Stones of Erasmus — Just plain good writing, teaching, thinking, doing, making, being, dreaming, seeing, feeling, building, creating, reading
1.6.24
Stage Fright Dreams: Luis Buñuel & Performance Anxiety

7.5.24
Navigating New Beginnings: Reflections on Teaching and Personal Growth in Jackson Heights
Jackson Heights in Queens is Aglow with May Flowers |
Approaching middle age-I'll be 45 in December-I feel confident yet exhausted, and curious about what's next. Maybe that curiosity is what's pushing me to explore a new direction. If Dante, in his classic epic, can find himself guided to new places, where he is "mid-life in his journey," then so can I?
Right? Listen!
I saw Jason and Corey again; this time, it was during lunch, where 1 sat with two very quiet, amazing teachers and about thirty loud teenagers. They had some stories to tell me-like, 'Remember that time you taught an entire lesson dressed up as Doctor Who?' or, 'When we were being rowdy, so you climbed on the table in your classroom to get our attention?' Yes, those anecdotes are most likely true. By nature, I am an ephemeral person; not much of what I do is permanent. Often feeling like a visitor in my own life, I am comforted when others can validate my experiences. For sure-my tombstone will not merely read
'Greig—he washed his dishes!'

29.4.24
Fostering Textual Ownership: Passionate Teacher Explores Literacies & Strategies. Periodt. 📚

4.4.24
Zeus Ammon at the Met: A Greek-Egyptian Syncretism in Stone

3.4.24
Exploring Cuneiform Tablets at the NYPL: The Ancient Roots of Homework

31.3.24
Alexander the Great's Portrait at British Museum: Deification & Legacy in Art

27.3.24
Overcoming Bullying: A Personal Journey of Strength and Advocacy.
