by Dwane | Aug 9, 2021 | Uncategorized
Classes resume on my site tomorrow, and I want everyone to know what’s going on. So, here’s what’s going on. Classes resume tomorrow morning. Inevitably, something goes wrong during the first week of classes. So, I am expecting things to go wrong. If you expect...
by Dwane | Aug 9, 2021 | Uncategorized
Compass Classroom is having a Back to School sale right now. You know what to do. Click here: https://compassclassroom.com/bts-sale/ Just so you know… If you are heading over to Compass Classroom to buy Visual Latin… Visual Latin is more designed for...
by Dwane | Aug 7, 2021 | Uncategorized
When it comes to languages, I sometimes remind my students to “Trust the Process”. Learning a new language (or skill) can be a frustrating experience. Personally, I am pouring a lot of energy right now into learning French. Some days, it feels like nothing is...
by Dwane | Aug 6, 2021 | Uncategorized
I received this question: When the live classes resume for Lingua Latina on August 10th, will you be starting at the very beginning of the book? Here is my reply: The short answer is… no. I have taught Lingua Latina for decades and have filmed and left classes up on...
by Dwane | Aug 5, 2021 | Motivation, The Future
Every few months, I edit, or add to this post, and then re-post it. Here we go again. College, for me, was a waste of time. I naively did what I was told. I did what every high school graduate was supposed to do. I went to college. It was a four-year delay of...
by Dwane | Jul 31, 2021 | Uncategorized
If you’ve been around my site at all, you know that I’ve dedicated my professional life to learning languages. I just like learning languages. Can’t really explain it. Lately, I’ve been doing everything possible to learn French. I’ve been listening to podcasts,...
by Dwane | Jul 29, 2021 | Uncategorized
I received this question: I have 2 students who have taken Spanish I in a class setting. Is your Spanish class for a first-year student or will the 2nd year students benefit? Here is my reply: I’ll do my best to answer this, though I am not sure my classes are...
by Dwane | Jul 28, 2021 | Uncategorized
Fascinating....
by Dwane | Jul 27, 2021 | Uncategorized
This summer, I am pushing myself aggressively through DuoLingo French. I’ve decided to blog about the process. My guess is… some of you may be interested. Some of you may have questions. Does DuoLingo really work? Can you become fluent with DuoLingo? ...
by Dwane | Jul 26, 2021 | Uncategorized
In April of 2020, I sent out the following tip of the week: I don’t know how long I have been listening to language podcasts. Since the beginning of podcasting, I think. Podcasts are free audio programs. There are thousands of podcasts covering thousands of...
by Dwane | Jul 24, 2021 | Uncategorized
A few weeks ago, I read the book Stop Acting Rich: And Start Living Like a Real Millionaire. You may remember the author. Thomas J. Stanley also wrote The Millionaire Next Door and The Millionaire Mind. I had read his earlier books years ago. This month, when Stop...
by Dwane | Jul 23, 2021 | Uncategorized
I received this question: Can you help us understand the answer to worksheet 15 B? 21. Agricola quem canis audit non in silva est. The farmer, whom the dog does not hear, is in the forest. Or, The dog whom the farmer hears is not in the forest. Or, The farmer, whom...
by Dwane | Jul 22, 2021 | Uncategorized
Dorothy Sayers passed some wisdom on to Latin educators years ago. She had a simple plan. Why not read the easier books in Latin, like the New Testament, before moving on to the tremendously difficult authors of the Augustan age? Fat chance. They ignored her then,...
by Dwane | Jul 21, 2021 | Uncategorized
On my site, I take students through two Lingua Latina books. Here is the difference. There is the main book, Lingua Latina. It’s the one you are reading. Familia Romana. I have taken students through all of that book, and those classes are up on my site. They are...
by Dwane | Jul 20, 2021 | Uncategorized
I published this post back in January of 2017. Can’t sleep tonight. So, I am updating some blogs. Here is the updated version: ================================================= On Thursday, I drove to Birmingham, Alabama. There, my cousins and I carried my...
by Dwane | Jul 10, 2021 | Tip of the Week
It’s was too hot and humid in Tennessee, so I left. Right now, I am in Nebraska. This morning, I’m headed to the Agate Fossil Beds in Harrison, Nebraska… because I am fascinated by that kind of stuff. There are fossil graveyards all over the world, as it turns...
by Dwane | Jul 9, 2021 | Tip of the Week
This tip seems pretty obvious. At least to me. Evidently, it is not obvious to everyone. Here’s the tip: Don’t be a digital potty mouth. If you have a blog, a YouTube channel, or if you are on any form of Social Media, keep it clean. I heard Seinfeld make...
by Dwane | Jul 8, 2021 | Uncategorized
Entrepreneurship is the American way. It is what makes us rich. We are told that education makes America rich. By that, the education promoters mean tuition-funded, tax-funded, classroom education taught by risk-aversive salaried bureaucrats with tenure or seeking...
by Dwane | Jul 6, 2021 | Uncategorized
“A degree based on bureaucratic classroom instruction does not prove anything except this: the ability of tenured bureaucrats to promote the myth of classroom education, and the gullibility of the American public.” – Dr. Gary North...
by Dwane | Jul 5, 2021 | Education, Greek
I used to teach New Testament Greek. I hope to get back to it after finishing the Henle Latin series. My favorite Greek book is New Testament Greek for Beginners by J. Gresham Machen. Machen was not only an author and an educator, he was also a fighter. In this...
by Dwane | Jul 2, 2021 | Uncategorized
This was in my email inbox. ================================================= I’ve been on a bit of a rant, but I remember feeling so stupid as a kid. Why? Schools manufacture people who think that they’re smart but they’re not. Schools also manufacture...
by Dwane | Jun 29, 2021 | Latin
There is (justifiably) some confusion about the Lingua Latina classes I offer on my site. Here’s what’s going on. I take students through two Lingua Latina books. There is the main book, Lingua Latina. It’s the one you are reading. Familia Romana. I...
by Dwane | Jun 28, 2021 | Uncategorized
I forgot to send a tip of the week out on Saturday. So, here it is. On a Monday! I’ve been binge-reading this blog lately: Trip of a Lifestyle.com. I have a nagging feeling that things are going to get weird financially before all this Covid stuff is finally over....
by Dwane | Jun 19, 2021 | Uncategorized
I’ve been sending a “tip of the week” every Saturday since 2015. Not counting the Saturdays when I didn’t send one. Heh. I am trying to get more consistent. I don’t know if that last sentence was good English. Every now and then, I will scroll through the old...
by Dwane | Jun 18, 2021 | Education
Articles like this one from the Babylon Bee make me wonder… Have the editors over there given up on satire? I can’t tell. Is this satire, or is this simply true? ================================================= The Pros And Cons Of Going Into Crippling...
