eLatin eGreek eLearn

More wired than a Roman Internet café

My Page

Matthew Moore's Friends

Matthew Moore's Groups

 

Latest Activity

Matthew Moore left a comment for Madeline May 23
Matthew Moore left a comment for Madeline May 23
Matthew Moore replied to the discussion Latin in Underprivileged Schools Apr 29
Matthew Moore added 8 photos. View Photos
DSCF0009 Edible Villas Edible Villas Edible Villas
Apr 25
Matthew Moore replied to the discussion AP Latin Literature Cancelled -- Please Add Your Name Apr 18
Matthew Moore added the blog post 'The Shape of Things to Come...' Apr 14
Matthew Moore replied to the discussion AP Latin Literature Cancelled -- Please Add Your Name Apr 9

Profile

Hometown/Institution:
Paul VI Catholic High School
Role in the Classics Classroom (real or virtual):
teacher

Dr Who in Pompeii



This is part one of a multi-part upload to YouTube...

Matthew Moore's Photos

Loading…

Matthew Moore's Blog

THE untold want, by life and land ne’er granted, Now, Voyager, sail thou forth, to seek and find.

It's been a difficult day. My AP students finished up their school year on Wednesday, and I am still grappling with the silence. I have been teaching for 10 years, and I have been close to classes before: my first homeroom class who I saw from Freshmen to graduation, my first Latin class, who I taught Latin I to AP, but now I said goodbye to a class that always worked hard for me, a class that brought me nothing but joy, and for whom I feel nothing but pride. I miss them, and my day seems a litt… Continue

Posted on May 23rd, 2008 at 2:16pm — No Comments (Add)

The Shape of Things to Come...

A friend once said that the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse were McDonald's, Coca-Cola, Starbucks, and Disney. He saw the developing multi-national corporate model in each business, and the fact that they would bring about a homogenization, at the expense of the individual history and culture. That's what I thought when I saw this about the Parthenon, sent by a student . What developer wouldn't love to get ahold of the Acropolis?

Posted on April 14th, 2008 at 2:08pm — No Comments (Add)

Catulle Horatique, avete atque valete?

A recent email from the College Board: Dear Colleague: The College Board views the support of world language and culture programs as one of our highest priorities. As a not-for-profit organization, we are committed to keeping student exam fees reasonable, so we will continue to bear a considerable financial loss annually to provide schools with AP world language offerings. During the next several years, we will significantly increase our investment in support of world language and cul… Continue

Posted on April 4th, 2008 at 6:58am — No Comments (Add)

Frustrations for a High School Classics Teacher

It is the end of the third quarter, and my Latin III classes, having labored since February, have not gotten past the First Catilinarian I.8. Block schedules aside, lack of preparation aside, it gets frusrtrating, because the more I look at that speech, the more apparant it is that it is one of the finest written. Its internal coherence, logical flow, and rhetorical flourish display Cicero's mastery. And due to slow progress, these are things that my students will not see. At least not with me.… Continue

Posted on March 20th, 2008 at 9:21am — No Comments (Add)

Comment Wall (2 comments)

You need to be a member of eLatin eGreek eLearn to add comments!

Join this network

At 1:51pm on April 14th, 2008, Matthew Moore said…
A student forwarded this link to me about the Parthenon. I would laugh, but it seems too close to the truth.
At 1:33pm on April 1st, 2008, Matthew Moore said…
In case anyone is interested, and remembers enough German, there is an editorial in Die Zeit titled Morbus Caligula, in which the author compares Robert Mugabe with the Emporer Caligula, particularly with what is classed as the "Caligula disease".
 
 

About eLatin eGreek eLearn

Andrew Reinhard Andrew Reinhard created this social network on Ning.

Create your own social network!

eLatin eGreek eLearn Badge

Spread the word. Get your own eLatin eGreek eLearn badge for your website or MySpace page. (Get Code)

 

© 2008   Created by Andrew Reinhard on Ning.   Create your own social network

Report an Issue  |  Feedback  |  Privacy  |  Terms of Service