Comments for Romae | Classical Languages and Studies http://romae.org TANTAE MOLIS ERAT ROMANAM CONDERE GENTEM Sat, 06 Aug 2011 01:58:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= Comment on Is Rome’s Pantheon a Giant Sundial? by Magister Ricard http://romae.org/blog/2011/08/05/is-rome%e2%80%99s-pantheon-a-giant-sundial/#comment-161 Magister Ricard Sat, 06 Aug 2011 01:58:55 +0000 http://romae.org/?p=443#comment-161 Really? A sundial? Is that supposed to be groundbreaking? One of the intriguing things about the Pantheon is its function as a temple. Typically, temples were dedicated to a deity or a specific power of a deity. I think therein lays the answer. Really? A sundial? Is that supposed to be groundbreaking?

One of the intriguing things about the Pantheon is its function as a temple. Typically, temples were dedicated to a deity or a specific power of a deity. I think therein lays the answer.

]]> Comment on Rebel Homeschool: Our Love Affair With Latin Language by Magister Ricard http://romae.org/blog/2011/08/03/rebel-homeschool-our-love-affair-with-latin-language/#comment-160 Magister Ricard Fri, 05 Aug 2011 05:49:31 +0000 http://romae.org/?p=430#comment-160 Amen, brother. Excellent point, Cedric. Clearly the mastery of using prepositions alone is evident in your explanation. Look how that simple change makes a drastic change to your meaning. One of the benefits of studying Latin, as we all know, is the command it gives you over a language - and not just Latin. Most students enter into my classes without knowing what a preposition is let alone a prepositional phrase. That is an example of what Latin can do TO a student as well as FOR a student. And you are exactly correct. Amen, brother. Excellent point, Cedric. Clearly the mastery of using prepositions alone is evident in your explanation. Look how that simple change makes a drastic change to your meaning. One of the benefits of studying Latin, as we all know, is the command it gives you over a language – and not just Latin. Most students enter into my classes without knowing what a preposition is let alone a prepositional phrase. That is an example of what Latin can do TO a student as well as FOR a student. And you are exactly correct.

]]> Comment on Rebel Homeschool: Our Love Affair With Latin Language by Cedric Ebiner http://romae.org/blog/2011/08/03/rebel-homeschool-our-love-affair-with-latin-language/#comment-159 Cedric Ebiner Fri, 05 Aug 2011 05:02:13 +0000 http://romae.org/?p=430#comment-159 I tell people who ask me: "What can Latin do for me?" that they are asking the wrong question. The reality is that if Latin is studied diligently, it is going to do something TO you and not necessarily FOR you. The utilitarian mindset is what is killing education. Latin can really be a tool that can transform your life and shape you in a certain way. What it's going to do FOR you is secondary . . . I tell people who ask me: “What can Latin do for me?” that they are asking the wrong question. The reality is that if Latin is studied diligently, it is going to do something TO you and not necessarily FOR you. The utilitarian mindset is what is killing education. Latin can really be a tool that can transform your life and shape you in a certain way. What it’s going to do FOR you is secondary . . .

]]> Comment on Rebel Homeschool: Our Love Affair With Latin Language by Magister Ricard http://romae.org/blog/2011/08/03/rebel-homeschool-our-love-affair-with-latin-language/#comment-158 Magister Ricard Wed, 03 Aug 2011 21:34:27 +0000 http://romae.org/?p=430#comment-158 I have struggled with this, to be honest. I think we, as teachers of Latin, get caught up in trying to make Latin have meaning to people who don't study it so we push how important it is. I would say we do at times run into hyperbole stating its importance, but in reality, what subject on its own is really that important? So I agree that we need not to focus so much on that kind of discussion, but we need to focus more on making the study of Latin relevant and enriching. Not everything we study in school is going to be "practical" nor should it be. Latin, however, is both practical and enriching. I tell my students, think of it as a time machine that gives you access to over 2000 years of thought. You can read what some of the greatest minds in history thought - in their own language! I have struggled with this, to be honest. I think we, as teachers of Latin, get caught up in trying to make Latin have meaning to people who don’t study it so we push how important it is. I would say we do at times run into hyperbole stating its importance, but in reality, what subject on its own is really that important? So I agree that we need not to focus so much on that kind of discussion, but we need to focus more on making the study of Latin relevant and enriching.

