Read it all.

If you are using Visual Latin with another program, I recommend you skip Visual Latin, section C.  This saves you a little time.  Besides, the other program you are using will provide plenty of extra reading. At least one Visual Latin user, however, disagrees with me:...

How to find the gender of a Latin noun.

I received this inquiry from a student: “I think one question I have is how do I know if a word is Masculine, feminine or neuter when they are not in root form? For instance, on togarum I matched it with the neuter endings for nominative, accusative, an...

Hang out with your kids. They are leaving soon.

“Sadly my favorite activity — spending time with my kids — is now denied me. Alex and Stephen are 24 and 21, busy with their own lives, and too old to hang out with mom and dad; Stephen is away at school in Pittsburgh. When they were young and the...

Ditch that expensive, old car!

It’s about time! Those of you who know me well, know that I consider cars an awful, expensive, depreciating, yet necessary evil. This email from Peter Diamandis made me feel better: Elon Musk’s announcement of a semi-autonomous Tesla Model D this past week...

How do I start learning Spanish?

I received this email today: We purchased Visual Latin and we are really enjoying it and learning a lot. I had a question for Dwayne Thomas: we are appreciating his approach to learning a language. Does he have any recommendations on a Spanish curriculum? I know there...