by Dwane | Oct 5, 2019 | Uncategorized
Time for me to weed out some subscribers. I am going to do this by recommending a book. New York author James Altucher says that if he walked into Times Square and yelled, “I am God, and I am here to save you!” he would get some strange looks, but most...
by Dwane | Sep 30, 2019 | Uncategorized
Phones, Ipads, email, computers, and social media… I find it all so distracting. Perhaps you do too. If you are having trouble staying on task, if you are having trouble getting things done, if you find yourself constantly distracted by all the flashing...
by Dwane | Sep 26, 2019 | Uncategorized
Guys, the last 24 hours have been loads of fun for me. Without going into a bunch of details, let me just say this. Classes are cancelled for the next few days. Problems on my site, and problems with some other sites. All at once. Problems all seem to show up in...
by Dwane | Sep 23, 2019 | Uncategorized
I am a big fan of education. Self-education. I am, however, no fan of school. At all. I am with H.L. Mencken on this one. “School days, I believe, are the unhappiest in the whole span of human existence. They are full of dull, unintelligible tasks, new and...
by Dwane | Sep 13, 2019 | Uncategorized
I keep getting this question: I am trying to understand the Lesson 2A worksheet (pg 5). I do not understand why all of the words are circled. Are the nouns adjectives as well? Here is my reply: Looks like I may have made a mistake. I’ll check into it. Meanwhile,...
by Dwane | Sep 12, 2019 | Uncategorized
I received this question: My son is loving the Latin course! He’s programming a game show to review the concepts and vocabulary learned in each lesson. It’s so fun! And it’s especially helpful for me. 😀 He’s trying to determine the best way to say “game show” in...
by Dwane | Sep 12, 2019 | Uncategorized
…. so that I can get back to watching more videos like these? ...
by Dwane | Sep 11, 2019 | Uncategorized
This letter made me laugh… and, inspired me to work out more. This has become such a regular joke in our house I thought I’d share it with you: Last Spring my (then 7 year old) asked what I was doing on the computer. “Watching my Dwayne Thomas Latin...
by Dwane | Sep 11, 2019 | Uncategorized
Classes on my site started last week, but you didn’t miss anything. I record every class I teach, and I only take them down if I am updating them. Currently, there are 17 classes with around 1,500 videos all arranged by units. In other words, you could go...
by Dwane | Sep 10, 2019 | Uncategorized
Classes on my site started last week, but you didn’t miss anything. I record every class I teach, and I only take them down if I am updating them. Currently, there are 17 classes with around 1,500 videos all arranged by units. In other words, you could go...
by Dwane | Sep 9, 2019 | Uncategorized
This week, I received this note: Thank you for teaching Latin the way you do. Latin went from a “want to beat our heads on the table” subject to something that is maybe enjoyable! Laughter and Latin weren’t ever mixed before. – Sara I record every class I teach,...
by Dwane | Sep 6, 2019 | Uncategorized
All classes started this week. I know you guys have lots of questions. I know because my email inbox is full. I will be working today and tomorrow to catch up on all questions. Dwane
by Dwane | Sep 5, 2019 | Uncategorized
I received this question: My son is taking the tests for Henle 1 (watch anytime) and he was wondering if students are allowed to use your Latin charts during the test or if they’re meant to be taken strictly from memory? Here is my reply: I have a different approach...
by Dwane | Aug 31, 2019 | Uncategorized
“We finally made the switch to Visual Latin after struggling through Henle for two years. My only regret is that we didn’t switch sooner. My kids 14,13 and 11 are LOVING it! They can finally understand what they are doing and my 11 year old is already...
by Dwane | Aug 30, 2019 | Uncategorized
I get this question often. Which Latin accent is correct? I have no idea. This is the accent I imitate: https://live.bible.is/bible/LATNV1/MAT/1?audio_type=audio_drama I tell you what. When you can tell me which English accent is correct, I will tell you which Latin...
by Dwane | Aug 28, 2019 | Education, Motivation, The Future, Travel, Van on the Run, Visual Latin
A few months ago, my daughter and I were in Ireland. She and I were there exploring for several weeks. Here for work, and for play. Long story short, she has a friend over here who invited her to come for a few weeks. I go to Europe every chance I get. Born and...
by Dwane | Aug 27, 2019 | Uncategorized
I received this question: My son has a class at 11:00 sharp on Tuesdays as well at a local homeschooling families house. He has to bike there so he would need to depart here no later than 10:30…thus having to leave the Tuesday class early. Is that ok? I know he can...
by Dwane | Aug 22, 2019 | Uncategorized
I received this question: How can I see my student’s grades for quizzes etc taken in your anytime classes? Here is my reply: Sometimes a video explanation is so much better than a written explanation....
by Dwane | Aug 20, 2019 | Uncategorized
I received this question: My son is transferring schools this academic year (’18-’19) and his new school does not offer Latin. He used Lingua Latina for Latin I during his freshman year at his old school and I have been searching online for a suitable...
by Dwane | Aug 18, 2019 | Uncategorized
I received this question: For Spanish, will the class have a native speaker to listen to or is this mainly textbook teaching? Here is my reply: Textbook. We will be reading through this book: https://archive.org/details/pocopocoelementa00hallrich/page/n4 I will be...
by Dwane | Aug 16, 2019 | Uncategorized
I received this email. Made my day. “We tried online high school classes for one year, and it was a miserable failure, and our sons now have an immediate aversion for any type of online class that requires videos. When I checked in with our son after...
by Dwane | Aug 15, 2019 | Uncategorized
Guys, I am sorry. The webinar software I use simply will not work this morning. First, I couldn’t record… now, I can’t get the system to even turn on. Off to contact tech support. We will try this again tomorrow. Again, I am very sorry. Dwane...
by Dwane | Aug 14, 2019 | Uncategorized
I received this question: For Spanish, will the class have a native speaker to listen to or is this mainly textbook teaching? Here is my reply: Textbook. We will be reading through this book: https://archive.org/details/pocopocoelementa00hallrich/page/n4 I will be...
by Dwane | Aug 13, 2019 | Uncategorized
I received this question: I’ve subscribed to your classes for my son, who will be in Classical Conversations Challenge 1. I’m not certain which placement is appropriate based on your description. (I assume “Latin 1” is right, but don’t...
by Dwane | Aug 9, 2019 | Uncategorized
I received this question: I’m a Classical Conversations parent and am excited to see that you’ll offer Henle 1 live this year. I read somewhere on your site that it will “pick up where we left off”. Will the class not start at the beginning of...
