Stones of Erasmus — for Teachers, Writers, & Philosophy Sprinkles Makers!

Hi, I’m Greig — welcome! Here you’ll find sharp writing, creative ideas, and standout resources for teaching, thinking, making, and dreaming in the middle and high school ELA and Humanities classroom (Grades 6–12).

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Showing posts with label life lesson. Show all posts
Showing posts with label life lesson. Show all posts
8.1.11

"Apparently" and "Weird": A Report on Colloquial Usage

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I overheard a conversation on the subway today between two college kids: "It's weird, you know, apparently she was his girlfrien...
14.4.10

Why I Listen to Rilke and Don't Write Love Poems

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Rilke in "Letters to a Young Poet"  — Reading again the injunction Rilke gave to his younger protege not to write love poems becau...
22.10.09

When a Classroom Lesson Does Not Go As Planned: Where the Wild Things Are

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Max sails to the island of the Wild Things (Image Credit: Max Sendak) Notes from my teacher diary on a lesson that went south: Human natu...
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