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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28.10.14

Art Motif: "The Sitting Pose"

Homme noir nu assis recroquevillé (2007) I think I fell in love with the nude sitting pose in art when first I saw Hypolite Flandrin...

27.10.14

Reading Is Not A Career Skill: Or Is It?

Young Person Reading I noticed that I had “reading” as a skill on my Linkedin profile. Who puts reading as a skill on Linkedin? Seriousl...

12.9.14

A Twelve Year Old Boy's Answer to Conflict

"No more fights, just books." — Boy, 12, New York City Source: The Uni Project PDF Copy for Printing

11.9.14

A Room Of One's Own: Dispatch From My Room (As I Work From Home and Decided to Submit A Blog Entry)

A Room Of My Own (And Virginia's too!) © 2014 When I try to find beauty At the beginning of September, the heat of Summer begins t...

26.8.14

Public Libraries Still Matter in the Age of Amazon

Poets House in Battery Park City (Manhattan) is a good model for how libraries should look and feel. News flash: libraries have been ...

8.8.14

"Back to School": When You’ve Been Out Of School (For Awhile)

Talking to an adult learner on the N train today, she told me she likes to see the young kids squirm in their seats when she gets t...

27.7.14

Brooklyn Notebook: Leif Ericson Commemoration on Fourth Avenue in South Brooklyn

In this post, I take a stroll in South Brooklyn and stumble upon a plaque in a park. Ho, there, Leif Ericson! According to @forgottenny , t...

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