with the animals, for Tarawa, the One Above, did not speak directly to man. He sent certain animals to tell men that he showed himself through the beast and that from them, and the stars…

  • Bird Droppings April 21, 2025 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 some people are inherently grouchy in the scheme of things; in Lincoln’s view, they want to be grouchy. Sitting here pondering…

  • Bird Droppings April 16, 2025Can we even compare ethics and politics? I picked up a copy of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution this morning about five years ago. The front page had various articles, but one caught my attention. Having been a student in psychology at Mercer University in Macon, I was required to go on a…

  • Is the curriculum sacred or simply someone’s idea of what it should be?

    Bird Droppings April 15, 2025Is the curriculum sacred or simply someone’s idea of what it should be? My wife and I are talking about taking a few days’ hiatus to head to the South Carolina coast with no schedule and little baggage—just a spur-of-the-moment trip. I was thinking back to our last crazy trip, which…

  • Should we question our questions many times?

    Bird Droppings April9, 2025Should we question our questions many times? Yesterday, I was sitting in my computer area after a week or two of articles and innuendos about who and why Georgia students in high school and middle schools across the state do so poorly on certain mandatory tests. These are Georgia’s version of course-end…

  • My friend Trooper, I am pondering, remembering, and digesting the stories.

    Bird Droppings April 7, 2025My friend Trooper, I am pondering, remembering, and digesting the stories. Fifty-two years ago, I was a student at Mercer University in Macon, Georgia, having moved south only a few months prior from Pennsylvania. Macon was new to me, and I must admit I was somewhat naive at the time. In…

  • Pondering early in the morning, in my search for wisdom, while looking for a sunrise on a cloudy day

    Bird Droppings April 2, 2025Pondering early in the morning, in my search for wisdom, while looking for a sunrise on a cloudy day I started my day by having some green tea and heading out to look for a sunrise. The sky was beautiful in a strange sort of way. Using overexposure, I got several…

  • Eating some leftover green beans, ham, and potatoes and thinking about the circle of life

    Bird Droppings March 31 – April 1, 2025 Eating some leftover green beans, ham, and potatoes and thinking about the circle of life I made a huge crock pot of green beans, ham, and potatoes last evening and had plenty of leftovers. One of my favorite childhood memories is of meals with the family. I’m…

  • Teaching and life are simply feeding wolves.

    Bird Droppings March 12, 2025Teaching and life are simply feeding wolves. When I opened my computer this morning, the news stories were depressing.  It has been about five years since numerous news stories and jokes addressed the college guidance company that was busted for getting wealthy kids into college for money. Today we are faced…