by Dwane | Sep 27, 2017 | Motivation, The Future
I grew up with the worldview that everything was going to become increasingly worse until finally, the last few true believers would be pulled off the planet. After the rescue would come the apocalypse. I now believe that is nonsense. As Dr. Gary North says, “We...
by Dwane | Sep 26, 2017 | Education
I don’t have much time to grade the work of my students these days. But, over the past few years, I had committed to grading the work of many. A few dozen of those students remain. If I had only girls in my classes, I might continue to grade. But, that is...
by Dwane | Sep 25, 2017 | Education, Latin, Online Classes
I received this question: We are counting Henle 1 as high school credit. What do you recommend we assess for grades? I can grade the assignments you assign, there are your weekly quizzes – what else do you recommend? Also, how do you recommend I grade the weekly...
by Dwane | Sep 23, 2017 | German, Greek, Italian, Latin, Motivation, Tip of the Week
I took the last three weeks off. Well… from writing a tip of the week. Just couldn’t find the time. August is the busiest month of the year for me. I spend most of my time getting ready for the upcoming courses, answering questions, registering...
by Dwane | Sep 22, 2017 | Visual Latin
I received this question: Today I completed Latin Worksheet 4C and I had a question concerning it. There were 20 or so Latin sentences for me to translate into English, and one of them was: “Terra non est.” My translation was: “Earth is not”,...
