The daily meanderings of a teacher

Tag: Native American

  • Having heart and kissing frogs

    Bird Droppings October 24, 2014 Having heart and kissing frogs It is chilly out in northeast Georgia with nighttime temperatures still hanging in the high forties or low fifties but rumor of a near frost hanging out there. Many of us gardeners are bringing plants in. We have still a couple more weeks till we…

  • Should we look within to who we really are?

    Bird Droppings October 23, 2014 Should we look within to who we really are? Amazing what a day or two out of routine will do. I actually did not get on my computer and do anything of a writing sort yesterday knowing with the rest of the coming week off I would be writing in…

  • Can we find democracy in the classroom?

    Bird Droppings October 21, 2014 Can we find democracy in the classroom? “There can never be peace between nations until there is first known that true peace which is within the souls of men.” Black Elk, Medicine man and spiritual leader Oglala Lakota A year ago today I was still recovering from a medical procedure…

  • Why would some rather send a photo than write?

    Bird Droppings October 17, 2014 Why would some rather send a photo than write? “Experience is not what happens to a man; it is what a man does with what happens to him.” Aldus Huxley In 1965 I was introduced to this author in a tenth grade English Class. The book we were reading was…

  • Why not continue the Journey?

    Bird Droppings October 16, 2014 Why not continue the Journey? “So I’d much rather get across the concept of freedom. It’s what’s important to Indian children. The only way you can be free is to know is that you are worthwhile as a distinct human being. Otherwise you become what the colonizers have designed, and…

  • Taking small steps

    Bird Droppings October 14, 2014 Taking small steps “Most people would succeed in small things if they were not troubled with great ambitions.” Henry Wadsworth Longfellow How many times are we told “take your time”? So often in life we are anxious to get the job finished or to get to the top today. We…

  • It takes more than one strand to make a rope, in life and in education.

    Bird Droppings October 13, 2014 It takes more than one strand to make a rope, in life and in education. “You cannot contribute anything to the ideal condition of mind and heart known as Brotherhood, however much you preach, posture, or agree, unless you live it.” Faith Baldwin Each day as I talk to my…

  • Words not spoken are some of the most profound wisdom

    Bird Droppings October 10, 2014 Words not spoken are some of the most profound wisdom I am sitting at least thinking about writing my reinstatement papers for grad school and words is what is on my mind right now. I just commented on a Facebook post about learning languages and how I know enough in…

  • Why are we losing creativity in schools?

    Bird Droppings October 9, 2014 Why are we losing creativity in schools? This was another quiet morning as I wandered out although a bit too chilly for crickets and frogs yesterday later in the day however several tree frogs visited around the house. The air was still, not a breeze as I sat in my…

  • All of life is connected and intertwined

    Bird Droppings October 7, 2014 All of life is connected and intertwined As I thought about the Sydney J. Harris passage below I recall a walk Saturday morning out to a quiet spot where I meditate and something hit me. As I faced east towards the rising sun the gossamer threads of life interconnected with…