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I tried to teach several classes this morning, but to no avail. I am going to attempt the Lingua Latina classes that start in a half hour, or so... but, no guarantees. I came out to the mountains of East Tennessee for a few days... and, just haven't had a lot of wifi...

I am out in east Tennessee... in the mountains. Turns out, that's a problem.  The wifi isn't that great. So, I missed some classes this morning.  Going to try again tomorrow... but, no guarantees. No worries.  If it doesn't work, I will re-shoot the classes when I am...

Morning classes only are cancelled from Thursday, December 12 – Saturday, December 14. There will be no classes at all from December 23 – January 4.  Classes will resume January 7, 2020. ================================================= First Year Latin by Robert...

I am reading another book by Robert Kiyosaki.  (I am a big fan of his book Rich Dad, Poor Dad.) Fake, his latest book, exposes the underbelly of the government's financial shenanigans, and the ridiculousness of the government school system. Warning.  The following may...

We are back!  Classes resume tomorrow, December 3, 2019. I may cancel the early morning classes only from December 11 - 14.  We will see.  I will let you know. There will be no classes at all from December 23 - January 4.  Classes will resume January 7, 2020....

I go back and forth on the early Monday morning First Year Latin class.  I know.  I know. I am cancelling them again. During the month of December, my wife and I will be serving breakfast at the Nashville rescue mission.  Breakfast starts at 5:30 am... so, the First...

I received this question: I want to buy my daughter a Latin Bible.  We are not Catholic, so I don't have any experience with the different versions. If you do, would you recommend the Clementine or Jerome translation? What about a French Bible? If we want to use them...

I get high school credit questions all the time. I could reply to the credit question.  Or, I could let someone else handle this one for me.  This response, by Susan Wise Bauer, is the best response I have seen:...

I try not to repost too much.  After all, I know some of you are reading the same things I am reading.  I don't like wasting your time.  Though... I really like wasting my own time.  But, that's another story. Anyway, this post by James Altucher made me roll my eyes....

Reminder: There will be no classes on Tuesday, November 26 and Thursday, November 28.  There will be morning classes (First Year Latin by Robert Henle only) that week for anyone who wants to show up. ================================================= First Year...

I received this question: My daughter is using your Henle Latin I videos to help her through her Classical Conversations Latin class.  We have heard that it is super important to memorize the principal parts of each verb.  In your videos it sounds like you don’t...

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Reminder: There will be no classes on Tuesday, November 26 and Thursday, November 28.  There may be morning classes that week for anyone who wants to show up.  Maybe. ================================================= First Year Latin by Robert Henle In the early...

I received this question: I have worked through Memoria Press's  Prima Latina, First Form Latin, and Second Form Latin with my high school age students, and we are a few lessons into Third Form.  Honestly, it's become a bit of a slog and I don't think we are doing a...