tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1747503782613986319.post3246542603572784893..comments2022-06-10T22:26:42.828-05:00Comments on Looking In The Distance: The End Is Here?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1747503782613986319.post-90780221742198438422007-07-27T05:50:00.000-05:002007-07-27T05:50:00.000-05:00The Emperor Augustus is said to have uttered “Acta...The Emperor Augustus is said to have uttered <B><I>“Acta est fabula”</B></I> just before he died. <BR/><BR/>I agree with the language suggestions!<BR/><BR/>The End is Here? <BR/><BR/><I>Acta est fabula! - the drama has been acted out!</I><BR/><BR/>What a great way to end the Harry Potter series with its possible use in teaching Latin and from what I understand there is a version in Greek being Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1747503782613986319.post-47718420316321918932007-07-26T05:57:00.000-05:002007-07-26T05:57:00.000-05:00SP and Di DiYou may be interested in this article ...SP and Di Di<BR/><BR/>You may be interested in this article which appeared in the Daily Telegraph talking about Harry Potter putting US schools under his <A HREF="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=%2Fnews%2F2003%2F02%2F02%2Fwpott02.xml" REL="nofollow">Latin Spell.</A> <BR/><BR/>The article says that <I>“ Harry Potter has cast a spell on American classrooms. The use of Latin in J K Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1747503782613986319.post-41870045676065960832007-07-25T06:36:00.000-05:002007-07-25T06:36:00.000-05:00Di DiWant to teach a kid French, German, or Latin?...Di Di<BR/><BR/>Want to teach a kid French, German, or Latin? Get the Harry Potter books in those languages and use chunks of them as the reading material in your class!<BR/><BR/>SPAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1747503782613986319.post-10644279141761819642007-07-25T06:34:00.000-05:002007-07-25T06:34:00.000-05:00I can speak from experience that the Harry Potter ...I can speak from experience that the Harry Potter books have had a vast influence on reading skills. I deal with children with learning disabilities or behavioral problems and it is very difficult to get them to do anything other that look at the pictures in sports magazines. Harry Potter is a completely different animal in which they become completely engrossed and I have been able to use the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1747503782613986319.post-74286184749287333442007-07-22T04:36:00.000-05:002007-07-22T04:36:00.000-05:00Helen:I think the Catholic church may be changing ...Helen:<BR/><BR/>I think the Catholic church may be changing its position on Harry Potter. I came across an article in which <A HREF="http://www.christiantoday.com/article/final.harry.potter.hits.shelves.as.a.christian.tale/11776.htm" REL="nofollow">The Mystery of Harry Potter: A Catholic Family Guide</A> is mentioned and I quote:<BR/><BR/><I>In the midst of all this political correctness, this Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1747503782613986319.post-70357869409932060012007-07-22T04:29:00.000-05:002007-07-22T04:29:00.000-05:00Recently the Church of England put out a guide ent...Recently the Church of England put out a guide entitled <A HREF="http://www.christianpost.com/article/20070719/28529_Church_of_England_Releases_'Harry_Potter'_Guide_for_Youth.htm" REL="nofollow">Harry Potter Guide for Youth</A> which is intended to evangelize among the youth using the “Harry Potter” phenomenon.<BR/><BR/>I see from the article that the Simpsons has also been used in this way. WeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com