Bird Droppings December 2, 2015 Can you give it one more try? “You win some, you lose some, and some get rained out, but you gotta suit up for them all.” Satchel Paige often attributed to J. Askenberg Teachers at my school judge seasons by testing season not weather. I am sitting here this morning…

Bird Droppings December 1, 2015 What is the Holy Grail in education? Teachers in Georgia High Schools on block schedule are scrambling this time of year getting ready for the semester End of Course milestones. Basically teachers have been told by administrators to prepare for the tests. Teachers are encouraged to be proactive and practice…

Bird Droppings November 30, 2015 Within the circle of life a new life coming Resurrection By Susan Thomas Underwood The universe is energy in constant motion. There are ebbs and flows; Outcomes and income, And change…… Always change. The physical world reflects this motion In the cycles of life, There is spring and fall, winter…

Bird Droppings November 27, 2015 “Teach to where the learning will be not to where it is” I had a relaxing week with family and sort of got my thoughts together as the days went by. Somewhere as the rain dissipated and we had a few days of sunshine even though the temperatures were below…

Bird Droppings November 25, 2015 A tapestry is made by interconnecting of threads All through history weaving has been a critical aspect of civilization. Weaving cloth for clothes and blankets in order to survive and soon after weaving for art sake. “For certain fortunate people there is something that transcends all classifications of behavior, and…

Bird Droppings November 24, 2015 Trying to understand giving thanks, war and teaching I had a difficult time sleeping due to some sinus issues I have generally associated with the dry heat from our gas furnace. When I got up and started to walk around and downed a large mug of mate and black tea…

Bird Droppings November 23, 2015 Finding solace along the way A few days ago a good friend said I could read every word in Bird Droppings today and I did not think I used too many fancy words, although I have a bad habit of inventing words. They said there were no fancy high fangled…

Bird Droppings November 20, 2015 Life is raw material Morning is a special time a beginning I am always questioned why I get up so early. My response is to get a great start to the day. Several aspects make it special first one of taking the dog out and talking with her as she…

Bird Droppings November 19, 2015 Filling the cracks in leaky pots Far too often in the course of existence we tend to miss so much in our wandering about. hurrying here and there and never taking time to understand or to even try and understand what is going on. Yesterday was a blur of discussions,…

Bird Droppings November 18, 2015 Teaching is always climbing up another rung We have a break for Thanksgiving then a week or two of class time and then a week or so of testing and the mountain is nearly climbed as we approach the holidays. Even with my aversion to shopping I will be going…