For children and adults alike! — This is the first post in a new series that I am beginning on my Medium blog, in which I will explore the different approaches to education with you, learning and reflecting as I go. …

I am seeking modern beauty — Something shining in ephemeral grandeur. Zeitgeist, as it were. 21st century wonder. Destructive Improvement on the beauty of past generations. What is the flavor of the day? If I just grasp the train In its perpetual motion As it marches on Its monotonous tracks, My foothold would be enough for a quick climb To the place up top. From there, the view Is grand, horizon Further out. And the next brave soul will find me Splayed in the place up top (Displayed only for fresher eyes, Face burnt by the relentless Sun, Starved to Death) And know that I am.

I Things are not as they should be. Draperies are hung low, crooked-like, Melting more, the more I look. Immobilized ornaments float though materials, Atom by atom, twisting into twins of themselves. Gray flickers into dirty white, and out again, Into a cleaner blandness. The sprawling arrangements of flowers in the vase Dance too close, no room for Jesus. What…

A poem. — I I don’t look back — Not yet! Not yet! Regret resides in Retrospect. Foul ogre, shunning all creation, Hides in the deep in anticipation Of sustenance thrown in the pits For him by even lesser men Who have not flesh enough to rot — They are all bones! Not even…

With an ambience to set the mood while you read. — They call it a town Where the girls would rather smell of the sea, And the winding streets behind the crooked bricks Would birth saltwater in their cracks — The girl walks, aimless, towards a distant past, Homer’s home, the ancient ruins, collapsed Around the sailors’ nets and fishing calls… The waves that wax and wane, they claim Their once and future host, the port And beacon call to artistic hope, Smyrna —

The Ancient Egyptians were a fascinating bunch. — I recently watched Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb, a Netflix documentary film about the team of Egyptian archaeologists that discovered a tomb dating back to the 25th century BCE. That number is not easy to comprehend. By comparison, blind poet Homer’s Iliad, considered the oldest existing piece of European literature…

I have been using this app for quite a while, but I have only recently begun to use it intentionally. — After reading Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World by Cal Newport last month, I went back to all of the apps and accounts that I own on all sorts of platforms. Some of them, I had not touched in years. In fact, some of the apps…

I can see this internet movement going places, and it’s exciting. — The Craving I have recently been introduced to a concept that I knew I needed in my life, but did not have the right words to describe — or perhaps I had too many words, which is much the same thing. I would say something like: I need people I admire to…

These YouTubers are generous with their productivity tips and intentional in their habits… — Some students are currently working hard to get through their final exams before they can enjoy the warmer months, while others have finished up the school year but are looking to stay productive during the summer break. Adults are also always looking for study motivation, whether to get ahead in…