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People are often confused by all that I offer.  That's fine.  Here's what's going on. 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...

I agree 100% with Dr. Gary North.  "The greatest enemy of freedom in American history has been the public school system." But, hey.  Silver lining.  The public schools are closed. Last week, Dr. North published the following on his site: https://www.garynorth.com/...

Like you, I subscribe to several "Tips of the Week".   This week, Tim Ferris sent this link: https://www.boredpanda.com/animals-about-to-drop-album-photos/ He's right.  With all of the doom and gloom right now, we could all use some laughs.   The link above made me...

Last week, I received this note: Just wanted to send a note to say thank you for the most excellent Word Up videos and let you know that we are eagerly awaiting the new series you are working on now. They are wonderfully informative as well as entertaining! But I...

Middle Tennessee has a terrible reputation as an allergy hotspot. I have tried (and continue to try) everything I can to stop my allergies. But, in this fight, it's Tennessee 1, Me 0. I guess Tennessee wants to keep its reputation. This happens to me every May.  This...

So, it turns out Henle Latin isn't traditional at all.  It's modern.  Suspected that.  Couldn't really put it into words. This week, I received this email: This is not a class question.  I just ran across this article and it supports most of what you have been doing...

Some of you may find this interesting. Dr. Robert Plummer is offering an audit option for one of his Greek classes.  Find out more right here: https://www.sbts.edu/online/audit/ I would love to teach Greek again, and I hope to someday.  But, I am just not sure when it...

A student contacted me a few days ago.  She wanted to know where the morning classes had gone. I told her that I was taking a week off to figure out if I could defeat my allergies... or, if I could just wait a week for them to go away. I also told her this: I may have...

Important Update on all live classes: I have postponed all live classes for a week. Seasonal allergies will not leave me alone.  We will try again on Monday, May 11.

I received this very common question: I need help deciding where my daughter needs to be in Latin. She has been in Henle Latin since Challenge A. She is now in challenge 1 and has done Henle for 3 years. But she still is struggling. She enjoys learning Latin but I...

I received this email: Hi, we love Word Up! My daughter said she had seen a Word Up volume 2, but I can't seem to find it. Please let me know where we can purchase a DVD of a sequel. Thank you!! Here is my reply: It’s coming!  But, you guys have to be patient.  🙂 ...

I am getting lots of questions about the live classes. Two things happened.  Everyone went online due to Covid-19, and now my daytime classes barely work.  And, my allergies took me down.  The allergies happen every April/May, so I was planning to close my classes...

This week, I received a happy email: *Fan mail*   I am a CC Director working through our first year of Henle, and I've been so grateful for your Watch Anytime options.    I am *enjoying* learning Latin myself, and for all that we love/hate about Henle, I'm grateful...

Last week, I received this note from a student: I have found an app that might be of particular interest to you and the rest of your students. It is called SPQR Latin Dictionary and Reader by Paul Hudson. It includes Classical Latin works and authors such as The...