Domum


 * < ===[[image:FullSizeRender.jpg width="281" height="357" align="left"]]Gaudeamus et discamus linguam Latinam! I am so pleased that you have chosen to walk into this classroom. The Latin language and the culture and history of ancient Rome is, excuse the expression, truly a joy to teach. I am the luckiest teacher on the planet because I get to teach students about some of the most interesting people ever! If someone told me tomorrow that I could not teach Latin, I would be devastated. It truly is my calling, and I am honored that you have chosen to take a trip with me for a little while. My job is to make this journey as engaging, interesting, and fun as possible. During our time together, I hope to make Latin and the Romans speak to you. They have so much to say if we just take the time to stop and listen.===

===Possibly like some of you, my mother made me take Latin, but not for the reasons you may think. She didn't think that I had aspirations for medical or law school. Her reason was simple. I had to begin with the source language of so many of our modern languages. Thus began my studies at John Carroll Catholic High School some years ago. My teacher, Robert Patrick, was and is the greatest inspiration and is hands down my all-time favorite teacher.===

===After earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in history and classics at The University of Alabama, I decided I wanted to be a teacher. In 2001, I finished two years of work towards that end at The University of Colorado in Boulder. It was in one of my education classes that I met my husband, now a teacher at Pizitz Middle School. In 2009, I completed a Master of Arts in Second Language Acquisition and Teaching at the University of Alabama.===

I have built this site over many years of teaching, and I hope you find it useful. Please come here often for assignments and announcements. This is going to be a great year!
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