Argues that until we replace classical education with a more comprehensive, more inspiring, more sophisticated teaching scheme, our best choice would be to return Latin and Greek to the place of honor they once occupied in secondary education. (Author/RK)

Suggests that having children learn Latin and Greek elements in words helps them figure out word meanings. (JM)

This document offers examples and insights on a number of issues that are relevant to policy-makers in developing countries. A particular effort has been made to demonstrate that introducing ICT into the schools, without a proper staff development plan and without a pedagogical perspective, is a low-return investment. Technology is still expensive…

This report presents estimates of the number of unauthorized immigrants in the United States in mid-2001 for the total unauthorized population, Mexican unauthorized population, and non-Mexican Central American unauthorized population. Researchers subtracted estimates of the numbers of persons residing in the country legally from the numbers of…

Traces etymological sources of English words to their Latin origins. (RL)

Argues that Latin and Greek are indispensable tools'' for students majoring in English and related humanistic studies and seeking to acquire an appreciation of the origins and evolution of their subject area. (RL)

Describes "Spoonerisms" occurring in Latin and Greek words and phrases. (DS)

Discusses the benefits of beginning Latin instruction in elementary school. (EKN)

Presents a number of Columbus Day activities which concern both Columbus and the other early explorers of North and South America. (SJL)

Presents various arguments on the etymology of the Spanish word "trabajo" from several Latin antecedents. (CHK)

Represents an autobiographical essay of Virgil Suarez's life, his migration to the United States, and the mentors who have led him to his life's work as a writer. (GR)

Brings a different reading of 1824's Brazilian Imperial Political Constitution. Discusses some historical and political circumstances of the document's construction. Investigates practices, conceptions, and supports that could have clarified some principles stressed by the document, especially those related to citizenship matters. (PA)

Because we started to work with teachers on human rights education in Latin American in the middle of the 1980s, with dictatorial regimes in power, we understood that our pedagogical approach needed to be a critical one. This transformative process of change has not been easy. Many personal, social, political and cultural challenges have been…