Still the greatest defect in Latin education…

Dorothy Sayers passed some wisdom on to Latin educators years ago. She had a simple plan.  Why not read the easier books in Latin, like the New Testament, before moving on to the tremendously difficult authors of the Augustan age? Fat chance. They ignored her then,...

New forums

It’s official. I am going to teach Spanish and French next year. Honestly, I think I am just rebelling against Henle Latin.  So, so, so tired of that series.  Needed something to excite me.  So, Spanish and French it is. I have studied Spanish extensively, and...

2019/2020 scheduling question…

I received this question: Do you have the class schedule for Latin in the fall?  Also, does how much of your Lingua Latina 1 class equate to Henle 1?  We are in Classical Conversations and my daughter really struggles remembering the vocabulary and doing the charts. ...

Potential schedule for 2019/2020

Tried to figure out a way to retire next year.   Couldn’t do it.  Sooo…. I will be back. Here is what I will be teaching next year. This is very likely going to happen… but, as always, the schedule is subject to change.  Having said that, I try very,...

Post pay’em depression

Last Monday, on April 15th, I went to the post office to mail send my taxes off to the U.S. Government.  I am sure they will spend the money well. In front of me, a man about my age was doing the same. He handed an envelope to the woman behind the desk.  Then he said...