High Frequency Latin Words
This is from John: Ben, I wanted to make sure this helpful resource is accessible to Latin teachers on your blog. It is a list of the 300 most frequent Latin words, based on the classical literature. http://users.erols.com/whitaker/freqappx.htm#300 Obviously, some important daily-use words are
John Piazza
I got this from John Piazza: Ben, On the Latin list recently, members have expressed anger and frustration at those who publicly say that teachers are overpaid and work very few hours. In response, a few of them have been keeping a
College Professors of Latin, Wake Up!
I got this from John. It reminds of that post from Anne (http://www.benslavic.com/blog/2011/07/15/anne-matava-9/) Ben, Bob Patrick recently mentioned on our Latin Best Practices list that a few of his former students who have decided to continue with Latin/Classics at college, later decide
Collaboration/Output in the CI Curriculum
I got this from John today: Ben, My Latin Best Practices list is currently being flooded with discussions of strategies for effective group work--it's as if many of them have just discovered this phenomenon of "student centered collaborative learning" that you hear
Brick House 8
The fact is that the grammar teachers' claim that their students can acquire a language by focusing on bricks is and has always been completely false. Nothing can come from studying a language in this way. As language teachers we
John Piazza on Latin
I got this important email from John Piazza in San Francisco as part of an ongoing private conversation we have been sharing over the past year about Latin instruction and CI. It totally kicks ass in that it speaks to
John Piazza
I got this from John: Ben, I was hoping we could develop and/or refine previous discussions about arming ourselves with a description of the underlying theory about comprehensible and even compelling input for our colleagues, administrators and parents. With Krashen and CI, I
Simplicity 2
Here are some things that we have to deal with in our classrooms: - being observed by unqualified people - differentiating instruction when doing so is not a practical option in a CI classroom, especially at the lower levels - kids cheating - heads down -
John Piazza
Hi Ben, I teach 7-8 grade Latin at Cathedral School for Boys in San Francisco, CA. Early in my study of Latin I was fortunate to come into contact with teachers and colleagues who spoke Latin as a way to encourage