Latin students in one of my classes wrote, produced and performed a play in Latin. It was a smashing success and I think other teachers can make something like this happen too. (For an idea of what is working in my classes and how the relationships with students are [...]
THIS IS ABOUT LATIN CLASS BUT THE ACTIVITIES AND IDEAS APPLY TO ALL WORLD LANGUAGES Last year my daughter started a classical school in Denver and asked me to teach Latin. I didn't know Latin, but I took up the challenge and decided to learn and teach it the [...]
You can't always trust cat gut or ChatGPT (see the end of this article). Here is a typical conversation I’ve had recently with ChatGPT. I keep experiencing that the first answer is ALMOST ALWAYS wrong. I have to double and triple check from other sources, and I have to [...]
Jonny, a Mandarin teacher who saw my recent presentation on Special Person Interviews, had some questions about the process. We've had a conversation about it and here are the results. Before answering Jonny's questions, I need to make this crucial point: Follow-up questions are the most important part of [...]
David, a successful veteran teacher relatively new to teaching with C.I. writes: Bryce, I am frustrated by the fact that I enter every semester with the good intentions of doing CI. I start, and then I get frustrated as I don't see the results and don't feel skilled enough [...]
Shayna, an AP Spanish teacher and reader of this blog writes: Hi Bryce, I've spent my 10-year career teaching Spanish at a private high school. I am very intrigued by CI, but as an AP Spanish teacher, I'm concerned that if I abandon some of my traditional teaching methods, [...]