Peruse reviews in CO 100.2 on an exhaustive biography of Edith Hamilton, a thoughtful analysis of a new active Latin textbook with, a brief description of Mary Beard's new book on the emperors, and a review of Edith Hall's deeply personal memoir on suicide and reading tragedy.

Poetry in CO 100.2 contains an excerpt from "Odyssey’s End: A Verse Play" by W. Considine, two parts of a manuscript containing 98 poems about sites in Pompeii by J. Menaghan, two original poems by poets E. Hilbert and J. Tripoulas, and complementary illustrations by L. Trawick.

Ric Rader's essay on the difficulties and joys of teaching "An Honors-Level Course in Ancient Greek at an Independent School" features in CO 100.2, sharing successes and challenges of changing "priorities [to] shift away from grammar acquisition."

The American Classical League is pleased to announce the selection of its next Executive Director. Read the announcement on the ACL website.

CO's "The Clearing House" shares key info on Callida Iunctura (C. Childers' newsletter on ancient poetry), resources from Arcade Schoolhouse (a subscribable site of tools to help Latin teachers), and updates about the outdated but much-loved AMSCO review texts in Latin.

In The Classical Outlook 100.2, "Strategies of a Successful Elementary Latin Program at a Large State University," Christine Albright shares the victories and challenges in flipping and hybridizing classes to increase enrollment and retention in her university's program.

Interested in bringing your Latin students to material culture, or vice versa? AnnMarie Patterson's "Hands-On Latin: Museums, Manuscripts, and In-Class Material Culture for First-Year Latin Students" in The Classical Outlook 100.2 shares how to make these experiences happen.

John Ryan's essay "A Morphophonological Approach to Teaching Latin" (published in CO 100.2) provides an alternative method of teaching morphology deductively, focused on increasing precision, grammatical literacy, and close reading.

Metacognition, schemata, dual encoding, and more in Classical Outlook 100.2! Read about second language acquisition and retention research in Andrea Stehle's essay "How the Adolescent Brain Works and What Latin TeachersCan Do To Facilitate Learning."

To commemorate The Classical Outlook's 100th volume, each issue features short pieces from editorial board members. In issue 100.2, read "Classical Outlooks, the CAPN Archive, and Histories of Women in the Study and Teaching of Greek and Roman Classics" by Catherine Connors.

Issue 100.2 of the Classical Outlook has been published. Members have been sent their copy electronically or a paper copy. If you selected and electronic copy, be sure to check your spam folder!

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Congratulations to the recipients of the ACL Awards!.Citations will be posted after ACL Institute.

The Classical Outlook 100.1 informs readers about "The Public Domain Review" online journal, provides follow-up on the Legentibus app (now featuring a novice immersion course), and promotes the Colorado Classics Association . Read more in Kazmierski's column "The Clearing House."