Progress for Jason

[JasonAlexander]

Well this is my first post this year in hopes to routinely post concerning my progress in a Latin centered Classical self-Education.

I am currently working thru Prima Latina. I believe that this course is relevant to an adult who wants to increase vocabulary by studying with another Language. The fact that this course is centered on Latin makes it relevant to any age group. I have found that by studying Latin i am beginning to find a more intimate way to connect with words. this is by seeing Latin present in the root words of the English Language.

I hope to complete Prima Latina before October.

Also i am looking to purchase The Well-Educated Mind and read it before the end of this summer.

blessings,
Jay

[JasonAlexander]

I got way behind but am now finally making inroads to establishing a scheduled study session centered on latin.

i finished the book "Latin Centered Cirriculum" by Andrew Campbell, and it has many great ideas and shows the synergistic quality of studying Latin coupled with Mathematics.

i intend to follow the Memoria press Latin cirriculum coupled with mathematics.

my vision is to create a habit of 20 minute daily sessions that will hopefully blossom into a system of successfully absorbing quality classical literature and prowess in mathematics.

for latin today i started on chapter 2 of Prima Latina

for math i am waiting on a book to arrive called:
"Mathematics, A Human Endeavor: A Textbook for Those who Think They Don't Like the Subject" Harold R. Jacobs

-Jay

[JasonAlexander]

today i'm finishing up chapter 2 and beginning to think of at what point i will intergrate koine greek lessons.

initially i think it would be no problem to start greek now but i'm in no rush therefore i project to integrate greek after completing LC2 which prob. won't be until 2008.

its an amazing phenomena to find latin roots in english after studying them, it seems to give new light of understanding to english words as i read or speak now; for example i was reading some material and came across the word applaud, well i was able to infer that the latin root "laud" in applaud means to praise. this caused me to immediately grasp a more vivid meaning of applaud.

can anyone give any ideas on this phenomena? i know that the human mind works of connecting simular information. does studying latin leverage this by building a strong network of words that give more material to connect and infer upon?

-Jay