John P. Piazza, M.A.

I currently teach 7th and 8th grade Latin at Cathedral School for Boys in San Francisco, CA.

My book, The Essential Marcus Aurelius, was released by Tarcher-Penguin in January 2008. It is a collaboration with philosopher and scholar Jacob Needleman. We are currently working on an introductory volume on Aristotle

From 2006 to 2010, I taught theology and Latin at St. Vincent de Paul High School in Petaluma, CA.

I recently obtained a California State Teaching Credential through Dominican University of California. I also taught Latin at the College Preparatory School in Oakland, CA during the Fall semester of 2005.

My background is primarily in classical thought. In 2004, I completed my M.A. in Classics at San Francisco State University. I wrote my thesis on Aristotle's discussion of friendship in the Nicomachean Ethics. I also hold a B.A. in Philosophy and Religion from the same institution.

In addition to developing and implementing progressive curricula in philosophy and religion for the high school level, I am especially interested in the application of recent theories of language acquisition to the study of Latin. I am co-founder and co-moderator with Robert Patrick of the Latin--Best Practices online group, which has over 700 members.

Over the past few years, my experiences with the Summer programs of Reginald Foster, SALVI, and Terence Tunberg, have only increased my enthusiasm for learning and teaching Latin in this way.

In addition to teaching and publishing, my interests include cycling and film photography.