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I used Latin Alive! this year, and I was not impressed with the TM at all. There were many errors that I found, so as we moved through the program & the material became less familiar to me, I became less confident as I corrected the exercises. I e-mailed the author and Classical Academic Press asking for an errata sheet, but received no response whatsoever. Therefore, I dumped the program about halfway into the book. Next year, my oldest will move forward with Wheelock's Latin.

 

HTH!

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I took a Latin class by the author, and she was awesome! I really, really liked her.

 

I have read negative reviews of this program here, and I can hardly believe it. My guess is that the book just needs a good edit. (I'm not saying that's no big deal since it is already for sale, and homeschoolers are already spending their hard-earned money on it.) I'm just saying, having sat under the teacher, I'd be inclined to give her the benefit of the doubt. She loves Latin, and she's a great Latin teacher.

 

As to her not answering an e-mail...I'd try again. Something must have gone awry.

 

If money weren't so tight for me right now, I'd love to buy the DVD program that accompanies this even though we're not using it. (We got involved with Latin Prep before I heard about this.) In fact, I'm going to go put that on my curriculum wish list.

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As to her not answering an e-mail...I'd try again. Something must have gone awry.

 

Nope, I tried e-mailing the author twice about errors; that's when I tried the publisher. I received nothing from either source. I even e-mailed a beta user to see if she could find out any information. At that point an errata sheet was forthcoming, but no one ever contacted me directly, and I still haven't seen any corrections for the program. The CAP forum is not accepting new users because of spam. Therefore, once you buy the product you are on your own.

 

I also heard that the CAP customer service was lacking at the Arlington Book Fair too.

 

I purposefully did not use LFC because of all of the problems they had with the editing. I was hopeful that they would do a better job with LA, but I was wrong. I'm going back to my conviction that I will not purchase a newly released program.

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Isn't that weird.? I think you said you've already dumped this, so you've probably moved on; but if you'd like the author's phone number, I'm pretty sure I have it, as well as the name of the school where she teaches. You could contact her there. If you want this info, pm me.

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I am going to be giving it a go this year with two of mine. I hope the errata issues will be minimal, as I (and my dds) really liked the dvd and the way the program is set up (they looked at all 35 pages of samples with me).

We are hopeful.

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I used Latin Alive! this year, and I was not impressed with the TM at all. There were many errors that I found, so as we moved through the program & the material became less familiar to me, I became less confident as I corrected the exercises. I e-mailed the author and Classical Academic Press asking for an errata sheet, but received no response whatsoever. Therefore, I dumped the program about halfway into the book. Next year, my oldest will move forward with Wheelock's Latin.

 

HTH!

:iagree:What she said, except that we finished it. We're going to Wheelock. I have emailed and asked questions also, with no response. They used to have a forum where the authors would answer questions, but that is down and they can't say when it will be back.

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That is really disappointing. I wouldn't think it would be too hard for them to put a list of corrections on the website. It makes it hard for parents with no latin background because we couldn't spot the errors. The program looks so good. I hope someone gets a hold of the author. Please post if anyone hears anything:001_smile:

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Beth, Okie, et al.,

First of all, my profuse apologies to those of you who have not been able to get through to me. I honestly do not recall receiving your emails regarding an errata sheet. I do have a junk filter set on high and may have lost your emails there. I can remember only one such email sent this Spring. I replied to that email saying that I could not get an errata sheet together until the summer. As I am sure many of you ladies understand, it is sometimes very challenging to juggle writing, editing, and teaching along with motherhood. The Spring semester was particularly difficult due to reasons I will not discuss here. I do not see emails sent to the press unless they choose to forward them to me. I have answered every email I have received. I do not ignore anyone.

The forum board was truly a great tool for answering such questions and I am sad they had to dismantle it. The press was having terrible problems with spam postings, some of which were really really bad. It had to be shut down until a better solution could be found. I think I have found something that can stand in the gap until they do. Recently, one of my seminar attendees created a yahoo group for Latin Alive. I have become a member and will visit the site often. I think it will be a great place to share ideas and answer questions. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/latinalive/

I will have an errata sheet for LA1 posted both on the yahoo group and at www.latinaliveonline by July 10. As for LA2 we have two editors bearing down on that text now with the utmost scrutiny. I am really impressed with their expert eyes and helpful insight. We are also proofing the TE in tandem which will also eliminate a great many errors in both. LA2 should be available within the month. I will have a TOC posted on the blog site in another couple weeks. I can commit to having an errata sheet for Book 2 posted by the end of September.

For some of you I know this information comes too late, and I do wish you all the best with your future Latin studies. For those of you who are considering/committed to using the LA series for your families, I would encourage you to write me with any questions or concerns you may have. I welcome your questions and comments whether by yahoo group, blog site, or email. I believe that such communication helps us to create a better series and makes me a better teacher.

 

Blessings,

Karen Moore

co-author of Latin Alive

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Beth, Okie, et al.,

 

First of all, my profuse apologies to those of you who have not been able to get through to me. I honestly do not recall receiving your emails regarding an errata sheet. I do have a junk filter set on high and may have lost your emails there. I can remember only one such email sent this Spring. I replied to that email saying that I could not get an errata sheet together until the summer. As I am sure many of you ladies understand, it is sometimes very challenging to juggle writing, editing, and teaching along with motherhood. The Spring semester was particularly difficult due to reasons I will not discuss here. I do not see emails sent to the press unless they choose to forward them to me. I have answered every email I have received. I do not ignore anyone.

 

The forum board was truly a great tool for answering such questions and I am sad they had to dismantle it. The press was having terrible problems with spam postings, some of which were really really bad. It had to be shut down until a better solution could be found. I think I have found something that can stand in the gap until they do. Recently, one of my seminar attendees created a yahoo group for Latin Alive. I have become a member and will visit the site often. I think it will be a great place to share ideas and answer questions. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/latinalive/

 

I will have an errata sheet for LA1 posted both on the yahoo group and at www.latinaliveonline by July 10. As for LA2 we have two editors bearing down on that text now with the utmost scrutiny. I am really impressed with their expert eyes and helpful insight. We are also proofing the TE in tandem which will also eliminate a great many errors in both. LA2 should be available within the month. I will have a TOC posted on the blog site in another couple weeks. I can commit to having an errata sheet for Book 2 posted by the end of September.

 

For some of you I know this information comes too late, and I do wish you all the best with your future Latin studies. For those of you who are considering/committed to using the LA series for your families, I would encourage you to write me with any questions or concerns you may have. I welcome your questions and comments whether by yahoo group, blog site, or email. I believe that such communication helps us to create a better series and makes me a better teacher.

 

Blessings,

Karen Moore

co-author of Latin Alive

 

That's great news!!! I really like the looks of the program. I'm now sold!!

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