M. Porcius Cato Posted October 7, 2008 Report Share Posted October 7, 2008 From the New York Times article, A Dead Language That Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nephele Posted October 7, 2008 Report Share Posted October 7, 2008 From the article: Ms. Abbott, a former Latin teacher, said that today Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Augusta Posted October 7, 2008 Report Share Posted October 7, 2008 From the article: Ms. Abbott, a former Latin teacher, said that today Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docoflove1974 Posted October 7, 2008 Report Share Posted October 7, 2008 I wish I could say the same; I took Latin as an elective in college (by that time, I knew that I was going to be studying the history of Spanish and Italian, so I figured it'd be for the best). I swear, it was torturous; horrifically dry and dull. The only saving grace was that one of my professors was the son of a big philologist, who had compiled a book of Greek and Latin roots in English. That's it, otherwise a horrible class. I took it out of duty, really. BUT...glad to hear that my colleagues in the Classics department haven't forgotten how to really teach and engage the students! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nephele Posted October 7, 2008 Report Share Posted October 7, 2008 Let's hope it spreads to England as other American ideas have. The idea of making Latin classes engaging for young scholars has probably been in England at least as long -- if not longer -- as in America. Our dear Flavia Gemina (Caroline Lawrence) was an innovative Latin teacher in one of England's schools before becoming an author. -- Nephele Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emperor Goblinus Posted October 8, 2008 Report Share Posted October 8, 2008 I was a beast at the National Latin Exam. Sadly, I think that much of the language has gone out of me. I did thoroughly enjoy Latin until about eleventh grade. That year, all we had to read were the tediously idiotic poems of Catullus, and that killed my interest in the language for the next few years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maty Posted October 21, 2008 Report Share Posted October 21, 2008 I've just received an email from a reader who teaches Latin. He assures me that one of his students has translated 'alphabet' as 'he has a mountain'. This must be a leg-pull, no? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ursus Posted October 26, 2008 Report Share Posted October 26, 2008 I've just received an email from a reader who teaches Latin. He assures me that one of his students has translated 'alphabet' as 'he has a mountain'. This must be a leg-pull, no? Or compelling evidence that the stress of learning Latin drives one to abuse mind altering substances. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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