by Dwane | Mar 26, 2015 | Ebook, Education, English, Greek, Vocabulary
Hippogriff: A fabulous animal or monster, half horse and half griffon. I have to be honest. I question their existence. In the Harry Potter series, Buckbeak is a hippogriff. The U.S. Air Force, 50th Space Wing uses a hippogriff as their symbol. The word comes from...
by Dwane | Mar 25, 2015 | Ebook, Education, English, Greek, Vocabulary
Hippotigris: the zebra. Well, basically, the hippotigris is the Zebra. Hippotigris is a subgenus of the Equidae family. While the family also contains some asses (doesn’t every family?), the most famous member of the Hippotigris family is the Zebra. In my research...
by Dwane | Mar 24, 2015 | Motivation
Just before beginning Visual Latin, I interviewed with a construction company and a property management company. Above all else, I wanted out of education. I wanted out of the classroom. I considered giving up. But, I just couldn’t do it. I wanted to give...
by Dwane | Mar 24, 2015 | Latin, Q&A, Visual Latin
If you are learning Latin or teaching your children Latin, and you feel overwhelmed, do not despair. You should feel overwhelmed. Latin is tough. In fact, it is tougher than you think it is. If you are learning Latin, you are climbing one of the toughest academic...
by Dwane | Mar 24, 2015 | Motivation
I completely enjoyed this podcast. I found it challenging and inspirational. His words struck home. I would live nomadically if I could, I always told myself. But, I have five kids, and am on restriction. 🙂 Then, Greg and his family show up with six kids…...
