The daily meanderings of a teacher

Tag: Native American

  • Quietly listening to Bob Dylan and pondering the word inspiration

    Bird Droppings April 27, 2014 Quietly listening to Bob Dylan and pondering the word inspiration Nearly nine years ago at our county wide teacher kick off meeting which used to be before budget cuts traditionally a packaged inspirational meeting and welcome for the new school year lead by a brought in speaker. Someone is paid…

  • Using Pronouns

    Bird Droppings April 25, 2014 Using Pronouns It was one of those days yesterday and a word caught my attention as I was listening to a friend talk. The word was them. I never realized the extent of prejudice till a pronoun was used. Such words as they, them, or those people never were clearly…

  • “peaceful evolution versus violent revolution”

    Bird Droppings April 24, 2014 “peaceful evolution versus violent revolution” I have begun reading extensively the past few weeks putting together thoughts for my dissertation in my studies at Georgia Southern University and for teaching with The University of Phoenix. One of those that passed through my hands these past few days and actually a…

  • How deep within is the soul?

    Bird Droppings April 23, 2013 How deep within is the soul? I received an email from a dear friend many years back after writing about humor and it truly made me think as I looked back on some older notes and thoughts last night and as I pondered I found the response I sent to…

  • Can we figure a way to filter it all?

    Bird Droppings April 22, 2014 Can we figure a way to filter it all? “Where is the wisdom we have lost in knowledge? Where is the knowledge we have lost in information.” T.S. Elliot Sifting through the tons of information that bombard us daily is a task, be it emails, text messages, cell phone calls,…

  • Can we even consider in the same sentence ethics and politics?

    Bird Droppings April 21, 2014 Can we even consider in the same sentence ethics and politics? There are so many things happening in our world that are often at the whim of a politician who we voted for or against. The auto industry was being remade, wars are being fought, jobs are disappearing and health…

  • A man before his time

    Bird Droppings April 20, 2014 A man before his time “A man can do what he wants, but not want what he wants.” Arthur Schopenhauer Many great thinkers have found their motivation and beginnings in Schopenhauer. Arthur Schopenhauer was one of the first westerners to read and understand Eastern thought. He was well read and…

  • A wind in the trees

    Bird Droppings April 18, 2014 A wind in the trees Over the past weeks we have had several severe storms come through the area. Just before I went to bed last night according to the weather we were to get another today. Several times during the night I awakened and no storm was blowing and…

  • Education should be turning mirrors into windows

    Bird Droppings April 17, 2014 Education should be turning mirrors into windows I was unable to attend many sporting events this year for numerous reasons and my last year about this time my excuse for not taking pictures was my good camera had been stolen. A year ago or so today I went to check…

  • Are you a Weginahsa?

    Bird Droppings April 16, 2014 Are you a Weginahsa? “The work of a teacher – exhausting, complex, idiosyncratic, never twice the same – is at its heart, an intellectual and ethical enterprise. Teaching is the vocation of vocations, a calling that shepherds a multitude of other callings. It is an activity that is intensely practical…