Morris Kaplan

Morris Kaplan is an attorney who after a distinguished career in nursing home and dementia care, spends his retirement providing pro bono legal representation to victims of domestic abuse. He has taught Spanish by Zoom to OLLI programs at Stony Brook, Emory, Duke, George Mason, Dartmouth, and Johns Hopkins.

Beginning Spanish Grammar and Conversation (Winter Term 2026)

Participant Testimonials:

Morris goes where you are, encouraging and reinforcing as you go along.  He teaches organically, does not rush through.  His lesson plan is what you need.  And he has the patience of a saint.

We were fortunate to have such a small class.  It was like having private Spanish lessons.  We are so fortunate to have him as a study leader.

Professor Kaplan definitely keeps you engaged in a positive way.

Intermediate Spanish Grammar & Conversation (Winter Term 2026)

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Course well designed and leader was empathetic and undestanding of students needs.

Morris was always willing to help and take time to repeat portions if anyone had questions. He was empathetic and understanding. 

Intermediate Spanish Grammar & Conversation (Fall Term 2025)

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Excellent teacher

Lots of subjunctives this term.  Something new for me!

Spanish Grammar and Conversation, Part 4 (Summer Term 2025)

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Excellent course

I appreciate his teaching style, expertise in Spanish, and welcoming approach to all students, who come in at different levels in their knowledge of Spanish.

Spanish Grammar and Conversation, Part 3 (Spring Term 2025)

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Morse has an excellent command of both Spanish and English grammar.  This is hugely beneficial!

This was outstanding! it was enjoyable, motivating, and inspiring.

Spanish Grammar and Conversation (Winter Term 2025)

Participant Testimonials:

This more than met my expectations. I couldn't be happier with the class and look forward to it each week!

This is a wonderful class. Mr. Kaplan teaches in a way that is inspiring, interesting, motivating, and very enjoyable. He skillfully helps all of the students work at their current level of competence. I have taken two classes and look forward to the next two classes for a full year of Spanish!

Spanish Grammar & Conversation, Part 1 (Fall Term 2024)

Participant Testimonials:

The course is designed well to accommodate many levels of abilities. 

This was a wonderful class. Mr. Kaplan taught Spanish in a way that was interesting, at the right level for the students, and very enjoyable. He encouraged conversations but did not pressure students to speak if at times they wanted to listen but not talk. He is a very skilled instructor! 

Intermediate Spanish Grammar & Conversation, Part 2 (Spring Term 2024)

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This semester moved along well with a bit more conversation and in areas of Spanish that definitely needed refreshing on my part.

Kaplan was able to focus my thinking on Spanish grammar.

Spanish Grammar & Conversation, Part 1 (Winter Term 2024)

Participant Testimonials:

The class accomodated well those who'd had some experience with Spanish.  It taught grammar. 

So far, so good, given the vastly differing experience levels of the participants.