by Dwane | Jul 18, 2015 | Tip of the Week
According to the United States Department of Labor, Americans spend almost 3 hours a day watching television. I have seen higher numbers on other sites. But, hey, let’s give our fellow countrymen the benefit of the doubt. Let’s stick with the lower number. The...
by Dwane | Jul 18, 2015 | Education, English, Greek, Latin, Vocabulary
Cynosure: the center of attention. Think of a dinosaur. He is always the cynosure. Incidentally, if I were half horse, and half man, I would be the centaur of attention. A Cynosure can also be something that serves as a guide. Polaris, in the constellation Ursa...
by Dwane | Jul 17, 2015 | Latin, Visual Latin
A student is bewildered by the differences between the indicative mood and the imperative mood. This topic appears in Visual Latin lesson 12. Here is her mother: She does not understand how to change the words to indicative or imperative. The endings seem to vary so...
by Dwane | Jul 17, 2015 | Education, Greek, Latin, Motivation, Visual Latin
I received this question: I am going to start my rising 6th grader in Latin this year. We have decided to use Visual Latin – Thank you! She started a Mandarin class last year and has decided to continue. I saw one of your interviews on foreign language and it...
by Dwane | Jul 17, 2015 | Education, Latin, Motivation, Visual Latin
Over the summer, I have been corresponding with a Latin learner out West. In one of our conversations, she admitted this: By the way, I am 65 years old, so I am no spring chicken, but am wanting to learn Latin to increase my vocabulary. I also do substitute teaching...
