Greig Roselli — Teacher, Writer, Philosophy Sprinkles Maker
Stones of Erasmus — Just plain good writing, teaching, thinking, doing, making, being, dreaming, seeing, feeling, building, creating, reading
1.12.24
Auntie Mame: Lucille Ball, Iconic Quotes, and the Legacy of the Classic Story
"Only You're Different!": Notes on Gender Transformation in the Marvelous Land of Oz
Tip is the cap-wearing boy in L. Frank Baum's Oz 1904 sequel. |
The Boy Tip
Tip is a fictional character in L. Frank Baum's second installment of his famous Oz books - The Marvelous Land of Oz (later shortened to The Land of Oz). While the Scarecrow, Dorothy, and the Gnome King often get noticed from readers as amazing Baum creations, Tip gets looked over in the Oz canon because he is actually not a real person (well, in the sense that in the story he is not who he seems to be). And his tenure in the Oz narrative is temporary.
*spoiler alert*
30.11.24
Reflections of a Teacher: Navigating the Challenges of Education in 2024
7.5.24
Navigating New Beginnings: Reflections on Teaching and Personal Growth in Jackson Heights
Jackson Heights in Queens is Aglow with May Flowers |
Approaching middle age-I'll be 45 in December-I feel confident yet exhausted, and curious about what's next. Maybe that curiosity is what's pushing me to explore a new direction. If Dante, in his classic epic, can find himself guided to new places, where he is "mid-life in his journey," then so can I?
Right? Listen!
I saw Jason and Corey again; this time, it was during lunch, where 1 sat with two very quiet, amazing teachers and about thirty loud teenagers. They had some stories to tell me-like, 'Remember that time you taught an entire lesson dressed up as Doctor Who?' or, 'When we were being rowdy, so you climbed on the table in your classroom to get our attention?' Yes, those anecdotes are most likely true. By nature, I am an ephemeral person; not much of what I do is permanent. Often feeling like a visitor in my own life, I am comforted when others can validate my experiences. For sure-my tombstone will not merely read
'Greig—he washed his dishes!'