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A morning meander while the beaver moon is glowing orange.
Bird Droppings November 6, 2025A morning meander while the beaver moon is glowing orange. Last night, as I looked out at the night sky, I honestly was not sure if the moon was glowing or not. I drove over to the reservoir, and the beaver moon was bright orange. However, I started thinking back to…
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Watching a hawk fly by as I drove to Athens and the UGA library
Bird Droppings November 2, 2025 Watching a hawk fly by as I drove to Athens and the UGA library I recall a favorite memory of mine: from five years ago, for the first time in my teaching in public school, nearly twenty years, I was not required to teach to the test, which got me…
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I wonder if you can get moon burn. Trying to get pictures of moonflowers.
Bird Droppings October 24, 2025I wonder if you can get moon burn. Trying to get pictures of moonflowers. I was up early in the morning, getting grandkiddos ready for school and fixing breakfast for a few extra folks. I remembered I had several seed pods left on my datura plants, jimson weed, and moonflower. I…
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Caring is a very precious commodity in life, and a few good thoughts from Maxine Greene and Nel Noddings.
Bird Droppings October 15, 2025 Caring is a very precious commodity in life, and a few good thoughts from Maxine Greene and Nel Noddings. As I was pondering in the early hours today, before getting my day started, several articles caught my attention. Religion and education are two of my favorites. The first was how…
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In a world of data, can we still use intuition, or should I say listening to our gut?
Bird Droppings October 2, 2025 In a world of data, can we still use intuition, or should I say listening to our gut? About two months back, on a long weekend, I spent the better part of it either sitting on or walking on the beach at Pawleys Island, South Carolina. Whenever my wife and…
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It would be great if we could script great teachers or develop a package that truly provides teachers with student learning.
Bird Droppings October 1, 2025 It would be great if we could script great teachers or develop a package that truly provides teachers with student learning. I have watched several movies about teachers over the years. It hit me as I thought it would be great if we could provide a package for new teachers…
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A confession of sorts. Doing what you love is not work, even if you are tired at the end of the day.
Bird Droppings September 28, 2025 A confession of sorts. Doing what you love is not work, even if you are tired at the end of the day. “To love what you do and feel it matters, how could anything be more fun?” Katharine Graham I learn something daily as I wander the internet and read…
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Trying to understand giving thanks, war, and Teaching
Bird Droppings September 27, 2025Trying to understand giving thanks, war, and Teaching I seldom have a difficult time sleeping. I crashed last night after a long day of cleaning up after my grandkids and a long week getting stitches out and closure on my surgery, and trying to keep up with my wife. My wife…
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Is synchronicity a focal point on the pathway during our life experiences?
Bird Droppings September 24, 2025 Is synchronicity a focal point on the pathway during our life experiences? Every morning, if possible, I look for a sunrise, driving out or walking depending on where I am at the time. In the past ten years, I have only missed a few. Today, the sky was beautiful, and…
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Should children be left behind, or do we need a supply of energy drinks in the teachers’ lounge?
Bird Droppings September 18, 2025 Should children be left behind, or do we need a supply of energy drinks in the teachers’ lounge? “I believe that our own experience instructs us that the secret of education lies in respecting the pupil. It is not for you to choose what he shall know, what he shall…
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The daily meanderings of a teacher 