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The National Latin exam is a tricky thing.  Imagine taking thirty students, and teaching them to work on cars.  Each student is trained only on one car.  One student learns to repair Hondas.  One student learns to repair Jeeps.  One student learns to repair Volvos,...

Over the next few months, I am compiling the old tips of the week.  Here's another.  This one is from August 10, 2019. ================================================= If you are trying to learn something new, and if you are using audiobooks or videos to do so, you...

I received this question: Hi there.  My son has taken and Spanish I class and would like to take a Spanish 2 class starting next fall.  Are you going to be offering a level 2 Spanish class?   Here is my reply: The short answer is, yes.   It’s a little...

Pretty much every day, I get the same email.   Essentially, it goes like this: "My kids are struggling with Henle Latin, and they are bored.   Is there anything else we can do?" I usually recommend switching to Lingua Latina by Hans Ørberg. This mom chose another...

I am in the process of loading lost "tips of the week" into my site.  I sent this one out in August of 2019.  It may no longer apply. ================================================= Remember some time ago, when the guys in charge of our credit scores, Equifax,...

I am not a big fan of social media.  But, I do like to use Instagram for research.   Since Instagram knows what I am interested in (scary, I know) it sends me suggestions. One of my interests is generating extra income online. Instagram is always suggesting I check...

Over the next few months, I am compiling (and archiving) the past "tips of the week".  About 40 are missing from my site. Here is the latest: ================================================= This week, I was reminded of a site I had forgotten about.  A reader from...

Just in case you needed reminders, here is why you must go to college.  No questions asked. This is from the Babylon Bee.  It's satire, my friends.  And, it would be funnier if it weren't so true. ================================================= We did the research,...

I have been posting a "Tip of the Week' since January of 2015. I try to send one out every Saturday morning.   From time to time, I miss the deadline. Anyway, there are now about 190 "tips" archived on my site.  They are here:...

Guys, I need help paying my taxes. And, it turns out Compass is having a sale this week. So, if you need help homeschooling your kids, and you want to do it at a discount, and you want to help me, then you know what to do. Check out the sale by clicking here: Compass...

If you struggle to get to work, or school on time, this may help. This tip is easy to understand, but tough to implement. Here it is:  Get ready the night before.   Take a look at all the things that slow you down in the morning when you are trying to get out of the...

I received this question: My daughter is a freshman taking your Visual Latin I course.  She was wondering if you have any tips for memorizing the "qu" pronouns in Lesson 14.  She is really good at memorizing things, but is struggling with these because they're so...

For those who are in my online classes, Spanish Test 10 (All Spanish Method by Guillermo Aviles), and Test 9 for Third Year Latin by Robert Henle are now up.  Please let me know if you find any mistakes.

Test 14 for Le Français par la Métode Nature is now up on my site.  If you are taking the French "class" with me, and you spot any mistakes in the test, please let me know.

I received this question: My tenth grader is about to finish Roma Aeterna this year, and I was wondering your recommendation for what should come next? I'd love to find an AP Latin prep course, but they all look prohibitively expensive. Do you have other...

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This made me happy: I cannot thank you enough!  You have reinvigorated our love for learning and our perception of time and difficulty. You are a shining example to my children and I. Thank you for sharing of yourself and skills so willingly. Last fall was our third...

Guys, The month crept up on me. (I think this happens every February). Anyway, the class expired. You will need to re-register. Just go here and click on the link for the classes marked “connect now”: https://dwanethomas.com/live-classes/ Unfortunately, as a student...

Still not internet service where I teach, guys.  Still no word, no updates from AT&T. So, three things. First, no classes tomorrow.  🙁 Second, just keep reading.  Maybe use this as a time to catch up. Third, if you have snow where you are, go sledding! Hope you...

Still no internet at the office I use to teach.  Middle Tennessee is covered in ice and snow, and I guess AT&T just wasn't prepared. I hate cancelling classes, guys, but here we go again.  Maybe Wednesday. Hope you are having a great day!  And, if there is snow...

