The ALI Blog

Latin Workshop (11/15/22): Pliny and Vesuvius
Interim ē Vesuviō monte plūribus locīs lātissimae flammae altaque incendia relūcēbant… Pliny the Younger Workshop Details: Date: Tuesday, November 15, 2022 Time: 5:00pm – 7:00pm

Latin Workshop (10/6/22): Cicero in Exile
“Sīc exīstimēs, mē vehementius tuā miseriā quam meā commovērī.” Cicero Workshop Details: Date: Thursday, October 6, 2022 Time: 5:00pm – 7:00pm PDT (8:00pm – 10:00pm

Latin Workshop (8/25/22): Seneca on Old Age
“Pueritiae maximus in exitu decor est.” Seneca Workshop Details: Date: Thursday, August 25, 2022 Time: 5:00pm – 7:00pm PDT (8:00pm – 10:00pm EDT) Location: Online


Ecclesiastical Latin Versus Classical Latin
Almost all resources for teaching and learning Latin focus on ‘Classical Latin’, a term typically referring to texts written between the first century BC and



Latin Workshop (8/18/22): Seneca on Old Age
This workshop is now full. But, due to popular demand, we have added a second meeting time for this workshop. The same workshop will also


Why the Grammar-Translation Method Does Not Work (And What Does)
I’d like you to picture a young student sitting in a classroom. The subject is Introductory Spanish. On the blackboard is written the name of


The Idea of a Classical School
There is no metaphysical common ground between modern school and classical education. They may share some material similarities, but in essence, they are antithetical, founded


The Specter of Humanism
Do definitions of “classical education” sound like the garbled message proudly announced by the player at the end of the line in a game of


How to Escape the Hyperclassical Trap
From its outset, the modern classical education movement has been primarily conceived as a reaction against the powerful progressive forces that shape our current educational


The Blind Guides of the Classical Education Movement
If you looked closely enough, you could probably see rare tears running down the red faces and golden stubble of the camouflage-clad fathers in the