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I recently posted an article on the revised AP Latin curriculum including some letters of Pliny the Younger in lieu of lengthy passages of ...

Yesterday I attended the memorial service for Jane Hall: an outstanding teacher, amazing woman, and force of nature. This remarkable celebra...

Retirement came easily, more easily than I had expected or ever planned. When I began my teaching career in 1987, retirement was far from my...

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...

I have sat down this Saturday afternoon after our first five-day school week of the year. To put it succinctly, I am exhausted. It always ta...

Last night orientation for freshmen and other new students was held at my school. This is always a positive, warm and fuzzy evening where ev...

We had our first meeting of Latin Club officers yesterday, a full week before the start of school on September 3. We met at the local Starbu...

On August 23, 2011, at 1:51 p.m., a very rare thing happened. There was a rumble, a small rattle, and then the earth shook for what seemed l...

I went into school this morning and began work on recreating my classroom. At the end of every school year we are required to pack everythin...

August has arrived, and, since this is so, I must turn my attention to things academic and scholastic. The first teacher work day is Wednesd...

Since the recent announcement of the changes to the curriculum in the new AP Latin exam, I have been pondering the required readings. For Ve...

There's an interesting article on teachers, students, and their relationships on Facebook. All teachers should take a moment and read. ...

I was asked by my sister-in-law to provide a simple list of Latin words to help her young daughter learn vocabulary and reading. I thought ...

The big news at this year's ACL Institute was the new AP Latin curriculum for the May 2013 exam. This summer's announcement brought ...

The last day of school before Winter Break was Friday, December 18. At the beginning of the last block of the day, I had a student, with con...

We return to school tomorrow after a five days away; before that we had only a two-day week. Needless to say, the students will not be their...

The first marking period has now come and gone. Report cards have been distributed, and students' abilities, interests, and efforts are ...

All Hallow's Eve has come and gone, and here I sit in the early morning. The time will fall back soon, so I will get an extra hour of sl...