The daily meanderings of a teacher

Tag: Teaching

  • A spiritual side to teaching

    Bird Droppings August 11, 2017 A spiritual side to teaching   “Solitude does not necessarily mean living apart from others; rather, it’s never living apart from one’s self. Not about absence of other people – it is about being fully present to ourselves, whether or not we are with others.” Parker Palmer   Dr. Parker…

  • Now my past studies are making sense

    Bird Droppings August 10, 2017 Now my past studies are making sense   My head feels like a sponge. We have hot weather the cool and high humidity then torrential rain and my head always feels it. Perhaps why I was sitting thinking back to a teacher work day, we as teachers in Walton County…

  • Can we find answers outside our windows?

    Bird Droppings August 7, 2017 Can we find answers outside our windows?   As I read and pondered a world engrossed with money and how we can spend money. I wonder if perhaps some of the thinking that is bringing so many American Indians back to their more traditional world views has merit. I was…

  • Why is it hard to think about compassion?

    Bird Dropping August 1, 2017 Why is it hard to think about compassion?   Almost five years ago I was quietly sitting in a hotel room in South Carolina it was still dark outside and it was odd not being at school on a Friday. I so seldom miss a day of school. My middle…

  • Are we missing Creativity?

    Bird Droppings July 5, 2017 Are we missing Creativity?   This was another quiet morning as I wandered out and about already birds hiding from view are calling. As for the crickets and frogs as always a beautiful chorus for the morning awakening. Yesterday later in the day several tree frogs visited our back porch…

  • In pursuit of excellence in learning

    Bird Droppings July 1, 2017 In pursuit of excellence in learning   I am working on one of two papers for graduate school and woke up very early in the morning with several ideas running through my head. I stepped outside briefly and I heard the crickets and tree frogs as the sounds of early…

  • I wonder what my favorite store is; then again is it even important?

    Bird Droppings June 9, 2017 I wonder what my favorite store is; Then again is it even important?   Interesting two thoughts while similar struck me this morning as I started the day out. One I heard on the radio going to get some air in my wife’s tire in her car from a radio…

  • A happy death in a world of sadness

    Bird Droppings May 25, 2017 A happy death in a world of sadness   I have been teaching high school now for nearly sixteen years and only missed one graduation. In 2014 I missed the graduation ceremony and celebration of sorts. Health issues kept me away. Tomorrow will be my last official graduation ceremony at…

  • Acceptance is often getting over fears

    Bird Droppings May 17, 2017 Acceptance is often getting over fears   As I stepped outside into a beautiful clear chilled morning, we were hoping for rain but the humidity still hung in the air. The grass was like walking on a sponge soggy and wet but then again it could be from my wife…

  • Try and see through eyes wide open

    Bird Droppings May 16, 2017 Try and see through eyes wide open   As I walked out into the morning sounds today a whippoorwill greeted me. It was the first I have heard this year. The air is warming and summer sounds are creeping in. I like the sounds of the night. Crickets, tree frogs,…