Henle vs. Latin in the Christian Trivium

[WTMCassandra]

I'm still quaking in my boots about starting Henle soon (we are on LC2 Chapter 14 right now).

 

If I bomb on Henle, would LitCT be a good alternative? Has anyone used it? I have heard of it but not seen it IRL.

 

Thanks for any words of wisdom you might have.

[TracyR]

We aren't close to Henle yet. But am considering Latin Alive by the makers of Latin for Children. http://www.classicalacademicpress.com/latinalive.html

[Rhondabee]

Just a word of encouragement....

 

We'll be starting Henle in a few weeks, after completing LCII last year. I've only gone through the first six weeks of lessons (using the MODG syllabus), but I think you'll be *so* pleasantly surprised when you actually start reading through the Henle for yourself. You'll know the vocabulary and the concepts for the first part of the book. I was really, really worried (having never had Latin myself), but it really looks like LC 1 and 2 were great preparation.

 

Hopefully, someone else will chime in!

Rhonda

[Sunshine State Sue]

With Henle, if you feel you are not up to it and you have the money, there are at least 2 online options that I know of: Regina Coeli and Memoria Press.

[Melanie]

I was apprehensive about starting Henle, but I shouldn't have worried. LC 1 and 2 prepared me very well; in fact, I almost wish I had skipped them and started directly with Henle!

 

The good thing about Henle is that even when I have trouble with something, there are so many exercises (opportunities to practice ;)) that it never gives me trouble for long. So be encouraged! I bet you'll do just fine.

[latinteach]

I'm still quaking in my boots about starting Henle soon (we are on LC2 Chapter 14 right now).

 

If I bomb on Henle, would LitCT be a good alternative? Has anyone used it? I have heard of it but not seen it IRL.

 

Thanks for any words of wisdom you might have.

 

Don't forget that there's a Henle list on Yahoo:

 

'http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HenleLatin/