by Dwane | Dec 4, 2021 | Uncategorized
Good morning! If you are looking for a used car, check out Kelly’s Blue Book. My dad told be about this tip years ago. Back then, there was still a book. These days, it’s all online. Here it is: https://www.kbb.com/ If you are buying a used car, Kbb.com is a useful...
by Dwane | Dec 3, 2021 | Uncategorized
If you are going to launch online, I think you should become a chicken entrepreneur. This is an idea I picked up from Michael Masterson in his book, The Pledge. What is a chicken entrepreneur? A chicken entrepreneur is someone who keeps his full time job. He...
by Dwane | Dec 1, 2021 | Ebook, Teaching online
Someone asked me this week: What advice could you give me as an aspiring student to become a teacher? Here is my reply: Teaching can be a very rewarding career, but it’s often a tough way to make a living. I struggled for years and years. Most of my friends who...
by Dwane | Nov 30, 2021 | Teaching online
People frequently ask me, “How did you do it? How did you figure out how to make a living online?” There are many ways I could respond, but most of it had to do with fireplaces. And, death. Put your hands down. I’ll explain. The Latin word for fireplace, fire pit...
by Dwane | Nov 29, 2021 | Uncategorized
I didn’t send a tip of the week out on Saturday because I couldn’t find my way to the bottom of the the Black Friday emails inundating my inbox. My message to advertisers is… Good grief, guys. Calm down. Anyway… on to the tip of the week. I...
by Dwane | Nov 20, 2021 | Uncategorized
I once read that the average American reads one book a year. That statistic blows me away. If that’s true, think about this. If you decided to read one book a month in your field, in just one or two years, you’d be light years ahead of most of your...
by Dwane | Nov 19, 2021 | Uncategorized
From time to time, someone asks me to sign up as a vendor for a charter school. My reply is usually something like this. Unfortunately, no. Too much paperwork. Charter schools want background checks, insurance, licensing, and other bureaucratic paperwork filled out...
by Dwane | Nov 5, 2021 | Uncategorized
In school, I learned that A students win. In life, I learned that A students work for C students. And, B students work for the government. In school, I learned English grammar. I didn’t get it. Failed middle school twice and didn’t graduate from high...
by Dwane | Nov 3, 2021 | Uncategorized
I used to be like the man who jumped on his horse and rode off in every direction. Maybe you are, too. It’s okay. School actually teaches us to do this. School teaches us to be distracted. School doesn’t like what Cal Newport calls Deep Work. Think...
by Dwane | Nov 2, 2021 | Uncategorized
It seems every week, someone asks me… “How did you do it? How did you transition to teaching online?” Well, I am going to tell you. And, in the process, perhaps, I will be able to help you get online as well. Thanks to Covid, people don’t look down on online...
by Dwane | Nov 1, 2021 | Uncategorized
I think it is becoming abundantly clear that the government indoctrination camps we call the public schools no longer have the best interest of the students at heart. Maybe. I am beginning to wonder what it would take to wake people up. Perhaps the following article...
by Dwane | Oct 30, 2021 | Uncategorized
Good morning! When people find out what I do for a living, they often say, “I wish I had time to learn a new language.” Turns out, they do. And, so do you. Here are some quick and easy ways to create time to learn a new language. Wake up a bit earlier and study every...
by Dwane | Oct 23, 2021 | Uncategorized
Good morning! It’s easy to fall into negative thinking patterns. In fact, if you consume any amount of media, you may suspect (as I do) that they want you to fall into those patterns. The news is the only place where someone says “Good Evening!” and then lists all...
by Dwane | Oct 18, 2021 | Uncategorized
If you are going to college, please watch this video: Meet Isaac Fox Find out more about Modern States right here:...
by Dwane | Oct 16, 2021 | Uncategorized
Have you ever landed on a website and wondered, “How did they build that?” If the site was built with Word Press (which runs a quarter of the blogs on the internet) there’s an easy way to find out. Simply copy the url of the site and paste it into the search bar on...
by Dwane | Oct 5, 2021 | Uncategorized
Hope you all are having a great break! Your grades are easy to find. I created a short video for you. But, it’s simple, really. Just go to my site: www.dwanethomas.com. From there, find Members, then Watch Anytime, then scroll down until you see the class...
by Dwane | Sep 27, 2021 | Uncategorized
I received this question: Do we need to memorize the different tables for the different persons(2nd and 3rd person) and the table for the different words in Latin(this, these, that, these)? Here is my...
by Dwane | Sep 25, 2021 | Uncategorized
Lately, it seems all the news is bad. Here’s some good news. You can safely ignore all the people setting their hair on fire, running in circles and panicking about climate change. When I was a kid, it was global cooling. The world was going to perish in an ice...
by Dwane | Sep 24, 2021 | Uncategorized
A student on my site is having a hard time finding the recordings of All Spanish Method by Guillermo Aviles. Honestly, I can see why. So, this video is for any of you who find yourself in the same...
by Dwane | Sep 7, 2021 | Uncategorized
by Dwane | Sep 3, 2021 | Education, English, Greek, Latin, Visual Latin, Vocabulary
People are often confused by all that I offer. I get that. It’s confusing. 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...
by Dwane | Aug 26, 2021 | Uncategorized
If you are having trouble navigating my site, this will help. I am planning to offer weekly live Q&A classes this year. Already underway, in fact. But, not too many people are showing up. Either I am doing a really good job and you guys don’t need any help,...
by Dwane | Aug 23, 2021 | Education, Latin
I received this SOS: Needing help with exercise 152 # 8-11. First Year Latin by Robert Henle. Here is my reply:...
by Dwane | Aug 21, 2021 | Uncategorized
If you still use postage stamps, or if your business does, this could be a very useful tip. You may know that postage stamps are going up to 58 cents at the end of this month. Currently, you can buy the “forever” stamps for 55 cents. You can buy them on the U.S....
by Dwane | Aug 18, 2021 | Education
I love the Babylon Bee. But, I can’t tell sometimes if they are being serious or telling jokes. 🙂 Here is one of my favorites from last year. Still applies....
