I woudl think a child motivated by the magic of Harry Potter would learn better than one motivated by the glowering disapproval of some wizened Latin teacher. I know not all Latin teachers are wizened, but mine were. Anyway, the tradeoff for more enthusiastic learning is of course that a child seeking to emulate Potter will only learn enough Latin to cast spells and read obscure alchemical tomes. "Omnes Gallia" will still mean nothing to them. They may learn more and better Latin, but they won't share the suffering of generations gone before, breaking the mold of traditional pain-in-education. Now, I have to ask, is that really fair?


A