I took a year of Latin in high school. I would have taken more, but there wasn’t enough demand. I was left only able to articulate simple ideas such as Canis est in via and Caecilius est mendax.
I was gifted, however, with a world of Latin phrases. Every Friday, Mr. Glaesner would teach us useful Latin phrases for all occasions.
Per ardua ad astra
Nemo me impune lacessit
Semper ubi, sub ubi
Those of you who studied Latin will see the humor in that last one.
Since coming back from Winter Break, one of my students has started a class tradition. He received a sarcasm-a-day calendar and shares each day’s quote in the chat box. Even though some of the quotes are terrible, we all enjoy reading them and they lead us into some interesting discussion.
Well, imagine my surprise yesterday morning when I opened my school email to see a message from that student sharing yesterday’s quote of the day:
“ I don’t have the time nor the crayons to explain this to you.”
I smiled and sent a non-sarcastic message back.
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This is wonderful! I want that calendar. I bet this’d be great for inference, right? Kids do it all the time but don’t realize what they’re doing, how absolutely clever they are. Thanks for sharing. (And for the chuckle.) I took Latin for four years and remember a couple of great moments from the class, but not enough Latin!
It’s truly amazing how much I have forgotten…. about so many things.
I just got today’s quote: “ I want you to know that someone cares. Not me, but someone.”
Such adorable cheekiness! I want that calendar too!
Love this one, too!
What a great student tradition- a way to build community virtually.
What a great way to start the day. I had two years of Latin in high school and don’t remember a thing. I think that it is neat that a student initiated this.
I love that! I think it is so cool how new traditions can come from online class when relationships are so hard to build. I love those quotes. Haha.
We value kindness, but sarcasm sure has a satisfaction all its own!
(Though I note you sent a non-sarcastic response back. I agree, people in power (and teachers are) shouldn’t use sarcasm.
What a fun way to start the day! Sarcasm can be funny.