-- Non Illegitimi Carborundum: Don't let the bastards wear you down. Glad to hear someone is trying to improve our educational system.
Bruce on 2/6/04 7:27 AM, kochkodin at "kochkodin"@verizon.net wrote: > What was the quote in Latin???? Anyone remember it??? I had 2 years in > HS and it was the best experience...Also, as a member of my local school > board for over 10 years, I tried to have Latin added to the course > offered but we couldn't find a teacher...They are rarer than hen's teeth > and the ones out there are all going to the highest paying urban > schools...Again, would someone repost the quote, please? > Regards, > Mike > > Bruce Mitchell wrote: > >> on 2/6/04 3:34 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> >> >>>> Oh, BTW, I had 3 years of HSchool Latin, 2 were under a lovely lady >>>> named Mrs Aldridge who had a masters from Columbia and studied under >>>> Moses Hadas, foremost Latin scholar of the last century. Now you >>>> cannot find the mother language on the course list in many schools. >>> >>> Five years of Latin here. Started in 8th grade. Strange as it might sound, >>> Latin was the catalyst of my education. >>> >> >> I envy you guys. When I started school they had just eliminated Latin >> classes and de-emphasized learning other languages for the most part. I did >> study Spanish and French but wish I had the Latin base. >> >> > -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
