Articles From The Classical Teacher
The
greatest single defect of my own Latin
education
In
a speech to the Association for the Reform of Latin teaching, Dorothy
Sayers relates her own experience learning Latin and explains why
Medieval Christian, rather than classical Latin, should be the focus
of a Christian education.
by Dorothy
Sayers
Part
I: Dorothy Sayers speaks about her experience learning Latin:
Sayers recounts the frightening words she heard her father utter
to her when she was only six years old: "I think, my dear, that
you are now old enough to begin to learn Latin."
Part
II: Latin grammar: the most practical subject: Five advantages
to an early grounding in Latin.
Part
III: Suggestions for teaching Latin--beginning age and pronuncation:
Why you really shouldn't wait to teach Latin, as well a little meditation
on the question: Can you really imagine Caesar saying "Waynee, weedee,
weekee"?
Part
IV: The case for Christian Latin: Sayers expresses her regrets
that Medieval Latin was ignored in her formal Latin education and
why it needs to be the gateway to classical Latin.
Part V: Summary : Seven suggestions on "Latinizing" your
children, and C.S. Lewis' recommendations for Christian Latin readings.
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