Guys, the internet is down at my office.  It's neighborhood-wide. We are in the middle of an ice storm, and Tennessean's don't handle ice storms well.  I guess AT&T doesn't either. Anyway... no class in the morning.  If you get this in time, maybe you can sleep...

I received this question: Hi there!  At the beginning of the school year, we found digital vocabulary flashcards for Lingua Latina lessons on your site that we could flip through on the computer or print out.  They had pictures. We can not remember where they were,...

Each weekday, on my site, I upload four new videos.  Two for Latin.  One for Spanish and one for French. I also try to load one new test a week for each course.  Writing tests is a time consuming, tedious process.  It also tends to be pretty boring. To change things...

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Good and evil both increase at compound interest.  That is why the little decisions you and I make ever day are of such infinite importance.  The smallest good act today is the capture of a strategic point from which, a few months later, you may be able to go on to...

I am extending the holiday break just a bit, everyone. Spanish and Third Year Latin by Robert Henle classes will resume on Wednesday, January 13, 2021. French and Exercitia Latina classes will resume on Thursday, January 14, 2021 Second Year Latin by Robert Henle...

Since you ask me what I wish, gentlemen, that is my answer. I don't make merry myself at Christmas and I can't afford to make idle people merry. I help to support the establishments I have mentioned: they cost enough: and those who are badly off must go there.'' "Many...

The sun need not set on the West.  Europe and America can be revived again.  Light can again shine on nations that have been confused and misled by Western universities and media.  -The Book that Made Your World by Vishal Mangalwadi, Prologue, page XXI

About a month ago, the most important page on this site went down.  For too long. Everything is fixed now, but now and then I discover a few holdout problems. Yesterday, a subscriber asked how to find tests and grades.  The link she had was sending her to the wrong...

Do you join a live class?  Do you watch class later?  What if you are joining in the middle of the year?  What do you do? This video may help:   https://vimeo.com/489900314

Several students have asked about the upcoming Christmas break.  So, here's the breakdown: There will be no classes during the Christmas/New Year season.   December 21, 2020 – January 1, 2021 Classes will resume in the new year on January 4, 2021. There is one...

I'm not sure the world could get any more confusing. I'm sure it could.  And, maybe it will.  I'm just not personally sure it could get any more confusing. I feel bad for kids these days.  How are they supposed to make sense of it all? To fight back some of the noise,...

I received this question: My daughters are around lesson 42 of VL2. The complexity of the C lessons are getting challenging. I wanted your opinion in allowing them to use your comprehensive vocabulary list as they work through the C lessons (or a latin dictionary). Or...

Actually.... this explains a lot.   https://youtu.be/ESvlchv0zGY

It's been a while since I have posted on my site. About ten days ago, the most important page on my site took a direct hit.  I can no longer create, or edit tests.  When you are in education, that's pretty important.  Even if you think the modern grading system is...

Yesterday, I announced that I would soon be teaching a Roman mythology class. Actually, we will be reading through four myths using the book, Fabulae Faciles. That class starts as soon as we finish Second Year Latin by Robert Henle... hopefully before Christmas. From...

Years ago, I started teaching the Henle Latin series on my site.  Not necessarily because I was a big fan of the series.  I did it to help those who were pushing through... and, just felt they needed help. In the next four weeks, or so, an intrepid few students and I...

"If myth is a view of reality invented exclusively by the human mind, then, by definition, atheism is a myth.  During the twentieth century this myth caused havoc in Eastern Europe.  Now it has the West by its throat." - Vishal Mangalwadi, From the prologue of The...

I received this question: We are in CC and Henle is wonky. Of course. We're making it work(ish) and want to continue with CC well, but do so wisely.Might there be a way to jump in with Lingua Latina lessons and still be on schedule with her CC Challenge class? She's...

I am constantly toying with the idea of learning to play the piano.  I really want to learn. My problem?  Lack of time. At least, that's what I tell myself. Anyway, this week I came across a site I am going to use when I decide to pick it up again.  In the meantime,...