Tip #227: Check email last

Here’s a tip I learned years ago from Michael Masterson’s book The Pledge, which I read again this week.  (I do not recommend this book for kids, or teenagers, by the way.) Check your email last. I understand not everyone can do this. Some jobs will not allow it....

The books I recommend.

Lately, I’ve been getting more questions about the books I recommend.  This post is a response to that question.  I will update and add to this post as my recommendations change. As for the literature books I’d recommend…. a little background first. I was...

Tip #226: How to listen to audiobooks for free

A few weeks ago, a reader suggested I check out Hoopla. Here is what J.L. suggested:  Dear Mr. Thomas, I don’t know if you have sent a weekly email about this yet, but I highly recommend the app Hoopla. You just install it and give it your library card number...

How I review

We are coming up on a new month.  If you are reading through Lingua Latina, or Le Français par la Métode Nature, here is a good way to review what you have already...

Tip #225: Tests, tests and more tests.

This is more of a head’s up than a tip If you are thinking of teaching online, be ready to create tests quizzes, or some sort of assessment. When I started teaching online, I didn’t see this coming. I write six tests a week. Two Spanish tests, two French...