It is common, but that does not mean it's good, especially with all the research that's been done in learning over the past few decades. As someone remarked, Wheelock:
> It teaches about Latin, teaching you the Latin language is not the goal of this book […]
Wheelock can be used as a technical reference if you want to know the exact structure. But it's like trying to read the C++ ISO spec if you want to program.
The consensus seems to be either Ørberg and/or Cambridge if you want dead-tree materials.
> It teaches about Latin, teaching you the Latin language is not the goal of this book […]
* https://old.reddit.com/r/latin/comments/8rp222/
Wheelock can be used as a technical reference if you want to know the exact structure. But it's like trying to read the C++ ISO spec if you want to program.
The consensus seems to be either Ørberg and/or Cambridge if you want dead-tree materials.