Monthly Archives: September 2015

“Claustrophobia: The Closet’s Perspective” by Julianna Baggott

Posted on September 28, 2015 by jyourist

(as printed in the November/December 2012 issue of The American Poetry Review)

Posted in poetry | Tagged , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Zack Graham’s To Kill a Mockingbird Problem… and Ours

Posted on September 25, 2015 by jyourist

The following is reprinted from the National Book Review, written by one of my former students. His words are followed by a short letter to him from me. Essay— My To Kill a Mockingbird Problem…. and Ours By Zack Graham … Continue reading →

Posted in race, writing | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

Giuseppe Arcimboldo’s “Autumn”

Posted on September 23, 2015 by jyourist
Posted in art, autumn, seasons | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Forgiveness: The Rabbi and the KKK

Posted on September 22, 2015 by jyourist
Posted in transformation | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Latches of being

Posted on September 20, 2015 by jyourist

Anne Carson, Autobiography of Red

Posted in grammar, poetry | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Delicious transformations

Posted on September 19, 2015 by jyourist

Yesterday’s abundant harvest of tomatoes from our garden was transformed this afternoon into a cold Moroccan Tomato Soup as well as a version of Ratatouille. The recipe for the cold soup is below. I used three kinds of organic eggplant, … Continue reading →

Posted in cooking, garden, transformation | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

8th grade logic

Posted on September 18, 2015 by jyourist

This morning during advisory I asked my advisees how the year was going so far. They said it seemed alright, OK. Nothing brilliant or sparkling. Sure it was school I was asking them about and they were speaking in front … Continue reading →

Posted in school, Teaching | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

“You are giving me such a headache.”

Posted on September 17, 2015 by jyourist

Today we talked about truth. How do we sift through the material we are flooded with on a daily basis and figure out what is the truth? What assumptions do we make in the judgment of truth? In light of … Continue reading →

Posted in school, Teaching, truth | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Four Young Girls

Posted on September 15, 2015 by jyourist

52 years ago today, Carol Denise McNair (age 11), Cynthia Wesley (age 14), Carole Robertson (age 14), and Addie Mae Collins (age 14) were killed in a bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama. Four members of … Continue reading →

Posted in civil rights, race | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Ethical conundrum

Posted on September 13, 2015 by jyourist

When there is just 5 or 6 minutes at the end of a class and we have finished our work, we play a game called “Mrs. Robinson.” I’m not sure how the game got its moniker, but I learned it … Continue reading →

Posted in school, Teaching, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment