tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956989639073843954.post3742953312869053368..comments2024-03-21T05:30:03.220-04:00Comments on Science teacher: My children still live in our villagedoylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12901661320505882735noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956989639073843954.post-14807900583204721512013-04-29T05:23:34.310-04:002013-04-29T05:23:34.310-04:00Dear KPd,
Watching a few kids lose their fear qui...Dear KPd,<br /><br />Watching a few kids lose their fear quickly was one of the highlights of the day. A few may have confused honey bees with yellow jackets, but few things safer than a bee busy with her work.<br /><br />I think any minute (or hour) spent watching bees is a good use of time. <br /><br />(I'd be more effusive, but not sure I'm allowed to blow your cover.)doylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12901661320505882735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956989639073843954.post-50508349147033664142013-04-28T23:06:32.365-04:002013-04-28T23:06:32.365-04:00Eric has recently taken my best girl friends and o...Eric has recently taken my best girl friends and our Clean Water Action staff to meet our hive. It's cool how quickly people stop being nervous and start getting curious. <br />We "water" our bees by putting water in an overturned garbage can lid which they love. I can lose a lot of time just sitting next to the lid watching them come and go. After seeing our bees populate the water, some of our staff vowed to go home and set up bee watering stations to see if there are hives near their homes, too. <br />Now, we need to figure out how to get the honey out...KPd.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04755657630158814201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956989639073843954.post-18512259890112726492013-04-28T19:00:16.449-04:002013-04-28T19:00:16.449-04:00Dear Scott,
Wendell Berry is the prophet of our t...Dear Scott,<br /><br />Wendell Berry is <i>the</i> prophet of our time. 'Nuff said.<br /><br /><br />Dear Malcolm, <br /><br />We all pretty much know what we need to do. A lot less tiring when we do it. (What's a little noise?)doylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12901661320505882735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956989639073843954.post-46469043688707949362013-04-28T10:43:55.763-04:002013-04-28T10:43:55.763-04:00sigh. being right can be so tiring.Thank you for ...sigh. being right can be so tiring.Thank you for giving other teachers the idea that stepping out of the classroom is a good idea!<br /><br />you need to go outside at every opportunity. Biophilia is genetic. Your Arne needs to turn those genes on!hOMESCHOOLING 2020 COVID-19https://www.blogger.com/profile/07217586685244005591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956989639073843954.post-1754424525537146562013-04-27T10:12:53.796-04:002013-04-27T10:12:53.796-04:00In Wendell Berry's says (I think in his essay,...In Wendell Berry's says (I think in his essay, THE UNFORSEEN WILDERNESS,): "And the world cannot be discovered by a journey of miles, no matter how long, but only by a spiritual journey, a journey of one inch, very arduous and humbling and joyful, by which we arrive at the ground at our feet, and learn to be home."<br /><br />Your posts always make me think and often make me reflect on old quotes and sayings I had once found. Thank you so much for that.Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02028247514592133365noreply@blogger.com