by Dwane | Aug 8, 2019 | Latin
This is going to get weird. Hang in there with me. Hopefully, it will all make sense. I have been studying Latin for 20 years. I still get the endings wrong. It’s ridiculous. Here is part of the problem… and, I think it’s a big part of the...
by Dwane | Aug 7, 2019 | Uncategorized
I received this question: My son is excited to be joining you for French this year, although probably for the recorded lectures. I do have a question on whether you will be going through the exercises that are in the book? There does not appear to be a workbook like...
by Dwane | Aug 6, 2019 | Uncategorized
I received a series of questions. You may find them helpful. Her questions are followed by my bold answers. 1) The Henle I class will begin from the beginning in September. Yes. 2) You teach the Henle classes every morning. Correct. That is happening now. These...
by Dwane | Aug 5, 2019 | Uncategorized
I received this question: My son (9th grade) will be doing Visual Latin this year. I am hearing conflicting info on whether VL meets high school requirements, some are saying it is used for college. I homeschool, so I wish to ensure that my son has the high school...
by Dwane | Aug 2, 2019 | Uncategorized
I received this question: I have worked through Memoria Press’s Prima Latina, First Form Latin, and Second Form Latin with my high school age students, and we are a few lessons into Third Form. Honestly, it’s become a bit of a slog and I don’t...
by Dwane | Aug 1, 2019 | Uncategorized
I received this question: If I just let my kids continue with Henle 1 (and pick up from where you all ended last year), will you continue on with Henle 2 when you finish with Henle 1? Since your Henle 2 class this year will also just pick up from where you ended, I...
by Dwane | Jul 30, 2019 | Uncategorized
I am answering A LOT of emails these days. Comes with the territory. In August, people are wondering what to do about Latin. If you are unsure about signing up, this may help. I have an entire page dedicated to testimonials. Here is what a few people are saying:...
by Dwane | Jul 30, 2019 | Uncategorized
I received this question: Hi! I am intrigued by your online classes and your Visual Latin curriculum and am considering switching my CC Challenge I student to one of these. He will still attend Challenge I (and has already completed the Latin required in Challenge B,...
by Dwane | Jul 26, 2019 | Uncategorized
I received this question: My son has taken Visual Latin 1 and is on lesson 49 of VL 2. He loves it! I looked @ your FAQ’s and would like to sign him up for a live Latin class. It looks like your recommendation is the Lingua Latina. Do you have any idea when you...
by Dwane | Jul 25, 2019 | Latin, Online Classes, Q&A
I received this question: How does your grading component work? Here is my reply: Ah. Grading. That tends to be a major headache no matter where you go for help. That would be one area where my site does stand out. I have spent untold hours creating tests for my...
by Dwane | Jul 24, 2019 | Uncategorized
This is one of the most common questions I receive. Makes sense. Though I consider the Lingua Latina series by Hans Ørberg to be the superior Latin text, it is rather confusing to determine which book to order. So, here you go. (Here come a whole bunch of affiliate...
by Dwane | Jul 22, 2019 | French
Most people come to this site looking with one question. “Can you help us get through the Henle Latin series?” The answer is, “Yes. I can. I think it may destroy my sanity in the end, but, yes. I can help you get through the Henle Latin...
by Dwane | Jul 20, 2019 | Uncategorized
I received this question: Could you send me a copy of the Henle 2 syllabus, please? I am unable to find it anywhere on your website. Here is my reply: I removed it from my site some time ago, because the class is now set up more along a self-study pace. Each year,...
by Dwane | Jul 19, 2019 | Uncategorized
Second Year Latin by Robert Henle, Test 5 is now up. Here it is: https://dwanethomas.com/module-1/lesson-5-test/ As always, please let me know if you spot any mistakes. Thanks! On to test 6. And, if you are curious, yes. I do think writing tests for the Henle Latin...
by Dwane | Jul 18, 2019 | Uncategorized
For those interested, Test 4 of Second Year Latin by Robert Henle is now up. If you decide to check it out, please let me know if you spot any mistakes. Here it is: https://dwanethomas.com/module-1/lesson-4-test/ Live classes start again on September 3rd, right after...
by Dwane | Jul 16, 2019 | Uncategorized
I received this question: Hello Mr. Thomas, My students are moving on to Henle 2 in the fall. Your schedule for next year states T and Th 11am-12noon EST. They prefer the live classes and would like to know if the schedule means that they’re attending 2 live...
by Dwane | Jul 13, 2019 | Uncategorized
Visual Latin is a professionally filmed series. I do not personally sell it. It is available here from Compass Classroom. Once they have completed Visual Latin many of my students want to further their Latin studies. That’s where this site comes in. Every...
by Dwane | Jul 9, 2019 | Uncategorized
I’ve been on the road for a while. Weddings in New York, and stuff like that. But, I am home now and intend to go no where for a long time. To force myself out of bed early every morning (I love to sleep in) I am considering an early morning Henle Latin class. ...
by Dwane | Jun 28, 2019 | Uncategorized
I received this question: My son is enrolled in Classical Conversations and heading into Challenge II this fall. He has done Henle I for the past 3 years and this past year, the second semester really got away on him… all those verb tenses. He scheduled his hour...
by Dwane | Jun 27, 2019 | Uncategorized
I received this question: Hi, confused over the statement for Lingua Latina, where it says ‘postponed til we finish Henle Latin’. Why on earth would finishing Henle Latin be a precursor to starting Lingua Latina? I thought Lingua Latina stood on its own...
by Dwane | Jun 26, 2019 | Uncategorized
In his book, The Four-Hour Work Week, Tim Ferris asks a question we should all ask ourselves as we work. The question goes something like this. “Would you rather earn $50,000 a year, but set your own hours, and have plenty of free time? Or. would you rather...
by Dwane | Jun 21, 2019 | Education, Latin
While searching for information on the long defunct Nature Method Language Institute, I ran across an old advertisement. At one time there were French, Spanish, English, Russian and Latin books in the series. Only the Latin book, Lingua Latina, survived. I have...
by Dwane | Jun 20, 2019 | Latin
I’ll get to Henle Latin and transcripts in just a moment. First, I need to let you know that I have been up to something this summer. This summer I have decided to go a different direction. I was going to teach some summer courses. Like a republicrat, I...
by Dwane | Jun 19, 2019 | Uncategorized
Hopefully not in your house. Certainly not in mine. Still… this made me laugh out loud. And, these days, little does. Saw it on Twitter.
by Dwane | Jun 18, 2019 | Motivation, The Future
I’m back. Jet lag is still messing with me, but I am catching up. Working on emails for the next few days. I’ve followed Simon Black at Sovereign Man for some time. While answering emails, I found this message from him in my inbox. For some reason,...
