The Latin-Centered Curriculum

The liturgical season of Advent begins today in the Western Christian tradition. (Our Eastern brothers and sisters began their fast two weeks ago.) There are many delightful Latin songs, both sacred and secular, that your students may enjoy during Advent and Christmas. Visit Laura Gibbs' "Gaudium Mundo" blog to learn a song a day for the whole month of December.

Any idea where I can find a good resource for pronunciation of Ancient Egyptian names, places, etc.?

Kristin

I have had many inquiries about my forthcoming book, Memory Work, which is mentioned several times in the new edition of The Latin-Centered Curriculum. The manuscript is in the hands of the publishers, but no publication date has yet been set. I will post here as soon as I have more information; thank you for your interest!

A German television show, Kulturzeit Extra, has broadcast an entire program in Latin. You can view the whole thing, complete with German subtitles, here (click "Sendung"). Segments include a discussion of the Union for the Mediterranean, an interview with author Robert Harris (in which he discusses Barack Obama's rhetorical skills), a visit to Vatican City, and a Latin music video by German pop group "ista."

If you ordered a copy of the LCC American Literature collection from the Barefoot Meandering Lulu Storefront, please drop a note to kathy "at" barefootmeandering.com. She has discovered a possible production glitch and wants to make sure that your book contains everything it should.

The journal First Things has an interesting piece on the role of Latin in education. HT to Chris for the link.

This just in from the folks at Classical Writing:

The authors of Classical Writing are pleased to announce that Kathy Weitz will be offering online tutorials for middle and high schoolers this fall using the Diogenes books. Our purpose is to assist the home educating parent in providing writing instruction for middle school to high school students. These tutorials are structured both for students who have completed the Foundations levels of Classical Writing and also for middle and high school students who are new to Classical Writing and who need to complete the Foundations and Intermediate levels in one school year. For the 2008-2009 school year, we are offering two tutorials:

"...the art of teaching consists of tactful condescension. It is finding a point where the inquirer no longer wonders and proceeding from there back to what caused a problem." - Ralph McInerny, A First Glance at St. Thomas Aquinas: A Handbook for Peeping Thomists, p. 134.

My son wanted to read a book recently that I thought was too violent; his response to me was that the Odyssey that I has him read last year was waaaay more violent than this book?
I'm not sure how to answer this?

Michelle

"In the case of good books, the point is not to see how many of them you can get through, but rather how many can get through you..." - Mortimer J. Adler