| Many home school moms express disbelief when | | | | Wheellocks' Latin and couldn't even BEGIN the |
| I tell them we taught Latin in our homeschooling. | | | | first chapter in that one. I believe that Latin Road |
| It is possible if you do it one step at a time. Even | | | | is for 5th and up, but you'd have to check the |
| if you don't speak Latin casually around the dinner | | | | website. |
| table, you are capable of doing this! Teaching Latin | | | | We were afraid when we started Latin! I would |
| is like following complicated directions in a recipe. | | | | look at the book and, well, it was all Greek to me! |
| The reason is the great curriculum that is available | | | | But we kept plugging away and we eventually |
| for home schoolers. Home school curriculum | | | | "got it." |
| generally assumes that the parents don't | | | | Now, looking back having graduated two sons |
| necessarily have a background in the subject, so | | | | from home school, Latin was a great idea. My |
| it is designed to be self-teaching. Self-teaching is a | | | | oldest son loved it because he is mathematically |
| valuable life skill that we want to encourage in our | | | | minded and Latin is a very logical, mathematical |
| teens. | | | | language. My youngest son took his three years |
| Teens who learn to teach themselves in high | | | | of Latin and was able to place into Junior year |
| school are better prepared for college life. In | | | | Latin in the university. He has continued to take |
| college, professors assume students can read and | | | | Latin every quarter throughout his undergraduate |
| distill large quantities of information without a lot | | | | career. The skills they developed in learning Latin |
| of hand-holding. Self-teaching curriculum gives | | | | on their own served them well in all their college |
| students the responsibility to figure things out, | | | | studies - not just Latin. |
| using the tools at hand. Mom and dad take a step | | | | Latin is a great subject for home schoolers. You |
| back and let their child work through the issues. | | | | don't need to be afraid of it at all! In addition to |
| We used Latin Road, and they assume that 1) | | | | being the basis of many other languages, choosing |
| you're homeschooling and 2) the teacher is a | | | | a self-teaching Latin curriculum can provide |
| mom who doesn't know Latin. We looked at | | | | benefits well beyond high school. |