The daily meanderings of a teacher

Tag: Ralph Waldo Emerson

  • Who is responsible?

    Bird Droppings October 25, 2011 Who is responsible? Several weeks ago I was involved in a debate of sorts on the issue of public versus private education; it circled around and about really going not too far. Just a few days ago I picked up our local paper and a letter to the editor caught…

  • An eceltic morning

    Bird Droppings October 24, 2011 An eclectic morning Over the past week of vacation I was discussing with several friends, The DaVinci Code and other philosophical diversions and fearing death as a basis for religion came up somehow. “Learn as if you were going to live forever. Live as if you were going to die…

  • Seeing our purpose in life

    Bird Droppings October 12, 2011 Seeing our purpose in life It has been over ten years since I started writing this piece. I went out this morning with many questions on my mind. I Have a significant paper to write, my son’s wedding anniversary coming up, a grandbaby that just started saying pop pop, new…

  • MWSLCB – Maybe we should leave children behind?

    Bird Droppings October 2, 2011 Maybe we should leave children behind? “I was in another lifetime one of toil and blood, when blackness was a virtue and the road was full of mud. I came in from the wilderness a creature void of form. ‘Come in’ she said ‘I’ll give you shelter from the storm’.”…

  • Trying to clear my head

    Bird Droppings September 20, 2011 Trying to clear my head “The hands will solve a mystery that the intellect has struggled with in vain.” Carl G. Jung I have been a fan of Carl Jung for some time. Many teachers know some children will learn so much faster when the hands are engaged as well…

  • Ralph Waldo always has a few choice words

    Bird Droppings September 19, 2011 Ralph Waldo always has a few choice words “The glory of friendship is not the outstretched hand, nor the kindly smile, nor the joy of companionship; it is the spiritual inspiration that comes to one when he discovers that someone else believes in him and is willing to trust him…

  • Our perceptions vary greatly about life

    Bird Droppings September 9, 2011 Our perceptions vary greatly about life “Life is 10 percent what you make it and 90 percent how you take it.” Irving Berlin It was ten years ago I was waiting to go teach again after having spent nearly twenty three years in the publishing business. I was anxious to…

  • Can we trust really?

    Bird Droppings September 8, 2011 Can we trust really? “I think we may safely trust a good deal more than we do.” Henry David Thoreau I was asked why I was successful with the students I work with by a fellow teacher one day. Many of my students over the years are students that no…

  • There is a reason I am told

    Bird Droppings August 31, 2011 There is a reason I am told “The purpose of life is a life of purpose.” Robert Byrne I have often wondered about this thought as have so many before me and will after I am gone. Philosophers wonder and wise men ponder, is there purpose, a reason for each…

  • I always come back to Emerson

    Bird Droppings August 20, 2011 I always come back to Emerson Last night I was extremely tired after the first week of school and our first official football game actually a cross-town scrimmage but I was just too tired to make it. While just a scrimmage I was hoping to make it I taught one…