The daily meanderings of a teacher

Tag: Parker Palmer

  • What could be more sacred than life itself?

    Bird Droppings November 1, 2011 What could be more sacred than life itself? Perhaps having been born on All Saints Day in St. Joseph’s Hospital gives me a better insight into the sacred than most normal folk. Of course then I have to consider that soon after I was born the Church dropped All Saints…

  • A spiritual side to teaching

    Bird Droppings August 27, 2011 A spiritual side to teaching “Solitude does not necessarily mean living apart from others; rather, it’s never living apart from one’s self. Not about absence of other people – it is about being fully present to ourselves, whether or not we are with others.” Parker Palmer Dr. Parker Palmer is…

  • Education without learning is like a barn without walls

    Bird Droppings June 1, 2011 Education without learning is like a barn without walls. “A truly educational community that embodies both rigor and involvement will elude us until we establish a plumb line that measures teachers and students alike as great things can do.” Parker Palmer It has been many years since we as a…

  • Why be a teacher?

    Bird Droppings March 8, 2011 Why be a teacher I was talking with students yesterday about going into teaching and one of the students actually wanted to be a teacher. Along that line the Georgia Legislator is considering various ways to cut funding for teachers and with many counties cutting back on budgets and jobs…

  • How do we know if we are still human?

    Bird Droppings January 27, 2011 How do we know if we are still human? Perhaps it is from growing up in a situation where we were aware of special needs children and adults directly from the birth of our younger brother till his passing almost fifteen years ago that those in my family have had…

  • A spiritual side to teaching

    Bird Droppings August 29, 2010 A spiritual side to teaching “Solitude does not necessarily mean living apart from others; rather, it’s never living apart from one’s self. Not about absence of other people – it is about being fully present to ourselves, whether or not we are with others.” Parker Palmer Dr. Parker Palmer is…