Another term under consideration: teacher-researcher.
Both this term and "provocations" come from the Reggio Emilia approach.
The idea is, as it sounds, that a teacher is always learning along side with students... As Jude suggests, "what if?" I wonder, what would it be if we were all, every individual, recognized as both teacher and learner?
Logging: time that first chickadee sings in the morning, the time and weather at sunrise, and just 'cause...how many eggs collected that day. Field notes.
I'll start another page tomorrow and want to add eagle sighting. The bald eagle has been over the house 4 or 5 times now during the last month. A neighbor that I ride the bus with has seen the eagle as well....usually when it's being chased off by crows or seagulls.
What if I started a bird log for my garden/neighborhood? It's a possibility.
The garden is a glorious green.
On the to do list: bindweed round up and doing something about the caterpillars eating one of the currents...
There is indigo to get settled for the summer and a few more tomatoes to find home for.