by Dwane | Jan 22, 2022 | Uncategorized
I know how to use a gun, but I’d rather not. In a fight, I’d rather walk away. I imagine you feel the same. The same rule applies to writing. I know the big words in the English language. I’ve taught Latin for decades. Most of the big words in English come from...
by Dwane | Jan 21, 2022 | Uncategorized
Continuing to post old tips I failed to post way back when. This one is from November 16, 2019. ================================================= Help your future self out. There are certain things you know are going to happen each day. So, make your future self...
by Dwane | Jan 20, 2022 | Uncategorized
The question I most often get, still, is, “How did you start teaching online?” I am still trying to nail down the most simple way to start teaching online. My story is complicated. All the gurus out there sell very expensive, and as far as I can tell, complicated...
by Dwane | Jan 19, 2022 | Uncategorized
I am still plowing through old “tips of the week” to finally get this page up to date: https://dwanethomas.com/tip-week-archives/ I’ve got about 40 more tips to go. This one is from November 2, 2019 BC (Before Covid)...
by Dwane | Jan 18, 2022 | Uncategorized
So, I have a confession to make. I am a big liar. But, first, a quick note on this week’s schedule. There will be no classes on Thursday, Friday, or Saturday. My wife and I are headed to Texas. There is a class for people who have teenagers living in their...
by Dwane | Jan 17, 2022 | Uncategorized
Years ago, my wife and I worked in a fishing canary on an island in Alaska. This island, actually: https://llcruise4.blogspot.com/2015/07/historic-metlakatla.html. If you scroll down six pictures, you will see the Metlakatla Packing Plant. That’s where we...
by Dwane | Jan 8, 2022 | Tip of the Week
Like many of you, I make New Year’s resolutions. I take them very, very seriously. I try to hit the goals I set for myself. One of my goals this year is to give up all processed sugar. For a year. There’s only one problem. I really like sugar. Especially in the...
by Dwane | Dec 17, 2021 | Uncategorized
I received this question: Hello. We have been doing your dvd year 1. Quiz 16 question 1 says “All prepositions are followed by ablative nouns“. True or False? The answer says false. We have several charts saying that ablative is the object of the preposition. So I...
by Dwane | Dec 8, 2021 | Uncategorized
Some time ago, I received this message: Love the program so far. However, confused with Lesson 5 answers. The charts in teacher’s worksheet do not match students’ and we are confused by answers for: #1 Why not ablative and vocative too? #2 Why just nominative...
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...
