Doctura te saluto

[sovay]

Tomorrow afternoon, for the first time in my life, I am going to teach a class. I have summer-taught Latin. I have TA'd literature classes. I have tutored Latin and Greek. I have never been responsible for the full-semester education of eighteen young minds in the grammatical basics of Latin, with an eye toward further advancement in Classics. This will be interesting.

I must remember to buy colored chalk.

Comments

[sovay]

Thank you: I do appreciate it.

(*hic*)

To be honest, I am not so much worried about teaching Latin as I feel that I have absolutely no idea what I'm doing. On the other hand, that hasn't necessarily stopped me before . . .

[nineweaving.livejournal.com]

Think of it as performance. Storytelling.

Nine

[lesser-celery.livejournal.com]

Yes, performance, that's the ticket. You have a script, and if things break down, improvise. Sing in Latin! Just make sure you have actual, not possible chalk.

[kraada.livejournal.com]

I want possible chalk!

It'd be great for when I'm eventually teaching metaphysics, and quite possibly philosophy of physics (quantum theory anyone?).

Besides possible chalk should actually write some of the time. If it couldn't write ever, it couldn't be chalk, right? You'd just have to try a whole lot.

Hrmm, perhaps instead of calling my pen "out of ink" I should start calling it a "possible pen" . . .

[sovay]

"Damn you, quantum physics!!!"

[kraada.livejournal.com]

Okay, I tried to avoid doing this, but I've been up all night, so I can't stop myself anymore . . .
[Extended bad D&D joke to follow -- be warned]
Since we all know Sovay is a 15th level expert with maximum ranks in storytelling, that gives her a +18, performance is charisma based, so with a charisma of 17 or so, that puts her at +21. Perform(Storytelling) should probably get synergies from at least two knowledge skills, that puts it at +24. Considering she's an attractive female teaching a class, she gets a +2 circumstance bonus for +26 overall.

Thus if she took 10 (tried to do an average but not outstanding job), that would be an overall score of 36. Enough to draw attention from any nearby lords and castles, also earning 3d6 gold per day. However, a maximum roll of 46, if Sovay elected to roll would put her very close to the Epic level of results . . . the first of which I believe puts a charm spell on people who watch the performance . . . which is what happens to people who watch her anyway, so I clearly must have underestimated some bonuses somewhere . . .
[end bad extended D&D joke]

[sovay]

*blinks*

*blinks

You are one hundred percent insane and I love you dearly. : )

[sovay]

That is indeed my plan. That, I know how to do.

Arma virumque cano . . .

[schreibergasse.livejournal.com]

"I feel that I have absolutely no idea what I'm doing..."
This is normal. But best of luck! And yes: no one (well, exc. in England) takes Latin reluctantly.

[larryhammer]

This is normal.

Indeed yes.

---L.