07.21.05
Charleston in a Nutshell
The conference is going well—I really like the Charleston Latin curriculum, and am going to recommend that my school adopt it for grades five and six. It involves teaching Latin by immersion, believe it or not, and then stepping back periodically to connect the Latin lesson to English and Spanish vocabulary and Roman history. It’s very structured, but can be adapted to fourth through eighth grades.
It surprised me to learn that Latin is much more commonly taught in the South than it is in the North. In the Sacramento area, for example, St. Michael’s is the only elementary or middle school I know of that still teaches Latin, and Jesuit is the only high school that carries it. In the South, however, it’s apparently not at all unusual to take Latin in public school starting in fourth grade. I’m the only participant in the conference who teaches in a Northern state. (One teacher is originally from Long Island, but now teaches in Louisiana.)
Today in Charleston there was an extreme heat warning and a severe thunderstorm warning at the same time. Also, I am sorry I missed this exhibit:
Steph Said:
July 22, 2005 at 10:26 am
You sure did miss a show!!