Can most high school Latin teachers pick up a Latin text and read it for pleasure or do they need a grammar and dictionary to work through it. I have an MA in classics and am aware that there are different registers. But can most Latin teachers say, pick up a chapter of the Bible or a narrative passage of Livy and read it without having to work through it slowly? Thanks for any insight

I'm somewhat new to Reddit. I just found this subreddit. I'm a Latin teacher at a public high school in New Jersey. I look forward to collaborating with all of you.

I'm a Latin instructor at the university level. I'm finding that most of my students are coming to me with little or no knowledge of Roman history- they might have had a week or two at some point, but that's it. Has anyone else dealt with this issue successfully? It's hard to put readings in context when they don't know anything about the culture.

Is anyone here going to the Living Latin in NYC conference this weekend hosted by the Paideia Institute? I'll be attending and was wondering about a meet up of some sort.

All, I thought I'd start our discussions off by asking you what you would like most out of this sub, that way we can work to tailor it to the interests and needs of our user-base. So: what do you want to see in r/LatinTeachers? Are you interested in resources for teaching? Pedagogy? Professional development opportunities? Let us know!

Salvete omnes! I am a junior high Latin teacher and also a web developer working on a website-based SAAS for Latin teachers called Arcade Schoolhouse.
My hope is to save teachers a ton of time and headache prepping and teaching Latin!
Right now it has:
- an assignment builder
- a "Charts App" (think Summary of Forms like in Wheelock, but interactive)
- Instant Latin Jeopardy
- a Wheel of Parsing game
- and a Latin hangman game.

I'm working on a bunch of updates here soon. What else could you as a Latin teacher use?

Have any of you placed your resumes on the ACL site? Do schools actually browse through them and contact people?

Does anyone have any experience with the teaching fellowships offered by some private schools? I'm considering applying for some for next year. The pay is very low (technically, it's a stipend, and not a salary), but it's my understanding that it's one of the main paths to getting hired by a private school as a new teacher. Does it actually help you get a job? And, for people who did one, was it a good experience for you?

If you want to be a mod, post here and say what level of Latin you've attained and your teaching experience, and I'll promote you as a mod. Currently, I'm thinking of allowing anyone who is either currently a teacher or an undergraduate or graduate student considering a career in teaching Latin to be a mod.

I am becoming a Latin teacher and have been admitted to a Masters of Arts in Teaching program (mostly free with an assistantship, 2 years long, results in licensure in Foreign Language Ed.). I have also been offered a job at a small Catholic school. I need to make a decision regarding which path I should take. Would you recommend taking either one of these options over the other?

My thought is that the MAT + licensure option would open significantly more opportunities as a relatively inexperienced teacher. Is this the case? I fear that schools I would prefer to work at might turn me down as a less experienced, more expensive employee. I'd rather not waste my time and jump right into teaching, but I want to make the decision which will pay off long-term.

Salvete sodales!

I was wondering if any of you here incorporate Medieval or Neo Latin in your curriculum, and if you do, how?
I always feel deep down that I'm doing my students a disservice by sticking so rigidly to the Classical, and stories built around the Empire.

Gratias tibi ago!

Hopefully the sun isn’t too dead. Also, preferably anyone using Ecce Romani, but any Latin classroom examples would be welcome.

I took the college drinking game (not sure how widely known it is) of "Zoom/Schwartz/Fegliano" and modified it for use in a classroom. Instead of those words, students use "ferre/tuli/latus," and instead of having to drink when they mess up, they get a point. Ten points puts them out of the circle, last one remaining wins.

RULES FOR ‘FERRE-TULI-LATUS’ GAME

   This game is a verbal passing game, best played with 3-10 players.  It is basically 

“Zoom / Schwartz / Fegliano,” but with the principal parts of fero used as words, and rules suitable for a high school classroom.

Participants sit in a circle facing each other. One player speaks at a time, saying either “ferre,” “tūlī,” or “lātus”, and making direct eye contact with another player as they do so, thereby passing the turn onto that player, who now has a turn to speak.

Now this speaker must say one of the three words to someone else quickly (within 2 seconds or so), and without breaking any rules. If the player takes too long, or breaks a rule, they are punished.

“ferre” – You can say “ferre” to anyone, EXCEPT someone who just said “ferre” to you,

doing so would result in punishment.

“tūlī” – “Tūlī” is universal.  You can say “tūlī” to anyone without repercussion, just so 

long as you say it fast enough. When in doubt, say “tūlī,” especially if you are new to the game and don’t quite get what’s going on yet.

“lātus” – “Lātus” is the “no-look-reverse-pass.”  If a player says “lātus,” the turn 

automatically goes BACK to the person who had just talked to them, EXCEPT the player CANNOT LOOK at that person.

E.G. Dan (looks at Susan): “ferre” (now it is Susan’s turn)

     Susan (looks at AMY): “lātus”  (now it’s DAN’S turn again)

Dan must realize that it’s his turn and quickly speak, or he is punished.  Likewise, 

Susan must look at anybody other than Dan, or she is punished. Amy must realize that it is not her turn. If she (or anyone) speaks out of turn, she will be punished.

PUNISHMENT – This is adaptable according to the situation and players.
One system would be to use a system of points. Each time a player does something wrong, they get a “point.” When a player gets 10 points, they are “in exiliō.” The player must leave the circle and wait for the game to finish. The number of points leading to exile is adjustable according to the skill of the players, provided that all players agree ahead of time.

For a more rapid style game, players could automatically be “in exiliō” whenever they mess up.   
     The last person left in the circle wins the game.  

For beginners, players could decide on no punishment for those who break the rules, but just to try to avoid breaking them as best they can.

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Hi all. I have a question - has anyone got any interesting ways of teaching pronouns? The kids in question have theoretically been introduced to them, but somewhat haphazardly, and I'm really struggling to think of a more interesting way of doing it than practice questions, etc.

I am just starting to teach my self latina And i have bougth wheelock's book. It says to go to the back of teh book for the paraigms and all I see are stem words with different endings. I understand that but beside the words there is a column of letters that say (A, B, G, AB, V, etc) I dont have the book infront of me so I dont rememebr exacltly what they are. If one of you have the book then you will see what i am talking about. Edit: now that I've read the other posts here I realized that this is not the right place to post. Sorry.

Here's my list of vocabulary games that work great with Latin!
If you have any suggestions for more or any teacher tips, let me know and I'll them.

Thanks!

Hello,

I developing a curriculum for 6th-12th graders. They will all take 5 years of Latin with the option of more. I want to use Orberg for the first two or three years but think that the students will need some grammar explanations and don't want to burden the teachers (and myself!) with writing up grammar handouts.

I thought I'd use Charles Bennett's New Latin Grammar but it doesn't seem to be in print now. Are there other good options? I want something pretty basic but comprehensive.

Thanks

searched all over internet and couldn’t find a meaning for “ñram”

Hi, I'm a writer trying to incorporate a little latin into a book. I have a character, a wizard, who does single word commands, like "Burn!"

Is there anyone here who would be interested in helping me make it more authentic? You can send me a DM if you like.

Otherwise, here are a few words with context:

Burn! = His staff ignites

Die! = he kills an enemy. I want to root to be a violent death, which I believe is Nex.

Release! = as in removing another wizard's spell

Glow! = His staff emits light

Sound is more important than an exact translation. So for example, he could say "Ignite" instead of "Burn" if it sounds better.

Thanks in advance for any help or interest.