> What do people think of a grammar course that would use Latin as a basis for > teaching. The idea is that an inflected language would make concrete some > abstract concepts much in the same way that algebra teachers uses blocks. Excellent idea. Why not offer a course in Latin at whatever the appropriate grade level might be? Kids love learning about the ancient world and Latin-English translation is the most painless way to introduce simple grammatical concepts while really doing comparative linguistics, even at the elementary school level. Great way of developing vocabulary also. Mieke Mieke Koppen Tucker Director, Writing Proficiency Programme Bishop's University Lennoville, Quebec, Canada