Anatidaephobia

I’ve been silent for a few days. Have not posted the word of the day. There is a reason. It’s a good one. I’ve been hiding out. I was nervous. My anatidaephobia had flared up again. Anatidaephobia derives from the Latin word for duck, anas and the...

English to Latin: Henle Latin Ex. 60

My First Year Henle students and I are finishing up a year-long online course.  It’s been a slog.  This just is not the most exciting Latin book. We were never really able to complete the English to Latin exercises.  This summer, in preparation for next year, I...

After Visual Latin?

I received this inquiry: If we took VL 1 this year (30 lessons), can my student take the online Latin II or should we take online Latin I ?  Just wondering because the chapters covered in LL Online I are fewer than those covered in in VL I. Hi! It all depends on the...

Tired.

Every year, about this time, I get tired.  Weary.  Blown. I’m going to be honest.  I am no big fan of the educational system we have here in America. Sir Walter Scott once said, “All men who have turned out worth anything have had the chief hand in their...

Prognosis

Prognosis: In medicine, the art of foretelling a disease; knowing beforehand the cause of a disease. We can also use the word prognosis to forecast. When it comes to the weather, for example, it is difficult to make an accurate prognosis. Prognosis is “pre-knowledge.”...