ok now that I think about it we definitely should talk about Dr Ronald Speirs, PhD in Classical Studies, Professor (fast track to tenure) of Latin Language and Roman History

he enters the room and instantly has all his students reciting each declension; "now, class, from the 1st declension, singular to plural, begin: A, AE, AE, AM, Ā/AE, ARUM, ĪS, ĀS, ĪS, well done. now, 2nd declension--"

then he stands at the back of the classroom with a meter stick he whacks into the nearest empty desk to make sure people are paying attention while he grills students and their translations of the most absurdly simple sentences; "once again, frūctus is 4th declension, why do you keep translating it into 2nd declension, the plural is not frūcti it is frūctūs, do it again--"

and then if you get it wrong more than three times you have to stay standing, reciting all 5-ish declensions again and again until the class is finished. and you BET he makes you do the 3rd declension twice because he doesn't make you forget the I-stem.

and that's just his Latin I class. imagine Latin II.