by Dwane | Oct 20, 2020 | Uncategorized
Over the weekend, a number of you noticed the most important page on my site, “watch anytime” was gone. Since I don’t work on Sundays, I didn’t notice until Monday morning. I didn’t start to panic until Monday evening. Heh. Turns out,...
by Dwane | Oct 9, 2020 | Uncategorized
Title: The Teenage Liberation Handbook: How to Quit School and Get a Real Live Education Author: Grace Llewellyn Publisher: Published in 1997 by Element Books Limited Available on Amazon: https://amzn.to/36HXuso (This is an affiliate link) Date Started: Sometime in...
by Dwane | Oct 8, 2020 | Uncategorized
Every now and then I get a question about Visual Latin Replacement DVD’s. Usually, I send people over to Compass Classroom. But, here, in this post, I am finally going to provide the link. Sometimes it takes me a while to spot the very obvious solution. So, if...
by Dwane | Oct 7, 2020 | Education, Tip of the Week
According to author Tony Buzan, “Learning how to learn is life’s most important skill.” Oh, I don’t know. I think learning to duck is life’s most important skill. Helps you avoid stray gunfire. Still, I understand what Mr. Buzan means....
by Dwane | Oct 5, 2020 | Uncategorized
For those of you in the online classes, I will not be teaching Friday and Saturday of this week. That’s Friday and Saturday, October 9 and 10. Also, I just discovered this morning that I made a mistake scheduling the Second Year Latin by Robert Henle, and Third...
by Dwane | Oct 3, 2020 | Uncategorized
Today, I finished listening to The Adventure of English by Melvin Bragg. Though I may add to this post later, here are my initial thoughts on the book. Why I read this book: The history of the English language is one of my favorite topics. What I liked:...
by Dwane | Oct 1, 2020 | Education, Latin
I received this question: We are using Visual Latin and really enjoying it. Do you have a Latin/English dictionary that you recommend? I see several on Amazon and was wondering if you prefer one. Thank you for your time. Here is my reply: As for...
by Dwane | Sep 29, 2020 | Uncategorized
Last week, I received an email from a woman named Jill. When I tried to respond, the email bounced back. So, I suppose this could be a scam email. If so, it is the most encouraging scam email I have yet received. I am re-printing her email here for two reasons....
by Dwane | Sep 28, 2020 | Uncategorized
Good morning! It’s really easy to access audio books these days. I don’t want to do the whole “when I was a kid” thing… but, here goes. When I was a kid audiobooks were only available in cassette form. I remember listening to The Hunchback of Notre Dame in...
by Dwane | Sep 25, 2020 | Uncategorized
A few days ago, I posted my view about the future of our world. I believe it is, overall, getting better. There are fewer wars. Less crime. More freedom. And, even the diseases we fear most have a recovery rate of 99.5%. (The CDC has basically admitted that...
by Dwane | Sep 22, 2020 | Education, Motivation, The Future
I received an interesting question from one of my students. I was at youth group tonight (mine meets on Monday nights) and I was thinking about something that you had said in the Harry Potter class. At least I think it was in the Harry Potter class. Maybe it was...
by Dwane | Sep 18, 2020 | 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: Happy to...
by Dwane | Sep 10, 2020 | Uncategorized
About a week ago, a reader sent me a link to an old Spanish language learning series. Destinos, filmed in the 1980’s, is a Spanish language course aimed at intermediate Spanish students. Fortunately, the series is available online completely free. Unfortunately,...
by Dwane | Sep 9, 2020 | Uncategorized
I received this question: Hi, Dwayne, I have a question about your lifetime subscription offer. After we finish paying the 3 years, do we keep access to EVERYTHING on your site? Or is everything just for the 3 years, and after that we only have your Latin content?...
by Dwane | Sep 8, 2020 | Uncategorized
Guys, I messed up. I forgot that I will not be able to teach French and Exercitia Latina (the exercise book for Lingua Latina) on Wednesday mornings. I am teaching a class in Nashville on Wednesdays and I have to leave home right after the morning Spanish class. We...
by Dwane | Sep 7, 2020 | Uncategorized
Classes start back in the morning. Pretty early. Here’s the schedule. Second Year Latin by Robert Henle • 6:00-6:25 am CST Mondays – Saturdays Third Year Latin by Robert Henle • 6:30-6:55 am CST Mondays – Saturdays Spanish • 7:00-7:25 am CST Mondays...
by Dwane | Sep 4, 2020 | Uncategorized
I received this sad (and, oh so frequent) question: I have an 11th grade student who is in Classical Conversations. She has been doing Henle Latin for the last 4 years (Henle 1 and 2). I have not been doing it with her. Now she is in Challenge 3 and supposed to be...
by Dwane | Sep 2, 2020 | Spanish
I have studied Spanish off and on for years. But, lately, I have gotten serious. About ten days ago, someone recommended I take a look at Madrigal’s Magic Key to Spanish. I just finished reading it about a half hour ago. Here is a quick overview/review:...
by Dwane | Sep 1, 2020 | Uncategorized
I received this question: I have taken Lingua Latina recorded with Mr Thomas before. I am considering taking Spanish this year with the live class. When does Spanish class start? How much does it cost? Would you recommend trying a new language or getting more...
by Dwane | Aug 29, 2020 | Uncategorized
Um. Yep. :-). Read the full article here:...
by Dwane | Aug 28, 2020 | Uncategorized
Seriously. What is it going to take to get Christians to pull their kids out of the public indoctrination camps (government schools)? At this point, I have no idea what it is going to take. All of my adult life I have listened to fellow Christians cheer on the public...
by Dwane | Aug 27, 2020 | Uncategorized
I received this question: I am a student of Henle First year latin, and I’m wondering how on earth will I ever be able to read the New Testament at the end of this book! All we ever learn about is the Romans and the Gauls killing each other, and the vocabulary...
by Dwane | Aug 26, 2020 | Uncategorized
I received this question: One of my girls would rather do Spanish than Latin, is that possible? Here is my reply: I only charge per family… not per student, and not per class. A subscription grants access to every live class I teach. It also grants access to all of...
by Dwane | Aug 21, 2020 | Uncategorized
I received this question: Hello, I have a daughter who is in Classical Conversations Challenge 1. She has done 2 years of Henle 1 (up to lesson 29) and is bored to death. She is a good Latin student and I was considering switching her to Lingua Latina. I would have...
by Dwane | Aug 19, 2020 | Uncategorized
For the moment, I am offering live Q and A/Orientation classes every Wednesday afternoon from 2-3 pm central time zone. (Let me know if another time works better for you. I may be able to switch times.) Here is the latest in case you missed it:...
