by Dwane | Jul 31, 2014 | Education, English, Latin, Latin in Literature
Happy Birthday, Harry! In honor of Harry Potter’s birthday, I am starting a new category: Latin in Literature. J. K. Rowling plays with Latin, Greek, French, and German throughout her famous series. For example, Caput Draconis is a password from the first...
by Dwane | Jul 31, 2014 | Education, Latin, Travel
If you have ever wondered what ancient Rome looked like… you no longer need to wonder. Thanks to the Khan Academy, you can take a virtual tour of the city:...
by Dwane | Jul 31, 2014 | Education, Grammar, Latin, ScreenCasts
This concept is bewildering to many of my students. Latin does something here that English does not. Hence the confusion. This video should clear things...
by Dwane | Jul 30, 2014 | Education, Motivation, The Future
I grew up with a very negative worldview. The world is getting increasingly worse, crime is on the rise, totalitarianism is around the corner, et cetera, et cetera. I am not angry with my parents. They did the best they could. I do get annoyed at the doomsayers who...
by Dwane | Jul 30, 2014 | Education, English, Latin, ScreenCasts
