[B-Greek] Drilling/ was Re: Greek & Hebrew brush-up" tools
Barry
nebarry at verizon.net
Thu Feb 26 08:22:58 EST 2004
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>
> "I have a trick which will absolutely assure you of learning all your
> paradigms
> and vocab: hard work and memorization."
>
> My students hated me... :)
> ==================================
>
> Do you think that sketching a quick little picture for each new vocab word
> helps, rather than relying on just the English word as a definition?
>
> I'm not talking about a "trick".
>
> I mean drawing a stick figure man for anthropos.
I don't think there is a problem using visual aids, particularly for young
children, but really for anybody.
> Also how do you recommend drilling paradigms? I don't like any of the current
> software that gives a word and asks the student to identify the paradigms.
Remember that I have only taught High school and above, never younger children.
I always encouraged the students to learn and drill the entire paradigm. I
would occasionally give exercises that used identification, but my theory has
always been that the best route to identification is memorization of the
paradigm to the point of "reflex."
> I prefer the Latin software we have, that drills an entire declension or
> portion of a conjugation at a time. The student is given a word and must type
it
> out in ALL it's forms at the same time, in the appropriately labeled slots.
> For now we are doing mostly oral drill.
I always encouraged my students to say it until they could say it without
looking, and write it until they could write it without looking, and then build
in a system of regular paradigm and vocab review.
> Kathleen Borsari
> homeschool mom
For this, feel free to respond offlist. How old are your children (child?) and
how has your experience home schooling been? We too are home schooling, but our
oldest, Nathania, practically teaches herself (if I believed in evolution, I'd
say she's the next stage by a quantum leap or so...).
N.E. Barry Hofstetter
Professor of Theological and Biblical Studies
The Center for Urban Theological Studies
Philadelphia, PA
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