The daily meanderings of a teacher

Tag: Teachers

  • How we perceive is often the beginning of the discussion.

    Bird Droppings October 19, 2024How we perceive is often the beginning of the discussion. I had a thought this morning, and it’s depressing. We are basically training our new teachers in all the things that we, as older teachers, find wrong in education. It hit me as we are teaching all these new teachers how…

  • Doing what you love is not work, even if you are tired at the end of the day.

    Bird Droppings September 8, 2024Doing what you love is not work, even if you are tired at the end of the day. “To love what you do and feel that it matters, how could anything be more fun?” Katharine Graham I learn something daily as I wander the internet and read books I find along…

  • Quietly listening to Hot Tuna and pondering the word inspiration.

    Bird Droppings September 30, 2024 Quietly listening to Hot Tuna and pondering the word inspiration. Every once in a while, I throw on Hot Tuna, an acoustic blues duo made up of former Jefferson Airplane members Jorma Kaukonen and Jack Cassidy. I highly recommend it when you get a moment to listen to them. A…

  • Why are we deliberately wrong in education so often?

    Bird Droppings September 29, 2024 Why are we deliberately wrong in education so often? I stopped playing the lottery unless Powerball is over 100 million. I will admit that I am pondering retiring with a Powerball jackpot of nearly three hundred million dollars. I might need to play my numbers. I would fund educational programs…

  • Trying to understand giving thanks, war and teaching

    Bird Droppings November 24, 2011 Trying to understand giving thanks, war and teaching I had a difficult time sleeping due to some sinus issues I have concerning 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 my head…

  • Sometimes we can offer a sigh of relief

    Bird Droppings November 10, 2011 Sometimes we can offer a sigh of relief “It is about learning not about teaching.” Dr. Max Thompson A semester is nearing the end and my daily journey for this semester will end. But it is a relief in some ways. While I have really enjoyed the classes, students and…