All yours…

For the past 5 or 6 years, and possibly more, I have been collecting student work. Each day, as students send answers to assignments, I check their work and then copy their work into a file. I have also collected my responses to the students, and I have collected my...

Catching up, or contributing?

As many of you know, I’ve been stuck behind my computer since arriving in Athens, Greece.  This has, naturally, been a source of frustration to me.  Mostly, I’ve been stuck here grading papers and assignments. A few weeks ago, I was at a conference in San...

Why it takes me so long to grade…

Yesterday, I posted on Facebook and on my blog.  I commented on the fact that it takes me so very long to grade.   At the moment, I have suspended all new grading for the coming year.  I am simply unable to keep up. Several people wanted to know why.  “Why does...

Grading is time-consuming

I received this comment: Please add me to the waiting list.  I think it would be worth triple the money (although I’m not saying j could pay that. Lol). I can imagine it takes forever to grade. Here is my reply: Got it!  You are on the list.  Still working on a...

Book Review #5: First Year Latin by Robert Henle

Some time ago, my students and I finished reading First Year Latin by Robert Henle. I used to read this book every year. First things first.  Praise where praise is due. First Year Latin by Robert Henle will take you to a New Testament reading level.  Sort of.  More...