Latin for HS foreign lang requirement

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  • February 16, 2012 at 8:23 pm
    proudmommy24
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    My daughter is considering Latin to fulfill her HS foreign language requirement for next school year (2012/13). She seems to love the language as she has been working on ‘Vocabulary from Classical Roots’ book that someone gave us (we wanted to dabble a bit with Latin before we purchased a curriculum to make sure this was the route she wanted to take).

    Has anyone else used Latin to satisfy HS language requirements? And if so, would you consider sharing with me what you used and the reason you chose that curriculum?

    Thanks in advance,

    Andrea

    February 16, 2012 at 8:39 pm
    Bookworm
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    I don’t have a lot of time.  I also do require my kids to do one other language for at least two credits in high school (there are a few colleges which do not accept Latin as a foreign language since it is “dead” and probably also since they do not want to have to evaluate it!)

    But I use Latin in the Christian Trivium vols. 1-4.  I don’t have time today to list why I like it, but I have done so before–try searching the title and I’m sure previous posts of mine will come up.  I’m apparently the Forum LITCT cheerleader.  LOL

    February 16, 2012 at 11:23 pm
    Anonymous
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    Bookworm,

    Can the child do Latin in the Christian Trivium on their own for the most part? My 14yo daughter is going through Getting Started with Latin and I will be looking for another program for her to begin soon. I looked at the website for Latin in the Christian Trivium and it looks really good. She does Getting Started with Latin on her own and we have Latin assessments (translation exercises, charts, etc.) almost every Friday for me to track her progress. She is doing excellent with this program. So I’d like to find another Latin program for her to move into that she can do independently.

    February 17, 2012 at 12:43 am
    Bookworm
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    Well, we did not have the kids do it independently, ourselves.  The teacher manual has terrific helps and there is email-based support available as well.  There is a lot of translation in Latin in the Christian Trivium; I myself would think it very tedious for the student to do all of it written and then have it graded.  There is also the issue that very quickly, by the second book, you will be regularly encountering multiple situations where there is more than one way to translate something, and you’d only know if her translation was right if you understood as well, because with a complex passage especially, there would be multiple ways to translate parts of it so it could still be correct and vary significantly from the teacher book.  So I’m unsure. 

    February 17, 2012 at 2:19 am
    proudmommy24
    Member

    Bookworm,

    Thanks for the post. I did some searching and it looks as if you, are indeed, the Forum LITCT cheerleader! 🙂  I plan to look at the website and the samples offered to see if this is a good fit for our dd.

    Thanks again,

    Andrea

    February 17, 2012 at 12:59 pm
    Misty
    Participant

    I wanted to say I am not a Latin expert at all only giving my personal opinion. We use Latina Christina I this year and really liked it for a parent/teacher who knows no Latin at all. The program is ment for the elementary/middle school years but I spoke with them at memorial press this week and they said that there First Form Latin is for the high school years and is the same method/layout.

    It has a DVD that you watch that teaches the lessons, an activity book (optional), a student book, a teacher manual, flashcards, and a pronucation CD. I know no Latin and did this with the children this year and we’ve all learned a lot. This is just another option I wanted to mention from a mom who knows no Latin and was able to teach it with ease.

    February 19, 2012 at 12:30 am
    proudmommy24
    Member

    Thanks, Iamasahm. Like you, I don’t know Latin at all other than the brief experience with the book ‘Vocabulary from Classical Roots’ which was given to us to peruse. I am hoping to have something that my daughter will be able to do mostly on her own but am still researching. It’s so good to hear from other moms and to get their input…we are all in the same boat, so to speak! 🙂

    Thanks again!

    Andrea

    February 19, 2012 at 2:12 am
    Rachel White
    Participant

    Andrea, on the Memoria Press website, they say that: *Completion of First Form Latin is equivalent to one year of high school foreign language.

    Same goes for Second and Third Form Latin. However, you may want to check to make sure that if your child takes these that they will count at the colleges that you’re looking, considering what Michelle said.

    February 22, 2012 at 7:36 am
    SueinMN
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    I would hazard a guess that if you are the type of person who wants to do Latin for foreign language then you wouldn’t be happy with a college that didn’t accept it. So I wouldn’t worry about that. Do what you think is best for now. There are plenty of colleges that accept Latin. In fact teaching Latin in charter schools and private schools is the new rage. There is currently a national shortage of qualified Latin teachers.

    February 28, 2012 at 12:02 am
    proudmommy24
    Member

    Thanks so much to all of the responses. I greatly appreciate all of you taking the time to share your insights.

    Blessings,

    Andrea

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