Benjamin Joffe and Jenn Jarnagin outline the ‘4 Ps’ of applying a critical eye to your Latin textbook: questioning and examining Perspective, Power, People and Proof.
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Benjamin Joffe has been teaching Latin at The Hewitt School in New York for over a decade. During that time, he has presented at conferences on numerous topics around Latin pedagogy, including turning the Latin classroom into a workshop space, and teaching problematic textbook literature in the age of #MeToo, which became the springboard for an article on the topic that he wrote for The Classical Outlook in 2019. He is a graduate of Yeshiva University and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. Follow Benjamin on Twitter @BenjiJoffe
Jenn Jarnagin has taught Latin at the Episcopal School of Dallas in Dallas, TX for the past six years, and taught Latin for twelve years prior to that. She is passionate about making Latin fun and inclusive, and believes that every student deserves to see themselves reflected in her classes. Jenn utilizes research-based practices that help all students find success. Jenn also serves on the Finance Committee of ACL and is an active member of Lupercal. She holds a B.A. from the Louisiana Scholars’ College at Northwestern State University, and an M.A. from Indiana University. Follow Jenn’s work at magistraj.blogspot.com.
Nota bene! This piece on ways to question your Latin textbook is part of our Diversity and Inclusion in the Latin Classroom series. As this is a new initiative for us, we would very much appreciate your feedback. Please let us know what you thought of this piece.
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