The daily meanderings of a teacher

Tag: Life

  • Finding the essential Bird Pedagogy

    Bird Droppings June 13, 2012 Finding the essential Bird Pedagogy   I walked out last evening just before dark tired from driving and little sleep but listening carefully to a sound filled world about me. The leaves and grass were still wet from two days of rain and the heat of the afternoon sun had…

  • Keeping the energy flowing

    Bird Droppings June 12, 2012 Keeping the energy flowing   I attend at least partially two Foxfire courses a year for teachers in Mountain City Georgia. This course is actually a graduate class of Piedmont College’s Education Department. Last night as I made my way back, this was as always invigorating for me. The experience…

  • Trying to understand why

    Bird Droppings June 11, 2012 Trying to understand why               It has been an interesting summer with everyone sort of going in differing directions almost all the time. I will spend a good deal of time at school. It gives me time to think and ponder when the hallways are quiet. Tomorrow we will…

  • Sitting at my kitchen table pondering

    Bird Droppings June 10, 2011 Sitting at my kitchen table pondering               I am up a bit earlier than normal on a Sunday morning but a trip ahead of me one of which for nearly six years now I try and make about this time each year. Very few times when teachers get together…

  • How about listening to John Lennon?

    Bird Droppings June 9, 2012 How about listening to John Lennon?             Yesterday I got home a bit after watching a movie with my son Prometheus, the new sci-fi film out sort of raising the question of how we got here. Earlier I ran some errands and did a little boxing and moving at school…

  • Should we plant annuals or perennials?

    Bird Droppings June 7, 2012 Should we plant annuals or perennials?   “We now accept the fact that learning is a lifelong process of keeping abreast of change. And the most pressing task is to teach people how to learn.” Peter Drucker   I have read so many times that education should be about teaching…

  • Today should always be a first day

    Bird Droppings June 7, 2012 Today should always be a first day   “I have seen that in any great undertaking it is not enough for a man to depend simply upon himself.” Lone Man (Isna-la-wica)Teton Sioux    So often in life we think we are the one. We can do it all on our…

  • How difficult is it finding ourselves?

    Bird Droppings June 6, 2012 How difficult is it finding ourselves?   “The more sand that has escaped the hourglass of life, the clearer we should see through it.” Jean Paul Sartre   As I was looking for thoughts and ideas to start, I actually was going a different direction when by accident or should I…

  • Driving up a mountain takes effort

    Bird Droppings June 5, 2012 Driving up a mountain takes effort   I am looking forward to the trip to Black Rock Mountain in North Georgia, the site of the Foxfire property and Piedmont College’s teacher’s class in The Foxfire Approach to teaching in another week or so. My oldest son was took the course…

  • How do we see things?

    Bird Droppings June 4, 2012 How do we see things?               When I spend time alone with my granddaughter who is now eighteen months old we communicate in a sort of pointing fingers, hand signs, words, facial gestures and occasionally a pop pop I will show you what I want look as she picks…