Listen

Last week, I recommended you find time to listen to your target language every day. But… how much time should you spend listening? Personally, I try to spend two hours a day listening to the language I am learning.  These days, it’s Greek.   If you study three hours a...

What other choice do you have?

I named my site “Think Outside the Border” for many reasons. I grew up overseas.  When you grow up outside, you see America from the outside.  It just happens that way. More and more people are “thinking outside borders” when it comes to...

Diagramming Direct Objects

The next video in the English diagramming series is here! I am slowly working my way through the famous First Year Latin text by Robert Henle.  This is not my favorite Latin book (Lingua Latina, by Hans Orberg is.), but, I have quite a few students working their way...

How to diagram a subject and verb

In one of my online Latin classes, the First Year Henle Latin class, we take a grammatical approach to learning Latin.  Unfortunately, there is simply never enough time to cover all that we need to cover. With this in mind, I am launching a new Chalkboard series on...

The Solopreneur

This article resonated with me.  For years, I have wanted to work from home.  I have spent some time working in drama filled, toxic environments and found myself, often, eager to strike out on my own. These days, I am home about half the time.  I divide my working...