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Guys, I am writing tests as quickly as I can these days. My goal is to have the tests for Henle 2 done before the end of the year. I am writing them in two stages. First, I am trying to catch up with the Tuesday class (currently in chapter 10)/ Second, I am trying to...

I received this question: Hi, I'm working through the Visual Latin curriculum with my kids. On lesson 6c (Reading and translation), I believe there may be a mistake in the declension of the word "herba" in a couple of the sentences.   -"Suntne bestiae et herba in...

I just wanted to say thank you for your Latin classes. I started Latin in 7th grade with classical conversation and did well in everything except Latin (I mean I was failing) and i didn’t get any better for 3 years. At the beginning of the year someone recommended...

Since John Gatto died a few weeks ago, I have posted some rather edgy posts about the government school system. Some people have suggested I tone it down. No. I will not back down. My fellow Americans love to vote.  We love to go to the polls.  We are going to get...

After I sent the last "Tip of the Week", I received this note: Thank you for sharing this Mr. Thomas.... GOD knew I needed this today.  Hope all is well with you and your family, especially your son! We still have him in our Prayers here in Colorado. Here is my reply:...

I voted again today. I voted with my children and with my family.  I kept them out of the arms of the government.   https://youtu.be/8ogCc8ObiwQ   Not sure what I am referencing when I say "I voted"? Read this: https://dwanethomas.com/i-vote-every-single-day/...

I skipped the voting lines today.  I had better things to do. But, I voted the day before.  And I voted the day before that. And, I will vote tomorrow.  And, the day after tomorrow. I voted with my children.  I kept them out of the government schools today.   I will...

Last week, I responded on my blog to some complaints about my classes: https://dwanethomas.com/some-complaints-about-my-classes-and-my-reply/ I received this reply from one of my students: "I saw your post about complaints. First of all, any complaints you have about...

Guys, I am going to cancel all of my morning classes tomorrow (Friday, November 2, 2018). I abruptly canceled three this morning because I was having vision problems.  What I failed to mention was that I was also not feeling well.  I had hoped the sensation would...

Last summer, I received some complaints about my online classes. There were basically three: I complained about Henle Latin. I skipped some of the small grammatical points in the book. My classes are too long. The author of the email wanted to know if the complaints...