by Dwane | Mar 30, 2017 | Travel, Van on the Run
One of my girls is blogging her way through my maddening decision to move my entire family to Athens just so that I can learn Greek. Check out her latest post here: Week 1: Leaving one home...
by Dwane | Mar 29, 2017 | Motivation, Travel, Van on the Run
Yesterday during one of my classes, a student asked, “Mr. Thomas, How can you afford to move your entire family to Greece?” Good question. I frequently ask myself the same question. First, let me start with the “why”. Why have I moved my...
by Dwane | Mar 28, 2017 | Education, Motivation, Travel, Van on the Run
After days of travel, my family and I are settling in at our apartment in Greece. I am going to begin blogging once more. It was my goal to blog every day this year. I lost quite a few days due to travel, but, that’s okay. I will be picking up the pace...
by Dwane | Mar 25, 2017 | Education, Tip of the Week
The famous German writer, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe once said, “Whatever you can do or dream you can, begin it; boldness has genius, power, and magic in it.” I love that quote. My favorite part of the quote lies right in the middle. “Begin...
by Dwane | Mar 23, 2017 | Education, Latin
Some time ago, my students and I finished reading First Year Latin by Robert Henle. I used to read this book every year. First things first. Praise where praise is due. First Year Latin by Robert Henle will take you to a New Testament reading level. Sort of. More...