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Learning Latin

Posted on December 24, 2014 by marklangley

Now I admit that the last post was on the silly side. I am still kind of embarrassed about it. The Latin itself would probably best be described as some kind of Latin doggerel. You will be relieved to know that … Continue reading →

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The Curse of Liberal Education… Continued

Posted on August 18, 2012 by marklangley

As much as I have always loved liberal education, even I will admit that it does have a fairly obvious downside. I call this downside “the curse of liberal education.” What is this curse? Quite simply, liberal education arouses the … Continue reading →

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Nouns and verbs…. what’s the difference?

Posted on August 2, 2012 by marklangley

When we teach children throughout the world that a noun is a name that signifies a “person place or thing” and a verb is a word that signifies an “action or event or state of being,” do we think that … Continue reading →

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