by Dwane | Apr 9, 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 | Apr 8, 2019 | Uncategorized
Good morning, everyone! Having some issues with my morning classes. Working on it. Many of you were unable to get into the daily vocabulary class Saturday, and then again this morning. We will try again tomorrow. If you need the link to the live class… here...
by Dwane | Apr 6, 2019 | Uncategorized
I received this question: I love your curriculum. I am currently on Lesson 25 of Visual Latin. The classes are in -depth, but engaging, and I have learned Latin very well thanks to the format (videos, worksheets, and reading). There were even some things about English...
by Dwane | Apr 5, 2019 | Uncategorized
I just wanted to drop you a note….I had to cancel our subscription through your site today and am very sad to do so. Both of my girls have had to change their curriculum needs a bit due to adding more science classes, test prep, and other school situations. I...
by Dwane | Apr 4, 2019 | Uncategorized
I received this question: We are currently taking Visual Latin I, and we are on chapter 17. We may be interested in taking the Lingua Latina class, but would prefer to only do the recorded sessions. I don’t think my children are mature enough for that yet, but...
by Dwane | Apr 3, 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 | Mar 26, 2019 | Uncategorized
For the next six weeks, or so, Third Year Latin by Robert Henle is back. When interested dwindled to one (another teacher), I paused the class. But, this week, I heard from a student who was unable to attend the live classes. He had been watching class later. Still...
by Dwane | Mar 18, 2019 | Uncategorized
As I suspected… internet troubles. First of all, we WILL be meeting tomorrow (Tuesday, March 19, 2019) and Wednesday (Tuesday, March 19, 2019) for the regular Henle Latin and Lingua Latina classes. However, the numerous early morning classes I teach are going to...
by Dwane | Mar 15, 2019 | Uncategorized
If you had to identify, in one word, the reason why the human race has not achieved, and never will achieve, its full potential, that word would be ‘meetings.’ – Dave Barry
by Dwane | Mar 14, 2019 | Uncategorized
“We love and greatly appreciate your site! Thank you for the all the effort you clearly put into it!! We use your previous Lingua Latina class videos to clear up unclear concepts. The Lingua Latina book is great but your lessons make for a much fuller...
by Dwane | Mar 13, 2019 | Uncategorized
I know, I know. The craze is over. No one talks about the song “Despacito” anymore. But… here’s the thing. I am working on filing taxes these days. And, I feel like my uncle is pointing his finger at my wallet. Soooo… I can either...
by Dwane | Mar 9, 2019 | Kudos
I get notes like this all the time. Picks me up when I’m feeling low. “We subscribed to your classes in January because my son needed some extra help with the class he was taking locally. He never got to participate in an online class because your class was...
by Dwane | Mar 8, 2019 | Uncategorized
A student contacted me this week with several questions. How do I know which verb is in which conjugation? Once, I know, how do I know if I am spelling it correctly? Here is my reply: Here are the helpful sites: The Latin...
by Dwane | Mar 6, 2019 | Uncategorized
I received this question: I recently started Visual Latin lesson 40…and am very confused over the verbs and their conjugations. While I’m rather rusty on the endings, I could identify a verb if I had all four of the principal parts, and from there sort it...
by Dwane | Mar 1, 2019 | Uncategorized
Guys, I am taking a very short spring break. There will be no morning classes March 7 and 11. In other words, no classes on Thursday and Friday of next week and no classes on the following Monday.
by Dwane | Feb 25, 2019 | Latin, Motivation, Visual Latin
I received this question: Dear Mr. Thomas, I have been studying hard on the different tenses of verbs. These days, my Latin lessons have been filled with present tense, imperfect tense, perfect tense, future tense, the three participles, the supine… it’s...
by Dwane | Feb 23, 2019 | Uncategorized
I received this note: Hi Dwane, Hope all is well man! I have to say I really miss the Latin classes with you Dwane. Since I finished VL2 in December I am trying to learn French. I found a website called French 4 me/French with Vincent that has 4 grammar...
by Dwane | Feb 22, 2019 | Uncategorized
A friend forwarded this post to me. This is a lesson I am trying to learn… and internalize. I am sure you have all heard about Seth Godin. This is from him. ================================================= Battle lines drawn. Positions solidified. Arguments...
by Dwane | Feb 8, 2019 | Uncategorized
This week, a mother emailed me. She was discouraged that she and her son were plodding slowly through Visual Latin. They are feeling behind. Here is my reply to her email: I have been studying Greek for almost ten years now… and, still don’t feel I have...
by Dwane | Jan 26, 2019 | Uncategorized
I don’t spend as much time reading Trent Hamm’s articles as I once did. But, when I do, I rarely regret it. This one is a real winner. You may have set some financial goals for yourself a few weeks ago. You remember… new year’s...
by Dwane | Jan 25, 2019 | Uncategorized
I shared this post with my kids. You may want to share it with yours. Be careful what you post online. It sticks. ================================================= Twitter: Police Requests Increase Gary North – January 15, 2019 If you post it on Twitter, it’s...
by Dwane | Jan 24, 2019 | Uncategorized
One of my students forwarded this to me. Heh.
by Dwane | Jan 16, 2019 | Uncategorized
I received this question: How do I beef up Visual Latin to be worthy of high school course credit? I remember something about adding in Henle or another starting after or with Lesson 16, but I can no longer find that information on the Compass Classroom site as I was...
by Dwane | Jan 15, 2019 | Uncategorized
You guys may have heard of Brendon Bruchard, the productivity guru. I attended one of his events some years ago, and I still get emails from him. I found this paragraph from one of his emails interesting. I like the sound of wandering around the city. Remember, I...
by Dwane | Jan 14, 2019 | Uncategorized
Years ago, my father in law taught me one of the most useful tips I had never heard of. He showed me how to unclog a toilet without using a plunger. Though I am not quite as bad as Mr. Monk from the series Monk, I can’t stand plungers. Disgusting. I was happy...
