Episode 148: Latin Lives On… and On (Wednesday, May 1, 2024)

Episode 148:    Latin Lives On… and OnWednesday, May 1, 2024------------Latin Lives On:  333 common words letter for letter identical in Latin and English. Each word is a mnemonic device providing extra texture, extra connections.My list illustrates a general principle: there's always a better, quicker, cheaper way to teach a lot. The Education Establishment should focus on this. Instead of retreating from knowledge, the professors should embrace knowledge with greater cleverness.-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Podcasts are presented as voice and print  (i.e., TRANSCRIPT)----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Here are two ways to help…Visit  Education Reform  for a 2-page explanation of what we can do.When you need a smart gift, give Saving K-12 .-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Word-Wise Education757-455-5020Bruce Deitrick Price----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Bio: Bruce Deitrick Price is a novelist, artist, poet, and education reformer. (For a list of literary titles, visit Lit4u.com. Still under construction but worth a look.)------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Let's Fix Education explains to Americans why their schools are so bad. The people in charge prefer mediocrity because they are socialists of one kind or another. If people work together to promote real education, we'll have it.Support the show