Quintilian: The Latin Teacher Podcast

About AP Latin, the American Classical League Institute, and strategies for responding to the appropriation of classical antiquity by hate groups.

For the past 21 years, Dr. Patrick McFadden has taught Latin at St. Mary’s Episcopal School in Memphis, Tennessee. Pat earned a bachelor’s degree from Kenyon College, a master’s degree from the University of Illinois, and a Ph.D. in Classics from the University of Michigan. Over the course of his long and distinguished career, Pat has held a number of important leadership positions, including State Co-Chair of the Tennessee Junior Classical League, Chair of the College’s Board’s SAT Latin Subject Test Development Committee, member of the Advanced Placement Latin Exam Development Committee, and Secretary of the American Classical League. He currently serves as American Classical League Vice-President.

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About the National Latin Exam, the encouragement of new teachers, and the importance of making connections with colleagues.

Patty Lister has a bachelor’s degree from the College of William and Mary and a master’s degree from George Mason University. She has been teaching Latin for 30 years, the last 12 of which have been at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Alexandria, Virginia. Every other summer, she also teaches a Latin methods course at the University of Virginia. About 10 years ago, Patty joined the Writing and Steering Committee of the National Latin Exam, and she currently serves as National Latin Exam Co-Chair.

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About Certamen, Parnassus Books, and a creative twist on the choice of Achilles.

With a Classics degree from Yale University, Kate Hattemer chaired the Classics Department at Flint Hill School in Oakton, Virginia and has also taught at Walnut Hills High School and Cincinnati Gifted Academy. Kate has long been deeply involved in the Junior Classical League (JCL), with a special interest in Certamen; she captained two national championship teams in high school, coached many state teams for both Ohio and Virginia, and served as the Virginia JCL's Certamen Chair. Kate also writes books for children and young adults. Her four published novels have earned starred reviews and nominations to "Best of the Year" lists by the American Library Association, Kirkus, Bustle, and the Los Angeles Public Library. She now lives and writes in Cincinnati, where she spends much of her time trying to convince her two toddlers to call her "mater."

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About Cicero, the University of Tennessee, and a top-ten list of practical suggestions for effective teaching.

Dr. Christopher Craig is a Professor of Classics Emeritus at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville. He earned a B.A. from Oberlin College and a Ph.D. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Over the course of his long and distinguished career, Chris has published extensively in the field of Roman rhetoric and oratory, and he has served in a number of important leadership positions, including President of the Tennessee Foreign Language Teaching Association and President of the Classical Association of the Middle West and South. In recognition of four decades of exceptional service as a teacher, scholar, and administrator, in 2019, the UT College of Arts and Sciences appointed Chris as College Marshal, the highest honor possible for a faculty member.

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About mosaic hammers, an upcoming meeting with President Joe Biden, and the challenge of bringing more students into the field of classical studies.

Nathalie Roy teaches Latin, Roman Technology, and Classical Mythology at Glasgow Middle School in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. A National Board Certified Teacher, Nathalie received both a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree from Louisiana State University. Over the course of her career, she has served in a variety of leadership positions, including State Chair of the Louisiana Junior Classical League and President of the Louisiana Classical Association. In recognition of her innovative work in finding the parallels between classical antiquity and 21st-century STEM education, Nathalie has received grants from such corporations as Lowe’s and ExxonMobil, and recently, the Louisiana Department of Education named her the 2021 Louisiana State Teacher of the Year.

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About adapting to technological change, building bridges with modern languages, and reacting to a surprise announcement from the College Board.

Dawn LaFon has a bachelor’s degree from the University of Memphis and a master’s degree from the University of Washington. She has been teaching Latin at White Station High School in Memphis since 1988. A National Board Certified Teacher, Dawn has worked extensively with the Advanced Placement Latin program, and she wrote the foreword for book two of the Latin for the New Millennium textbook series. Over the course of her long and distinguished career in education, she has been recognized with a number of prestigious awards, including the Teacher of the Year Award from the Tennessee Foreign Language Teaching Association, an Ovatio from the Classical Association of the Middle West and South, and the Merita Award from the American Classical League.

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About basketball, a memorable letter to the editor, and being an educational technology pioneer.

Trey Suddarth has a bachelor’s degree from the University of the South and a master’s degree from Vanderbilt University. He began his career at Germantown High School in Germantown, Tennessee in the mid-1990s. Since 2004, he has taught at Memphis University School, where he currently holds the A. Robert Boelte, Jr. Chair of Excellence in Teaching. In 2020, Trey received the Distinguished Latin Teaching Award from the Tennessee Classical Association. In addition to his work in the classroom, Trey has also served as a coach over the course of his career, primarily coaching basketball but also working in the areas of baseball, tennis, and golf.

CORRECTION: In 1989, the AP Latin program would have consisted of a Vergil option and a Catullus-Horace option. The Ovid / Horace / Cicero options in the AP Latin Literature program, as mentioned in our conversation, didn't come until a few years later.

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Quintilian: The Latin Teacher Podcast brings you illuminating interviews with Latin teachers. What originally drew these educators to the field of classical studies? What lessons have they learned over the span of their careers in the classroom? What place should the language and culture of the ancient Romans hold in the 21st-century educational landscape? These are just a few of the questions that Quintilian will attempt to answer.