by Dwane | Jan 14, 2019 | Uncategorized
I received this question from one of my students: Hello, Mr. Thomas! I have a question about the Roman slaves. (You mentioned this in Lingua Latina 1, I believe, but I don’t remember exactly what you said.) Could you tell me again (or tell me what chapter it was...
by Dwane | Jan 10, 2019 | Uncategorized
What America’s economy needs most is increased productivity. We need to be able to compete in world markets. We need more investment, especially in education, but not the education provided by tax-funded bureaucrats, i.e., classroom teachers. We need education in...
by Dwane | Jan 9, 2019 | Uncategorized
Not long ago, I received this note. Couldn’t have come at a better time. Latin has got me down these days. I am happy to know I am still helping people. Means a lot to me. Hi Dwane, Hope you are well! Just wanted to say that I completed Visual Latin 2 today....
by Dwane | Jan 8, 2019 | Uncategorized
Guys. Not going to make it to the rest of my early morning classes. Terrible headache. Will push through the Lingua Latina classes today. We WILL be meeting today starting at 9 central.
by Dwane | Jan 5, 2019 | Uncategorized
As you try to hang on to your New Year’s Resolutions a little longer, don’t forget to watch TED talks for inspiration. If you don’t have time to do that, just watch “Every TED talk...
by Dwane | Jan 5, 2019 | Uncategorized
Over the Christmas break, I watched a movie on Julius Caesar. I am surprised I had never heard of it before. It’s very well done. There are a few scenes that would merit a PG-13 rating. But, just barely. The entire movie is tastefully done and masterfully...
by Dwane | Jan 4, 2019 | Uncategorized
A student asked over the holidays, “Mr. Thomas, How do I say Merry Christmas and Happy New Year in Latin?” Here is my reply: ================================================= As for Merry Christmas, I would go with: felicem natalem Christi! It’s often...
by Dwane | Jan 3, 2019 | Uncategorized
Well… the party’s over. Time to get back to work. I hope you had a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! If you are in any of my classes, we will be back to work on Monday. Or, if you have decided to learn Latin this year, we will be back to work...
by Dwane | Dec 18, 2018 | Uncategorized
Hey, everyone! There will be no classes from December 21 – January 6. Our last class will be this Thursday, December 20. We will be back on Monday, January 7. Hope you guys have a great break!
by Dwane | Dec 15, 2018 | Uncategorized
I get a lot of emails every day. A lot. It’s hard to keep up. If you, like me, find yourself buried under a mountain of emails, you may need help. What I am about to tell you about will help. It has helped me tremendously. I still find myself behind on...
by Dwane | Dec 14, 2018 | Education
Here is the original: https://dilbert.com/strip/2018-12-10
by Dwane | Dec 14, 2018 | Uncategorized
Last night, I interviewed my friend, David Durham. David speaks seven languages and teaches French and Spanish online. Check out his site right here: https://daviddurham.org/ Here is the...
by Dwane | Dec 13, 2018 | Uncategorized
by Dwane | Dec 12, 2018 | Uncategorized
Good morning, everyone. Once again, I am locked out of my own webinar this morning. Working on the problem right now. I am sorry. Sigh. Update: Okay. I think I figured it out. We will start with Italian today… in about 10 minutes. 6:02… well, I guess...
by Dwane | Dec 11, 2018 | Uncategorized
For those of you in the Italian class… the system is not allowing me to begin class. Working on this right now. I apologize. Update: For reasons I can’t explain… the system has locked me out. Sigh. No Italian class this morning. I am very sorry. ...
by Dwane | Dec 11, 2018 | Uncategorized
In the middle of the Christmas season, I know one question burns in your mind… Is it better to learn Latin, or is it better to learn a modern Romance language like French, Spanish, or Italian? It’s time to find out. It’s time to settle this....
by Dwane | Dec 10, 2018 | Uncategorized
Catching up on emails this afternoon. I was out in Heber Springs, Arkansas for a few days. Was on my way to Oklahoma, but stopped off in Heber Springs to visit some Visual Latin students. Ended up “iced in” in Arkansas and never made it Oklahoma. I...
by Dwane | Dec 3, 2018 | Uncategorized
Slowly catching up on emails. While crawling out from a mountain of correspondence, this made me happy: “Thanks for offering all of your classes for such an affordable price. I truly appreciate your generosity! And your humor. Some days you provide me...
by Dwane | Nov 30, 2018 | Uncategorized
Sigh. For those of you in my early morning classes, I am doing my best to get Go To Webinar to turn on right now. But, alas. No luck. For reasons I cannot explain. I apologize. UPDATE: Okay… problem solved. The following classes are on: Italian 2 New...
by Dwane | Nov 21, 2018 | Uncategorized
If you are bored the day before Thanksgiving and you want to look over a test for Henle 2 (because what could be more fun), then this is the post for you! This is still up for comment. I will be posting it into the automated system in a few days. Feel free to check...
by Dwane | Nov 15, 2018 | Uncategorized
I received this question: Is there online testing for Latin 2? I told Janae I wasn’t seeing any reports of grades for her. She’s only on lesson 9 right now, so are they at the end of a segment or just none for Latin 2? Thanks, Here is my reply: Hi, Misty! For...
by Dwane | Nov 10, 2018 | Uncategorized
Guys, I am writing tests as quickly as I can these days. My goal is to have the tests for Henle 2 done before the end of the year. I am writing them in two stages. First, I am trying to catch up with the Tuesday class (currently in chapter 10)/ Second, I am trying to...
by Dwane | Nov 9, 2018 | Uncategorized
I received this question: Hi, I’m working through the Visual Latin curriculum with my kids. On lesson 6c (Reading and translation), I believe there may be a mistake in the declension of the word “herba” in a couple of the sentences. ...
by Dwane | Nov 9, 2018 | Uncategorized
I just wanted to say thank you for your Latin classes. I started Latin in 7th grade with classical conversation and did well in everything except Latin (I mean I was failing) and i didn’t get any better for 3 years. At the beginning of the year someone recommended...
by Dwane | Nov 8, 2018 | Uncategorized
Since John Gatto died a few weeks ago, I have posted some rather edgy posts about the government school system. Some people have suggested I tone it down. No. I will not back down. My fellow Americans love to vote. We love to go to the polls. We are going to get...
