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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19.6.13

Photograph Of A Summer Evening Sky in South Brooklyn

"Bedroom at sundown" (Sunset Park, Brooklyn) When I wake up I am up. I do not dawdle. When I shared a hotel room with...

16.6.13

To Swim Or Not To Swim?

Floating pool in the Bronx : but I ain't swimming here. When people ask me what's my favorite sport I'm prone to say swimmin...

28.5.13

Teacher Rant: Uncanny Moment Grading Papers (Or, Why it is Unsettling Reading Final Exam Essays)

The Pitiful Job of Grading Papers It's slightly unsettling to grade students' final exams and to read their answers to the essay ...

15.5.13

Things I Probably Shouldn't Have Said (And Other Faux Pas)

Things I Probably Shouldn't Have Said (And Other Faux Pas) is a book of 13 essays about my journey from New Orleans to NYC. Most of t...

Ersatz Existential Daily Post

Today I poured a cup of coffee into a plastic, reusable cup. I sighed. As the world sighs. I sat at my Formica dining room table, listening ...

10.5.13

List of 100 Favorite Movies

I make no claim to a cinematic canon. These are my favorite movies. Subjective. No claim to objective standards of taste. Drum roll please: ...

27.4.13

Repost from the Brooklyn Institute for Social Research - "Dreams and Hysteria: An Introduction to Freud"

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