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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16.9.21

Why I Love TikTok Content Creators (And So Should You)—And a List of Zany TikToks I Found

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I have a penchant for the theatrical.   The dime novel. The beauty in the absurd. The homemade movie. The guy with the camera turned on hims...
8.8.21

Travel Postcard: That Time I Visited a Public Library in Saltillo, Mexico

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In this post, I write about finding a photograph of me standing in front of a public library in Saltillo, Mexico. Greig poses in front of a ...
26.7.21

I Go Walking Often in New York City: Tunnel Portals and Asian Comfort Food

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In this blog post, I reflect on the relationship between walking and wandering in the city. And how I found the East River tunnel portals in...
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11.7.21

Journey to Willow Lake in Queens (And There and Back Again, Out of the Bog)

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In this post, I take a walk to a hiking trail next to Willow Lake in Queens. It's a marshland in the middle of a metropolis. View of Wil...
10.7.21

Teacher's Summer Diary #2398: On the Tedium of Making Educational Digital Content (And Why a Walk, a Stretch, and a Sip of Water is Essential)

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In this post, I talk about making educational resources for the middle and high school classroom and why distraction is my friendly passenge...
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6.7.21

Brief Philosophical Thought: On Everydayness and How to Live One's Life to the Zaniest

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In this post, I tussle with Martin Heidegger's concept of "everydayness," — all the while having fun in the town of Catskill, ...
3.7.21

A Visit to Chicago, Illinois and a Brief Re-Encounter with a Favorite Painting at the Art Institute of Chicago

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In this post, I finish a voyage on Amtrak's Empire Builder route, and stopover in Chicago for a spell where I re-encounter one of my fav...
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