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...
by Dwane | Jun 15, 2021 | Uncategorized
I think we all know that common sense is not always common practice. We know what we are supposed to do, and sometimes, we just don’t. Here is my common sense tip of the week for you. Exercise. For years, I have struggled with stress. Usually, financial...
by Dwane | Jun 14, 2021 | Uncategorized
This summer, I am slowly adding and archiving old “Tips of the Week” I sent this one out on May 8, 2021: ================================================= We are all pretty used to Google. Unfortunately, Google tracks everything we do. We all know that....
by Dwane | Jun 12, 2021 | Uncategorized
You may not know it… but the Italian word for tomato can help you hit your goals. Sometime in the 1980s, Francesco Cirillo developed the Pomodoro Technique. It’s a simple productivity idea. When you have a task to do, set a timer. In college, Mr. Cirillo used a...
by Dwane | Jun 11, 2021 | Uncategorized
I am still, slowly, uploading old “tips of the week” and archiving them here: https://dwanethomas.com/tip-week-archives/ Here is tip #196 from a few weeks back. Sometimes it’s too easy to get absorbed. We get buried in work, or in a project and lose track...
by Dwane | Jun 9, 2021 | Uncategorized
This week I received an email that included this question: What are your thoughts on Classical education? Well… Here are my thoughts on Classical education…. I am still a fan of Classical education. I think. Still working through this one myself. ...
by Dwane | Jun 7, 2021 | Uncategorized
I recently stumbled across an astonishing quote by Derek Sivers, an author I know nothing about. Or, didn’t know anything about until yesterday. Here’s the quote: “I hate to waste a single hour. I feel the precious value of time, most of the time. I imagine my...
by Dwane | Jun 2, 2021 | Uncategorized
Hitherto the plans of the educationalists have achieved very little of what they attempted, and indeed we may well thank the beneficent obstinacy of real mothers, real nurses, and (above all) real children for preserving the human race in such sanity as it still...
by Dwane | Jun 1, 2021 | Education, Latin, Tip of the Week
I used to take students through Julius Caesar’s Gallic Wars. Every year I would ask myself, “Why am I doing this to these poor students? And, Why am I doing this to myself?” I personally am quite interested in Caesar’s romp through France,...
by Dwane | May 29, 2021 | Uncategorized
I received this question: My son is a rising sophomore in Classical Conversations. He has gone through Henle First Year and is about to start Henle Second Year. We are pretty sure we want to get a membership to your sight. My question is: do you offer any grading...
by Dwane | May 28, 2021 | Uncategorized
People often ask me, “How did you teach Latin to your own kids?” This is such a tough question to answer. It may be easier if I tell you what I wish I had done with my own kids. I started my kids out in Latin, but this was before I had discovered Lingua...
by Dwane | May 27, 2021 | Uncategorized
Local Christian Parents Pay University $100,000 To Totally Destroy 18 Years Of Their Hard Work May 25th, 2021 – BabylonBee.com BOSTON, MA—According to sources, local parents Dale and Cherie Woodall are shelling out over $100,000 to send their son Dillan to...
by Dwane | May 25, 2021 | Uncategorized
A few weeks ago, I received this email: I’m befuddled and hope you can offer some suggestions. Up through chapter seven of Lingua Latina, I was making myself flashcards of new words. Plus, I’ve also got six cards showing endings for the six cases. With review, I’m...
by Dwane | May 24, 2021 | Uncategorized
I received this question: Comment: Hi! I am curious how many languages you are actively learning at one time, and then also how much time you spend every day maintaining the languages you’ve already learned. You have so many languages on your site; do you work on all...
by Dwane | May 7, 2021 | Uncategorized
When I was first making the transition from classroom teaching to online teaching, I designed my own website. And, it looked like I designed my own website. That’s okay. I recommend doing the same thing if you are just starting out. Do as much as you can...
by Dwane | May 5, 2021 | Uncategorized
I received this question: Hi! We are LOVING Visual Latin 1. However, we are considering homeschooling our almost-10-year-old son as well and I am curious: what Latin program would you recommend using before Visual Latin 1? Thanks so much! Here is my reply:...
by Dwane | May 3, 2021 | Uncategorized
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,...
by Dwane | Apr 30, 2021 | Uncategorized
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,...
by Dwane | Apr 29, 2021 | Uncategorized
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...
by Dwane | Apr 28, 2021 | Uncategorized
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...
