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Hello! My name is Mark, and I am hoarder of classroom materials. I finished the annual task of packing up and cleaning out my classroom to...

I just returned home from a farewell dinner for two Latin colleagues leaving our school system at the end of the week. Each one is depa...

As exam week rolls into view, I find it necessary to take stock of this year which, I must admit, has not been a good one, either for m...

We have put AP Latin Literature to bed -- hopefully for not too long a nap. The College Board will issue their proclamation soon about what ...

It is Memorial Day and tomorrow we will enter what I have come to call the tatters of the year. The AP and state exams are over. The weather...

Today we reached the three-quarters mark of the school year. The weather is warm, the flowers are beginning to bloom, and the trees are star...

I have just completed my 19th year of teaching and, to be sure, it was the hardest one to date. I attribute this difficulty to several chang...

My students asked today what we were doing after the AP Latin Literature exam. Certainly they are not looking ahead and anticipating the end...