by Dwane | Mar 9, 2021 | Uncategorized
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...
by Dwane | Mar 5, 2021 | Errata
I received this question: Dear Dwane, Could you help explain the quiz answer for #15? Alii puero A) the other boy B) of the other boy C) to the other boy D) with the other boy A dear child is sure that the correct answer is A) the other boy and not C. Help! ...
by Dwane | Mar 2, 2021 | Uncategorized
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...
by Dwane | Feb 16, 2021 | Uncategorized
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...
by Dwane | Feb 15, 2021 | Uncategorized
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...
by Dwane | Feb 14, 2021 | Uncategorized
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...
by Dwane | Feb 1, 2021 | Uncategorized
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,...
by Dwane | Jan 30, 2021 | Uncategorized
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...
by Dwane | Jan 27, 2021 | Uncategorized
by Dwane | Jan 26, 2021 | Errata
I received this question: Hey Mr. Dwane, my teen boys think you’re a great teacher! We are in Quiz 21 from Latin 1. My son wants to know why he missed number 29 for assuming “this” was neuter. His brother assumed it was masculine and got it right. When we don’t know,...
by Dwane | Jan 26, 2021 | Motivation, The Future
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 game. At least that’s all it was. I have friends and family who are now strapped...
by Dwane | Jan 25, 2021 | Education
I found this short article very encouraging. I don’t know how it is where you live, but in the South… it’s all school, school, school. Where did you go to school? Where are you going to go to school? Where are you going to go to college? Where...
by Dwane | Jan 19, 2021 | Uncategorized
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...
by Dwane | Dec 30, 2020 | Uncategorized
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...
by Dwane | Dec 25, 2020 | Uncategorized
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...
by Dwane | Dec 16, 2020 | Uncategorized
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
by Dwane | Dec 12, 2020 | Uncategorized
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...
by Dwane | Dec 11, 2020 | Uncategorized
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:...
by Dwane | Dec 11, 2020 | Errata
I received this question: Just a quick question: The answer key for Visual Latin 1, Quiz 23, Question 26 gives the correct answer as C) quod. 26. The animals that you see running are horses. We thought the answer ought to be quae. If it is not a typographical error,...
by Dwane | Dec 10, 2020 | Uncategorized
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...
by Dwane | Dec 7, 2020 | Uncategorized
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...
by Dwane | Dec 4, 2020 | Uncategorized
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...
by Dwane | Nov 27, 2020 | Uncategorized
Actually…. this explains a lot....
by Dwane | Nov 25, 2020 | Uncategorized
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...
by Dwane | Nov 12, 2020 | Uncategorized
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....
