Some complaints about my classes… and my reply.

Last summer, I received some complaints about my online classes. There were basically three: I complained about Henle Latin. I skipped some of the small grammatical points in the book. My classes are too long. The author of the email wanted to know if the complaints...

A student asks, “Should I abandon Henle Latin 2?”

I received this question: Hi, Mr. Thomas! I’ve been taking your Henle II class. (The previously recorded ones, I have not been able to attend your live classes because of schedule conflicts.) I started my study of Latin my freshmen year of high school purely out...

How to understand deponent verbs.

I received this question: Hi Dwane! Hope you are well. Getting along well with Lingua Latina at the moment. I have two questions: 1. How do you say the word “must” in Latin? (i.e. I must go to school, he must change his clothes.) 2. What is a deponent...

Some changes…

I have adjusted the early morning class schedule. I have moved “Word Up: Live!” (which is really just an etymological hangout) back 30 minutes.  That “class” will now meet at 5:30 am (central time zone) instead of 5 am. I have also moved the...

My top five resources for learning Italian

For lots of reasons, I am moving the “Tip of the Week” to Monday mornings.  Saturdays are just too unpredictable for me. If you think this is a terrible idea, just reply to this email.  I would like your feedback. But, I would also like to be consistent. ...