Latin
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The incipit of a lengthy piece in the Press Democrat: The cars begin pulling to the curb at Montgomery High in Santa Rosa at 6:45 a.m. Sleepy teens pile out, heading to classes that start an hour before first period. In Room 50, Latin teacher Jennifer Lehman welcomes a decidedly retro group of students. Her…
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Assorted Latin excerpts and tidbits … The Seattle PI had a nice feature on the resurgence of Latin … including this incipit: The old men in togas. The mindless verbal recitation. The archaic prose. No wonder Latin gets such a bad rap. Latin and ancient Greek once were considered part of a basic education, but…
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I always find it interesting that newspapers even cover this at all … some excerpts from assorted reports … From the Nevada coverage: Not only is Latin not dead, it’s making a comeback, said Sherry Jankowski, Meadows Latin teacher and league state chairwoman. Some teachers believe that as the basis for western European languages and…
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Interesting excerpt from an item at the BBC: Standing on a balcony during his visit to Rome’s City Hall, built over the site of a long vanished temple, Benedict sympathised with the plight of modern Romans who are losing jobs and suffering from the economic downturn just like everyone else. The “Scholar-Pope” was unable to…
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A smattering of items on the ongoing vivacity of Latin: A general piece on assorted Latin words and phrases still in use: Latin still on our lips (Barbados Advocate) On the resurgence of Latin in Athens, Georgia: Latin resurges in classrooms (Banner Herald) And a tip o’ the pileus to Francesca Tronchin for Retweeting these…
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