Tuesday, December 02, 2008
Since in the past two weeks, when we were supposed to have been meeting consistently thrice per week, we had only met once, and this week I will have to cancel at least two sessions, yesterday I sent the young man whom I am supposed to be tutoring classical Greek a regretful e-mail permanently suspending our arrangements. He hardly needs my guidance; when I asked him to explain the dative of respect, for instance, he articulated the concept better than I could have. He just needs self-motivation and discipline to develop a more consistent study routine, which is, of course, ultimately something I cannot do for him.
On that note, I have become friendly with Latin grammars lately, since I never look anything up and have relied almost solely on trying to understand things from context. Now I think I know how to use a gerund. fortasse.
Labels: dative case, gerund, grammar, Greek, Latin, routine, teaching
[Lauree Frances Keith concluded this diatribe at 3:55 AM]