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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16.3.12

Quotation on How the Wise Understand

a word to the wise is sufficient dictum sapienti sat est Attributed to Plautus , Roman dramatist and Terence , Roman poet PDF Co...

14.3.12

Theater Review: Performance of "The Skin of Evil"

My friend and colleague Steve Ewaschyn directed and adapted the play the Skin of Evil with a group of wonderful young people at the Radha ...

10.3.12

Video Repost: "No Man Is an Island" Recited with Music by Joan Baez from her Album Baptism

A clip from Joan Baez's "John Donne" piece from her album Baptism sets the foreground for the arrival of a northbound G train...

Quotation On Time by Ovid

Read a timely quote from Ovid, a Roman poet who lived in the first century C.E.: Time is usually the best medicine Temporis ars medicin...

27.2.12

On Realism and Strunk and White: Rule 16 On Writing

I write about, in this post, the famous book the Elements of Style - one of the few editorial style books to make it to the bestseller list...

14.2.12

Reflecting On Despair According to Søren Kierkegaard (and Others)

“Infinitude’s despair, therefore, is the fantastic, the unlimited for the self is healthy and free from despair only when, precisely by h...

1.2.12

On the Experience of Reading Novels

What is the experience of reading a novel? The experience of reading novels is a solitary one. While it is common to hear authors read f...

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