Apologia Pro Literati Vita
Monday, November 27, 2017

Lessons for Teachers #7: Five Cheating Anecdotes

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To close out the topic of cheating in this series, here are a few cheating-related anecdotes from my years teaching Latin. 1. in flagr...
Sunday, November 26, 2017

Quote: The Carthaginian Who Said No to War

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from Livy's Ab Urbe Condita . Book 21. Translation by Bruce J. Butterfield 21.3 ... The soldiers led the way by bringing the youn...
Saturday, November 25, 2017

Advice to Myself: Spare Yourself

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Spare yourself concern for the comings and goings of inferiors. To follow them and resent their unwise but carefree wanderings is a dark pa...
Wednesday, November 22, 2017

Quote: Vox Populi, Vox Dei

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from Our Culture, What's Left of It , by Theodore Dalrymple The crudity of which I complain results form the poisonous combination o...
Tuesday, November 21, 2017

Six Frames from Stranger Things 2: Episode 6

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Spoilers I was skeptical of this thread thread introduced in the pilot, but it fit fairly well with Eleven's search for a family. The...
Monday, November 20, 2017

Lessons for Teachers #6: Why Cheat?

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Now that we have discussed why it is necessary to prevent cheating in the classroom we ought to address the next important matter on the su...
Wednesday, November 15, 2017

Lessons for Teachers #5: Policing Cheating

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When it comes to dealing with cheating, teachers fall into three categories. The first consists of those who refuse to do anything about th...

Advice to Myself: Eager Martyrs

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When choosing a course of action, do not choose a path simply because it forces you to relinquish something significant: this purpose flatt...
Monday, November 13, 2017

Quote: A Roman Military Blunder

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Lieutenant Colonel Theodore Ayrault Dodge (1842-1909), military historian and United States Army officer of the Union during the American C...
Sunday, November 12, 2017

Lessons for Teachers #4: One Chance

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One of the great delights of teaching is growing old with the craft. Every year you get wiser, you know the material in greater depth and w...
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