tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2794637839803388126.post5699349923367520480..comments2023-07-30T04:54:33.699-04:00Comments on Home School Dawn: Magistra: Hola, tovarish! Sprechen zie francais? Discipulus: Hei!- a.k.a. Foreign Language Suggestionshomeschooldawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13597041122394558244noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2794637839803388126.post-22495631074286279362010-06-01T19:22:55.039-04:002010-06-01T19:22:55.039-04:00I love languages Dawn! My dad took Russian lesson...I love languages Dawn! My dad took Russian lessons as a child then studied Latin and Spanish in High School and majored in German in college. My mom was an Air Force brat who lived in Panama and Austria, as well as here where she met my dad. When my dad was in the Army later and stationed in Germany, my mom studied at the Goethe Institute. I took Latin and German in school (I was even on the Latin team!) then German and also French and Hebrew in college. And I was a science major! <br /><br />I also tried Latin with my kids our first year of homeschool and to be honest we were all bored by it. This year we studied Greek, at first together as a family and recently individually. The kids are in the 3rd Hey Andrew book and we are loving it. Our thinking is that this way they get many benefits of Latin, vocab, Grammar, etc. and the bonus of being able to read the NT in its original language. Since I studied Hebrew in college I have a soft spot in my heart for it. My plan is for us to study Greek for 3 yrs then Hebrew for 3 yrs then Greek again for 3 yrs to include our younger kids in the cycle. <br /><br />As far as modern languages, Spanish would be natural since we live in Texas. I have a spanish-speaking housekeeper that has worked for us 1-2 days a week for almost 11 years, but oddly enough the kids have taught her English instead of the other way around! We plan on visiting China at the end of next summer so I'm thinking we'll spend the summer studying Rosetta Stone Chinese. Glad to know you approve of their format. Fun topic.Celeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04958942308350578991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2794637839803388126.post-4158649202948911232010-06-01T15:26:23.714-04:002010-06-01T15:26:23.714-04:00I've heard great things about Lively Latin. W...I've heard great things about Lively Latin. We've been pretty happy with Latin for Children, but I always like to know what else is out there (one of the many symptoms of a curriculum addict).<br /><br />Anna is using Rosetta Stone French, mostly for fun, so if you ever come across some good French materials, let me know. I'll remember to come to you with my French questions!<br /><br />Sadly, foreign languages have never been a strength of mine. I took Latin in HS, and it was a joke of a class (I've learned more through homeschooling than I ever did in HS) and my two years of Russian in college were not pretty. : Pargsmommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15871201210451384398noreply@blogger.com