Latin is a Language Verse 2

Last week there was some discussion on the Latinteach list about this famous little poem:

Latin is a Language,
As dead as dead can be.
First it killed the Romans
Now it's killing me.

Grace de Majewski's mother taught her this second verse:

A little bit of Caesar
And a touch of Cicero
Help to make the place
Where the crazy people go.

Latin is a Lot of Fun, As Fun As It Can Be...

DD Farms, a regular contributor to the Latinteach List, has rewritten
this rhyme, mentioned in a previous blog entry:

Latin is a lot of fun,
As fun as it can be,
First it made the Romans laugh,
And now it tickles me.

-DD has dedicated his version to John Traupman's Latin Is Fun.

Rubrics and Benchmarks

Ginny Lindzey recently wrote about Rubistar, a rubric creation tool, on the Latinteach list.

Teachers can use this tool to create, save and access rubrics, or scoring criteria benchmarks online. There's a searchable database of shared rubrics there too.

4teachers, which hosts the Rubistar site, also maintains an entire suite of teacher tools: Quiz Sar, Academic Skill Builders, Persuade Star, Classroom Architect, Equity (for a Diverse classroom), Trackstar, and more!

Why You Should Read Latinteach

Ginny Lindzey wrote this very insightful entry about teaching -- how teachers must have passion for their subject in order to build their programs. For those who are feeling burned out she recommends conferences and online discussion groups. The American Classical League held its annual Institutes and Workshop last weekend, but its not too late to interact with your colleages. Ginny states: "Lists like Latinteach give you a new way of looking at things and a world of other people to ask for advice."