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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20.7.15

L is for "Lying Prone on the Floor at Manhattan Mini Storage"

Looking like a bible salesman who lost the key to his storage locker, I lie prone on the floor of the Manhattan Min-Storage. How...

17.7.15

Writing About Teaching (Again!) — and When Superheroes Have a Villain Named Lester

Jerome Avenue has its heroes. Teaching kids in the Bronx at the Francis Martin branch of the New York Public Library, I learn a little b...

1.7.15

Book Art from the Lamb Shakespeare for the Young: A Midsummer Night's Dream

In the Lamb Shakespeare for the Young, a classic children's book version of Shakespearean plays, the opening act of Midsummer Night...

13.6.15

On Being Right in the World

An R160B rolling stock working the E line waits in the terminal World Trade Center station in Lower Manhattan. I do not think it is hoke...

5.6.15

Toyo Miyatake, Self-Portrait (1932)

Toyo Miyatake's "Self-Portrait" from 1932 makes a showing at the Whitney's first show at its new building in SoHo. Toyo ...

31.5.15

On Not Being Right in the World

One of the Damned from Michelangelo's fresco "The Last Judgment." Advice for When You Do Not Feel on Par with Existence: ...

30.5.15

Advice on Priorities from François Truffaut's 1973 Classic Film "Day for Night"

François Truffaut's film Day for Night Transcript of the Scene (for context) Julie : Liliane ran off with the stuntman. Joë...

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