Start in the shallow end of the pool.

Not long ago, while I was working online, an advertisement popped up.  It posed a simple question.  “Which Latin author do you prefer?”  The advertisement, in the form of a survey, gave four choices.  I could choose Cicero, Ceasar, Virgil, or Livy.  I prefer none of...

High Speed Reading

When I read, my mind tends to wander.  Perhaps you struggle with this as well.  I have heard that a speed reading course would help me solve this problem. I have tried unsuccessfully to speed read.  I remain a rather slow reader.   If you listen to audiobooks, like I...

Grading

I am about to start grading a pile of Latin and Greek papers.  I hate it.  I don’t hate it because of the work it represents.  After all, grading papers is a good deal for me.  Grading papers makes me very good at Latin and Greek.  As I scroll through, looking...

Football?

I received this question from one of my students: I was wondering, do you enjoy football? Here is my reply: I really do not want to answer this email.  Hence, the delay.  You likely do not want to hear my response.   No.  I do not.  I consider it barbaric and brutal....

On Writing Well

Recently, several students sent me some sloppy writing.  I had to send them a rather hard email. You may find some helpful tips here.  Here’s the email: ================================================= First of all, run everything you write through Grammarly....