Elementary Greek (Gatchell) -- Is there a new edition w/o typos? Thanks!! nt

[Beth in SW WA]

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[Beth in Central TX]

I haven't seen a 2nd edition come out yet. You could probably contact the publisher, Open Texture, and ask if they have plans for a revised edition anytime soon.

http://www.opentexture.com/

[Beth in SW WA]

Thanks, Beth. Drew told me about their forum where others have shared their corrections.

How do you like the program? What is the time commitment?

Will my kids hate me for adding this to their Latin studies? :) How do your dc fare w/ Latin & Greek?

Thanks!!

[Kinsa]

Barging in on this thread.... :D

My kids have taken both latin and greek for several years with no troubles whatsoever. I started with latin first, and I was worried when I added in greek that they would get it confused. But in reality, greek and latin are so similar to each other that it has gone very smoothly. I consider math, latin, greek, and logic to be our "core" subjects each day. I don't use LFC, so I can't give any insights on that at all, but I am considering starting it with my younger children.

[Beth in Central TX]

We really like the EG program. My DH teaches Greek, so I don't have much to give you on the specifics. However, it has been easy to use. If there's a question, I can pull out the teacher manual and try to guide the boys, but if it's just too confusing, they wait until dad gets home and work on it together. The program is very straight forward. My older boys can recite NT verses in Greek. They are learning a lot of NT vocabulary, and they are understanding Greek grammar. Our goal is to read the NT in Koine Greek.

I have noticed a few differences in the Greek and Latin grammar; Greek declensions don't include the ablative case. But so far, both languages have not been a problem, but we did start both in 3rd grade, so the boys don't know any different.

We spend about 30 to 45 minutes on Latin and 30 to 45 minutes on Greek each day. We are always reviewing flashcards. The longest days are when EG III requires sentence translations from Greek to English. My middle son says that work is extremely arduous; he is the dramatic one though.

HTH!

[Beth in SW WA]

Karen & Beth, Thanks for your input. Are you both doing LCC? (sorry if you posted before re this... my memory is hazy)

How is that working for you? Do you follow Drew's book closely?

Thanks!!

[Kinsa]

Karen & Beth, Thanks for your input. Are you both doing LCC? (sorry if you posted before re this... my memory is hazy)

How is that working for you? Do you follow Drew's book closely?

Thanks!!


Yes... and no. <LOL>

I have read LCC in its entirety and loved the premise, but my DH is not completely sold on the idea. So we also add in R&S English, and spelling, and a few other things. We do Roman history (FMOR) as our history, though. So I guess we are LCC... but yet, not hard-core. Is that wishy-washy enough for you? <LOL>

[Beth in Central TX]

Well...it's more of a WTM-LCC mix. Actually, I'm doing what I want to do based on all the books I've read so far. I continue to use R&S for grammar along with Greek and Latin (not LCC). Because I'm so language arts focused, history and science are not a big priority for our homeschool in the grammar years (not TWTM). I will actually drop formal science in 7th & 8th grade. I've also decided to stop the pre-logic work I've been doing. However, once we are reading the Latin and Greek authors in high school (when all of the grammar work is done), then I will focus on history, science, and logic. At that point in time, grammar and spelling will be on a review basis only (if needed). I found I can't do it all, so I've set some priorities for our homeschool and work toward the goals we have in place. So far, I'm pleased with what I'm seeing in my boys.

[Beth in SW WA]

Ah, the beauty of homeschooling. It sounds like you both have great systems going. Thanks for sharing :)

If I add Greek to our mix -- then I will need to drop formal science. We love history too much. I'll have my son read the Apologia Physical Science book next year in 8th -- but I dread labs. Can I have permission to forgo the labs???

Rambling to self here...

[Kinsa]

Ah, the beauty of homeschooling. It sounds like you both have great systems going. Thanks for sharing :)

If I add Greek to our mix -- then I will need to drop formal science. We love history too much. I'll have my son read the Apologia Physical Science book next year in 8th -- but I dread labs. Can I have permission to forgo the labs???

Rambling to self here...

Shhh... <whispering> I've never, ever done formal science with any of my kids...