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Latest Blog Posts
What books do I need for the Lingua Latina class?
This is one of the most common questions I receive. Makes sense. Though I consider the Lingua Latina series by Hans Ørberg to be the superior Latin text, it is rather confusing to determine which book to order. So, here you go. (Here come a whole bunch of affiliate...
How I am teaching myself French
Most people come to this site looking with one question. "Can you help us get through the Henle Latin series?" The answer is, "Yes. I can. I think it may destroy my sanity in the end, but, yes. I can help you get through the Henle Latin series." I am not kidding...
What the Henle Latin classes will be like next year.
I received this question: Could you send me a copy of the Henle 2 syllabus, please? I am unable to find it anywhere on your website. Here is my reply: I removed it from my site some time ago, because the class is now set up more along a self-study pace. Each year,...
Second Year Latin, Test 5
Second Year Latin by Robert Henle, Test 5 is now up. Here it is: https://dwanethomas.com/module-1/lesson-5-test/ As always, please let me know if you spot any mistakes. Thanks! On to test 6. And, if you are curious, yes. I do think writing tests for the Henle Latin...
Second Year Latin, Test 4
For those interested, Test 4 of Second Year Latin by Robert Henle is now up. If you decide to check it out, please let me know if you spot any mistakes. Here it is: https://dwanethomas.com/module-1/lesson-4-test/ Live classes start again on September 3rd, right after...
Does Henle two meet twice a week?
I received this question: Hello Mr. Thomas, My students are moving on to Henle 2 in the fall. Your schedule for next year states T and Th 11am-12noon EST. They prefer the live classes and would like to know if the schedule means that they're attending 2 live classes...
Could I see an example class?
Visual Latin is a professionally filmed series. I do not personally sell it. It is available here from Compass Classroom. Once they have completed Visual Latin many of my students want to further their Latin studies. That's where this site comes in. Every year I...
Early morning Henle Latin, anyone?
I've been on the road for a while. Weddings in New York, and stuff like that. But, I am home now and intend to go no where for a long time. To force myself out of bed early every morning (I love to sleep in) I am considering an early morning Henle Latin class. At...
Does Henle Latin work well with Lingua Latina?
I received this question: My son is enrolled in Classical Conversations and heading into Challenge II this fall. He has done Henle I for the past 3 years and this past year, the second semester really got away on him... all those verb tenses. He scheduled his hour of...
Should I start with Henle Latin, or Lingua Latina?
I received this question: Hi, confused over the statement for Lingua Latina, where it says 'postponed til we finish Henle Latin'. Why on earth would finishing Henle Latin be a precursor to starting Lingua Latina? I thought Lingua Latina stood on its own as the...
Who wants to be a millionaire? Not me.
In his book, The Four-Hour Work Week, Tim Ferris asks a question we should all ask ourselves as we work. The question goes something like this. "Would you rather earn $50,000 a year, but set your own hours, and have plenty of free time? Or. would you rather work 80...
Lingua Latina survived
While searching for information on the long defunct Nature Method Language Institute, I ran across an old advertisement. At one time there were French, Spanish, English, Russian and Latin books in the series. Only the Latin book, Lingua Latina, survived. I have...
Henle Latin and transcripts
I'll get to Henle Latin and transcripts in just a moment. First, I need to let you know that I have been up to something this summer. This summer I have decided to go a different direction. I was going to teach some summer courses. Like a republicrat, I...
Snort.
Hopefully not in your house. Certainly not in mine. Still... this made me laugh out loud. And, these days, little does. Saw it on Twitter.
Don’t wait.
I'm back. Jet lag is still messing with me, but I am catching up. Working on emails for the next few days. I've followed Simon Black at Sovereign Man for some time. While answering emails, I found this message from him in my inbox. For some reason, since the...
Can you learn a language by watching TV?
Several years ago, my wife was talking a young woman from the French speaking section of Switzerland. The Swiss woman spoke with impeccable English. My wife asked her... "Where did you learn English?" She smiled. "I like the show Friends. For years, I watched it in...
Standing ovation for Kristina.
Kudos to Fully Raw Kristina for being willing, and bold enough, to take a public stand where few are willing to take a public stand. Though this conversation may feel a bit awkward, I recommend all of my high school students watch this. In our culture, this is a...
All we need is a little patience.
Tomorrow, my daughter and I leave Ireland. She and I have been here exploring for several weeks. Here for work, and for play. Long story short, she has a friend over here who invited her to come for a few weeks. So, here we are. I come to Europe every chance I...
What I am not missing about Tennessee.
Should we continue on in Henle Latin?
I received this question (a variation on one of the most common questions on my site): I am considering using your program for my family next year and would like guidance on which class to use. My son is a rising 7th grader and this year took Latin from an excellent...
