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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
I meant to write this post yesterday, but in the evening I was just EXHAUSTED…hopefully from the megadose of azithromycin I took for an eye infection I finally saw a doctor for, and not from the wear and tear of Continue reading Summer Latin Institute – Day 1 minus 7
Nice to have a weekend where I did not have to think too much about the Institute. This evening, however, I prepared to fake-teach the first hour of morning drill for Unit 8 and the introduction to Latin pronunciation, syllabification, Continue reading Summer Latin Institute – Day 1 minus 8
Presessing (Institute-speak for when the teachers prep prior to the start of the program) has been a mixed bag for me. In these sessions, we faculty members take turns “fake-teaching” homework assignments: one of us plays the role of teacher, Continue reading Summer Latin Institute – Day 1 minus 9
As we head into the last week before classes begin at the CUNY Latin/Greek Institute, I am on an emotional roller coaster between freaking out and feeling fine about it all. Why should I freak out, when I’ve been teaching Continue reading Summer Latin Institute – Day 1 minus 10
At a certain point in the summer of 1982, my tummy began to hurt. That’s when I realized that I somatize stress in my stomach. The source of my stress? The CUNY Summer Latin Institute. Phonology. Morphology. Syntax. Grammar. Vocabulary. Continue reading Summer Latin Institute – Day 1 minus 11
In June 1982, I began studying Latin at the CUNY Latin/Greek Institute, a beyond-the-intensive course where students are in class from 8:30am to 3:30pm, Monday through Friday, for ten weeks. In June 2012, thirty years later, I will begin teaching Continue reading Summer Latin Institute – Day 1 minus 12