Not everything we study in school is going to be “practical” nor should it be. Latin, however, is both practical and enriching. I tell my students, think of it as a time machine that gives you access to over 2000 years of thought. You can read what some of the greatest minds in history thought – in their own language!

]]> Comment on Rebel Homeschool: Our Love Affair With Latin Language by Laura Gibbs http://romae.org/blog/2011/08/03/rebel-homeschool-our-love-affair-with-latin-language/#comment-157 Laura Gibbs Wed, 03 Aug 2011 21:16:13 +0000 http://romae.org/?p=430#comment-157 John, this phrase "medieval recreationalist" is just great. I do not try to justify Latin being supremely important (those kinds of arguments depress me, to tell the truth)... but for those of us who DO choose to "recreate" via Latin, it is a delightful enterprise. And anyone who decides that they want to pass that on to their children is making the best affirmation anyone could! :-) John, this phrase “medieval recreationalist” is just great. I do not try to justify Latin being supremely important (those kinds of arguments depress me, to tell the truth)… but for those of us who DO choose to “recreate” via Latin, it is a delightful enterprise. And anyone who decides that they want to pass that on to their children is making the best affirmation anyone could! :-)

]]> Comment on What is Saturnalia? by Magister Ricard http://romae.org/blog/2010/12/11/what-is-saturnalia/#comment-41 Magister Ricard Thu, 24 Feb 2011 03:51:01 +0000 http://romae.org/?p=411#comment-41 And what exactly would you correct? It is hard to find accurate information on the Saturnalia. And what exactly would you correct? It is hard to find accurate information on the Saturnalia.

]]> Comment on What is Saturnalia? by kimberly http://romae.org/blog/2010/12/11/what-is-saturnalia/#comment-40 kimberly Mon, 24 Jan 2011 13:39:48 +0000 http://romae.org/?p=411#comment-40 This was interesting but not enough on point sorry to say but true. This was interesting but not enough on point sorry to say but true.

]]> Comment on What is Saturnalia? by Magister Ricard http://romae.org/blog/2010/12/11/what-is-saturnalia/#comment-38 Magister Ricard Sat, 11 Dec 2010 23:34:39 +0000 http://romae.org/?p=411#comment-38 Get your official Saturnalia Tshirt!!! http://www.cafepress.com/+white_saturnalia_tshirt,494619946 Get your official Saturnalia Tshirt!!!

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]]> Comment on Rumor Volat: The Eagle of the Ninth Being Made Into a Movie by Eagle of the Ninth Movie Slated for February 25, 2011 http://romae.org/blog/2008/10/27/rumor-volat-the-eagle-of-the-ninth-being-made-into-a-movie/#comment-34 Eagle of the Ninth Movie Slated for February 25, 2011 Thu, 11 Nov 2010 18:42:36 +0000 http://www.romae.org/?p=50#comment-34 [...] We reported two years ago that Hollywood was making another movie based on ancient Rome - in fact, based on the novel written by Rosemary Sutcliff, “The Eagle of the Ninth”. The movie trailer was recently released, and is slated to come out February 25th, 2011. See the trailer here. [...] [...] We reported two years ago that Hollywood was making another movie based on ancient Rome – in fact, based on the novel written by Rosemary Sutcliff, “The Eagle of the Ninth”. The movie trailer was recently released, and is slated to come out February 25th, 2011. See the trailer here. [...]

]]> Comment on The Roman Origins of Halloween by The Roman Origins of Halloween: Updated : ROMAE http://romae.org/blog/2008/10/22/the-roman-origins-of-halloween/#comment-22 The Roman Origins of Halloween: Updated : ROMAE Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:15:34 +0000 http://www.romae.org/?p=36#comment-22 [...] outlined the Roman origins of Halloween over a year ago in a previous article, and here we will focus a bit more on the Roman holidays that bridge the gap from ancient Rome to [...] [...] outlined the Roman origins of Halloween over a year ago in a previous article, and here we will focus a bit more on the Roman holidays that bridge the gap from ancient Rome to [...]

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