boyecho
why weren't you able to continue? the head of the humanities dept. at my school is advising me against it. mind PMing me and giving me some thoughts on it all? i haven't found too many people to discuss it with.

I actually can't PM, my PM is broken. I couldn't continue because I got sick and missed a lot of school, two quarters worth, and I couldn't pick back up where I needed to be in advanced Latin as certain important parts of the degree are taught only once a year.

Advising you against being a Latin major is a very un-humanistic thing to advise. If you really love Latin and all the history you really should continue with it. The best part about Latin is that it is history and you learn with every bit you read. In Latin there is no "where is the bathroom" common phrase learning like when i took Japanese.

last off topic post from me, promise.

JakeDobner
Advising you against being a Latin major is a very un-humanistic thing to advise.

to be fair, it was because i want to teach community college. and he was advising me against it simply because few community colleges offer a classics program. he suggested i become a history major. it'd be much easier to get a job. he was very excited of my interest in the classics major program. it's the only thing thusfar in college that i've been interested in.

as for on topic convo: currently reading Grant Morrisons 'The Invisibles' volume 2.

xbted
I'm forced to read Dewey in school, a lot of it... awesome.
I'm working on my MA in Education, btw.

xbted:

dude, when you receive the MA, come on down to the Mojave Desert and be my new boss! I need a cool new principal at my school!

I read some Dewey before I ever went to college, and I found that most people in education these days only refer to Dewey in the past-tense like he's some sort of ancient history Socrates sort of dude...most people around me are still scrambling around thinking NCLB has something to do with "real" education...I rarely meet an educator who even knows the teenyest weensyest details about Dewey's ideas and philosophy...Most are worried about being the next Harry Wong, or something...

I'm getting set to begin a MA program myself, but I think I will try to stay away from a Masters in Education...I think I will pursue an MA in one of the Earth Sciences...I enjoy the research and the field work, and this would allow me to add a little extra part-time gig over at the community college...

currently, I teach Junior High Science and History at a Charter school in Calif...I wouldn't really mind joining the ranks of School Administration...but, after over a year of Teacher credentialing classes, I'm not too hip on attending more grad level classes in Education...

I don't like Herodotus. Of the Greeks I like Thucydides the most. I find Seutonius to take sides and present a not so perfect account of Caesar and the early Princeps. My favorite Roman historians are Livy and Pliny. Although varying in how factual they may have been it really can teach us a lot about how the citizens felt, which is so valuable to history. You can know every historical fact but if you don't know the mood of the people you have nothing.

My favorite historical texts to read are Roman farming guides by Virgil, Columella, and Varo. If you look closely enough you learn how slaves were treated, how money was dealt with, and many other important societal information.

i never liked comics or graphic novels much, but i am re-reading Grant Morrisons -The Invisibles for the.... gosh...... 13th time.

i've read a few others. the watchmen was good. some preacher. but the invisibles combines a lot of what i like in a story.

Mmm mmm mmm, I don't even know where to start...

Okay, Graphic Novels - I'm a HUGE Batman geek, but haven't seen a lot recently that has struck my fancy. However, I never miss a trade paperback collection of 100 Bullets, which is released on DC's "Vertigo" label. There are 11 out right now, and it's some of the grittiest stuff being released in comics these days. Fantastic.

Being a Lit major, I tend to be reading all the time. Right now I'm reading a collection of Raymond Carver's short stories, The Duchess of Malfi by John Webster, Color of Water by James Baldwin, and I'm also reading Killing Yourself to Live by Chuck Klosterman. I just finished reading "I'm a Lebowski, You're a Lebowski" and I'm currently teaching The Joy Luck Club to the students I'm subbing for.

Of course, 95% of that will change by next week!

~B~

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third time this year.

Plus Im reading the kite runner, the biogrophy of a former dutch Supreme Court president, a book on a famous Dutch courtcase/miscarriage of justice and a friend's phd Thesis on the Dutch Supreme Court during WWII.

my bedside table is a mess

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IvanP
My bedtime reading for the last week:

Highly recommended!

Ivan

ivan could you do a really short summary of what's in it, is it just pics descriptions and anecdotes, or does it also have tech info and explanations of why certain tech and design decissions were made etc?

Rules to live by #314:
"When in Italy, if the menu says something's grilled, don't assume it is."

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Slingerland61

Yes!! A book about a fellow Croat!! The guy that invented alternating current - none of us would be on this forum without Tesla. Forget about Edison, that guy was all about direct current. Good luck with powering your Showman with DC!!

I have this - cool stuff.

Ivan

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