Top stories published by Sisyphean High in January of 2015

This is the unedited post that I wrote to students in 2011, which was a more innocent time — full of vim and vigor and the occasional belief that Sisyphus might be enjoying himself. I present it to you now because of its subject (the…

Mr. Eure in Sisyphean High

Jan 4, 2015

PS02: Q2 Quasi-Calendar

Shuffling about and planning ahead.

There are times when the endless ringing of the bells in school reminds me less of Pavlov and his dogs and more of the tortured protagonist of Victor Hugo’s novel. I may be thinking of the interesting roots of Quasimodo’s…

Mr. Eure in Sisyphean High

Jan 22, 2015

Born on a Monday

A different sort of Solomon.

Mr. Eure in Sisyphean High

Jan 4, 2015

PS04: Interstitial Sorities

Polysyllogisms and white-matter work.

I think more and more that the most important skill in this course is the ability to connect — to connect texts, authors, and lessons; to connect ideas; to connect to each other and to the concentric circles that…

February 2015

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