A blog about education, imagination
and the nuts of wisdom
Herbert Bayer, Study for Verdure, 1950
Aiming for Nothing
I The Way – cannot be told. The Name – cannot be named. The nameless is the Way of Heaven and Earth. The named is Matrix of the Myriad Creatures. Eliminate desire to find the Way. Embrace desire to know the Creature. The two are identical, But differ in name as they arise. Identical they…
“Sir, Sir! Feed your friend!”
For three years, from 2012 to 2015, I taught English at a secondary school in central London, in Somers Town, near King’s Cross Station. During my first year at the school -and my first year as a newly qualified teacher in the UK- my classroom sat across two tall, old plane trees and the entrance…
Squirrels and Nuts
So, what is Squirrel School? Well, a school for squirrels, obviously! No, not really. Squirrel School is the name of my blog, so named because I have a natural affinity with squirrels (more on that at a later date) and because I guess the blog is part of my constant quest for knowledge. In Irish…
First Post
So, I guess the first post of the blog should be that the site is up and running, though is obviously not ready yet. Stay tuned for uploads to the poem and translation sections, as well as new posts. That’s all for now!
Attend Squirrel School
Get new nuts of wisdom as they grow.
Chris H. Sakellaridis 