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I really needed to catch up on some sleep last night. I was in bed by about 9:30, with my cell phone and my Moreland and Fleischer by my side in case any students tried to call me. At 10:48, Continue reading Summer Latin Institute – DAY 3
As I wrote in a previous post, the rule of thumb is that one day at the Institute is like one week in a traditional classroom. I think today our Latin students packed in somewhat more that one week. Today Continue reading Summer Latin Institute – DAY 2
Yesterday was DAY 1 of the CUNY Summer Latin Institute (and the CUNY Summer Greek Institute). I had a great day. My morning lecture on Latin pronunciation, syllabification, and accentuation went very well. Our students learned about long and short Continue reading Summer Latin Institute – DAY 1
This article in today’s New York Times really fascinates me. It makes me wonder whether we are seeing the emergence of a new kind of politics in which intersectionality prevails over difference as the basis of identity-based political organizing and Continue reading The New Identity Politics?
Classes begin TOMORROW. Today is DAY 1 minus 1. Not a lot to report today. I will revise my notes for my blackboard for my pronunciation lecture in accordance with the suggestions I received from my colleagues when I rehearsed Continue reading Summer Latin Institute – Day 1 minus 1
Classes begin on Monday, June 11. Today is DAY 1 minus 2. I think I’m ready. I feel ready. I’m anxious, to be sure; that is probably inevitable. But I know what I’m doing, and I know how to do Continue reading Summer Latin Institute – Day 1 minus 2
Day 1 minus 3 was Friday, June 8. FINAL DAY OF PRESESSING. Classes begin on Monday, June 11. Real students learning real Latin. Real teachers, real teaching. No more mockery. I rehearsed my pronunciation lecture scheduled for Monday morning, with Continue reading Summer Latin Institute – Day 1 minus 3
So just to clarify, Day 1 minus 4 was Thursday, June 7. Another good day of presessing. Some mock-teaching, some mock-lecturing, some actual discussion with program administrator (and text book co-author) Rita Fleischer about registration procedures come Monday, June 11. Continue reading Summer Latin Institute – Day 1 minus 4
So just to clarify, Day 1 minus 5 was Wednesday, June 6. Had what I thought was my best presession yet. No notes to assist with my drilling of morphology and syntax questions, although I did use notes on small Continue reading Summer Latin Institute – Day 1 minus 5
I meant to write this post yesterday, but in the evening I went out for drinks with friends—something I rarely do—and once again I got home simply exhausted, but this time with much better reason. Presessing went better yesterday. When Continue reading Summer Latin Institute – Day 1 minus 6