by Dwane | Sep 15, 2017 | Education, Latin
In chapter 6 of Lingua Latina, we learn about the home of Julius and Aemilia. In the Lingua Latina forum, one of my students posted an excellent tour of a typical Roman home. Watch this video and keep it in mind as you read chapter 6: ...
by Dwane | Sep 14, 2017 | Latin, Online Classes
I received this cry for help: I am trying to join the forum and it is not intuitive on your site. I’ve done a search and it you posted a students reply about “making an account in the blog” but under the blog tab there is nothing about making an account. I have gone...
by Dwane | Sep 14, 2017 | Education, Vocabulary
I am willing to bet some of you woke up this morning wondering, “What is a hapax legomenon?” Fortunately, you subscribe to my blog. And, fortunately, a word loving friend of mine sent this article to me this morning. And, so, fortunately for you…...
by Dwane | Sep 13, 2017 | Motivation
Last year, when I was grading my students’ work, I would get this response from time to time. I don’t know. Here is my standard reply: IDK. If ever you encounter questions you cannot answer, check the “Student Answers” section under the “Members” tab of...
by Dwane | Sep 12, 2017 | Education
I spent twenty years in the classroom. What a silly place. And, I hate the word silly. I never use it. Unless I am looking at academia. In school, we punish kids for failing. In life, we learn by failing. One of my favorite quotes is by Richard Branson, founder of...