Rosetta Stone

I'm not going to lie - latin 1 has been tough so far. Of course, it doesn't help matters when I've had to miss quite a few classes due to a family emergency and car troubles. On top of that, I'm an older student who hasn't even THOUGHT about English grammar for over 10 years. LOL. But I've been working very hard on my own to try to keep up, and I'm happy to report that I made a 99 on first major test!

The reason for my post is to recommend to anyone else who may be struggling (or who just wants to improve their latin) the Rosetta Stone program. I have found it to be extremely helpful and informative, although it doesn't follow the book at all. I actually prefer this method to the book. It sorta breaks everything down and teaches you as if you were a kid learning a language for the first time. The "sesame street" approach as I like to call it, really helps with word associations and such. It doesn't delve into the grammar rules, but that comes fairly quickly. If you think about it, kids know how to speak fairly proper grammar long before they even know what a verb is. The program is somewhat expensive (you can get it online for around $250) but is well worth it. I wish that I had gotten this program before I took this class and then I would have been more prepared. I may be alone here, but I find the books approach to be very overwhelming and confusing. As soon as I think I've got something down, something else is thrown at us that changes everything. But I'm doing my best and just waiting for that lightbulb to click on (which will hopefully be soon!).

-Jamie