The daily meanderings of a teacher

Tag: Spirituality

  • Cultivating the inner self

    Bird Droppings June 16, 2026Cultivating the inner self “If people find no room in their lives to pray or to meditate, to reflect deeply on why they have been created and what they must do with their lives, and to listen with all of their being to the guidance of the universe, then these people…

  • Can we use the word sacred truthfully?

    Bird Droppings June 6, 2026Can we use the word sacred truthfully? “Teachers who do not take their own education seriously, who do not study, who make little effort to keep abreast of events have no moral authority to coordinate the activities of the classroom.” Paulo Freire, Pedagogy of Freedom I have been a student and…

  • Don’t crossword puzzles take some time?

    Bird Droppings June 3, 2026Don’t crossword puzzles take some time? Towards the end of teaching my last college history class, one of my students was working on an assignment and had to define “bias”. She was unsure which definition was correct and asked for my opinion. I explained that historical bias is that of the…

  • Is curriculum sacred?

    Bird Droppings April 21, 2026Is curriculum sacred? My wife and I have been talking about taking a few days’ hiatus to head to the South Carolina coast with no schedule and little baggage—just a spur-of-the-moment trip. I was thinking about our last crazy trip, which included a nursery or two, tourist traps, museums, and good…

  • Occasionally, we need to learn again about the Rock and the Smoke, perhaps before it is too late.

    Bird Droppings April 8, 2026Occasionally, we need to learn again about the Rock and the Smoke, perhaps before it is too late. Thinking back to my biology teaching days, high school students always ask questions about religion as we get into evolution. Occasionally, I get someone who wants to prove a point. A young lady…

  • The impact of synchronicity, or perhaps you could say, in my life, the saga of synchronicity

    Bird Droppings February 5, 2026The impact of synchronicity, or perhaps you could say, in my life, the saga of synchronicity I walked out into my backyard to my medicine circle. We’ve got two wind chimes, and every once in a while, the chimes will sound as the breeze picks up. I just walked through my…

  • The symbolism of the Totem Pole

    Bird Droppings January 6, 2025 The symbolism of the Totem Pole Growing up in my family, my father had made numerous totem poles in our backyards over the years. Each was painted with images of creatures. Eagles, bears, and wolves adorned the totem poles. The last one was torn down or fell only a few…

  • Can we use the word sacred truthfully?

    Bird Droppings August 27, 2025Can we use the word sacred truthfully? “Teachers who do not take their own education seriously, who do not study, who make little effort to keep abreast of events have no moral authority to coordinate the activities of the classroom.” Paulo Freire, Pedagogy of Freedom I have been a student and…

  • I find myself lately asking. How do we know if we are still human?

    Bird Droppings July 25, 2025I find myself lately asking. How do we know if we are still human? Perhaps it is from growing up in a situation where we were daily aware of special needs children and adults from the birth of my younger brother till his passing almost twenty years ago. Those in my…

  • The impact of synchronicity, or perhaps you could say, in my life, the saga of synchronicity

    Bird Droppings July 24, 2025The impact of synchronicity, or perhaps you could say, in my life, the saga of synchronicity I’m sitting in my backyard beside my medicine circle. We’ve got two wind chimes, and every once in a while, the chimes will sound as the breeze picks up. I just walked through my yard…