Six days…

We humans are pretty funny. If our bosses told us to take a day off, we would praise our bosses to the heavens. When the King of the heavens tells us to take a day off, we protest.  Don’t tell us what to do! Among the Ten Commandments, we find this:  Remember...

Latin in three years?

I received this question: I have a question regarding Henle 1.  My 13-year-old is taking Latin 1 through a Homeschool Community this year.   They are covering Units 1-5 this year and will be covering Units 6-14 next year.  However, I am anticipating a change in our...

Thanks, School.

According to Voddie Baucham, school does a great job teaching at least one skill.  School teaches children to stand in line. My wife and I homeschool our children.  We do it for many reasons.  Reason #1?  Freedom. I pay my taxes.  I understand that, as an American, I...

Zonks.

We don’t have television or cable service in our home.  We never have. Now and then my kids will end up watching a show or two at a friends house.  They really like the show, Let’s Make a Deal. If you have ever seen the show, you know that contestants may...

Italian so far…

I am learning Italian for two reasons. First, I am learning Italian to master Latin pronunciation. Second, I am learning Italian because… I want to learn Italian. Back to the first reason.  When I was first learning Latin, I looked high and low for a...