Why I get up at 4 a.m…

During the school year, a typical day, for me, starts at 4 a.m. and ends at 11 p.m.  I do this 6 days a week.  I got the idea from Exodus 20, verse 9.  The book was written by a pretty famous success writer.   Why would I do this? I do it so that I can take care of my...

Why I homeschool my kids.

Without going into too much detail, I received a disheartening email yesterday. One of my online students is a homeschool student.  But, she is not a Christian.  Her parents are homeschooling her simply because they believe homeschooling is better for their daughter....

Labor Day, Latin Day!

So many of my students have asked for the Latin charts I use in class. I am a slow learner. It took me a while to turn the charts into a download. I do not celebrate government holidays.  Since, nearly everyone else does, no one wanted to drop their kids off at school...

Oh, C’mon.

I received this email: Yesterday, a tutor talked to the parents about the importance of reviewing English grammar no matter what language they are studying.   She told us that our kids can’t give the ‘logical’ grammar terms. For example, verbs...

A simple way to learn Latin.

Perhaps you are familiar with the book Carry On, Mr. Bowditch!, by Jean Lee Latham. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch! is the story of an early American merchant who spends quite a bit of his time at sea.  As Mr. Bowditch sails around the world selling his wares, he teaches...