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...
by Dwane | Nov 8, 2018 | Uncategorized
After I sent the last “Tip of the Week”, I received this note: Thank you for sharing this Mr. Thomas…. GOD knew I needed this today. Hope all is well with you and your family, especially your son! We still have him in our Prayers here in Colorado....
by Dwane | Nov 7, 2018 | Uncategorized
I voted again today. I voted with my children and with my family. I kept them out of the arms of the government. Not sure what I am referencing when I say “I voted”? Read this: https://dwanethomas.com/i-vote-every-single-day/...
by Dwane | Nov 6, 2018 | Uncategorized
I skipped the voting lines today. I had better things to do. But, I voted the day before. And I voted the day before that. And, I will vote tomorrow. And, the day after tomorrow. I voted with my children. I kept them out of the government schools today. I will...
by Dwane | Nov 3, 2018 | Uncategorized
This morning, while cleaning out some old files, I came across the most popular “Tip of the Week” I have ever sent. Since I wrote this nearly two years ago, many new subscribers have not seen this. I thought I would share it again....
by Dwane | Nov 3, 2018 | Uncategorized
Last week, I responded on my blog to some complaints about my classes: https://dwanethomas.com/some-complaints-about-my-classes-and-my-reply/ I received this reply from one of my students: “I saw your post about complaints. First of all, any complaints you have...
by Dwane | Nov 1, 2018 | Uncategorized
Guys, I am going to cancel all of my morning classes tomorrow (Friday, November 2, 2018). I abruptly canceled three this morning because I was having vision problems. What I failed to mention was that I was also not feeling well. I had hoped the sensation would...
by Dwane | Oct 29, 2018 | Uncategorized
Last summer, I received some complaints about my online classes. There were basically three: I complained about Henle Latin. I skipped some of the small grammatical points in the book. My classes are too long. The author of the email wanted to know if the complaints...
by Dwane | Oct 27, 2018 | Uncategorized
I received this question: Hi, Mr. Thomas! I’ve been taking your Henle II class. (The previously recorded ones, I have not been able to attend your live classes because of schedule conflicts.) I started my study of Latin my freshmen year of high school purely out...
by Dwane | Oct 26, 2018 | Uncategorized
I received this question: Hi Dwane! Hope you are well. Getting along well with Lingua Latina at the moment. I have two questions: 1. How do you say the word “must” in Latin? (i.e. I must go to school, he must change his clothes.) 2. What is a deponent...
by Dwane | Oct 23, 2018 | Uncategorized
I have adjusted the early morning class schedule. I have moved “Word Up: Live!” (which is really just an etymological hangout) back 30 minutes. That “class” will now meet at 5:30 am (central time zone) instead of 5 am. I have also moved the...
by Dwane | Oct 22, 2018 | Uncategorized
For lots of reasons, I am moving the “Tip of the Week” to Monday mornings. Saturdays are just too unpredictable for me. If you think this is a terrible idea, just reply to this email. I would like your feedback. But, I would also like to be consistent. ...
by Dwane | Oct 20, 2018 | Uncategorized
I received this question: Would you please provide your input as far as having my children take the NLE this year? They are currently in your Henle Latin 1 class and although they cannot always attend your live sessions…they have been keeping pace right with the...
by Dwane | Oct 19, 2018 | Uncategorized
I received this question: Good evening! I heard about your classes through a friend who’s daughter is using your recorded classes. I have a daughter who is a sophomore and struggling through an online French year 2 class. My husband and I cannot help her b/c...
by Dwane | Oct 18, 2018 | Uncategorized
This is more for me than for anyone else. I find the accent marks in Greek and Latin frustrating. I have been studying both languages for over 20 years. The accent marks in both languages have helped me exactly not at all. But, they have been a great hindrance and a...
by Dwane | Oct 18, 2018 | Uncategorized
Here is the Q and A from yesterday: https://vimeo.com/295663378 Here is the link for the next one: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/rt/316911531104256513 Here are some links we talked about during the webinar: Reading the Bible in...
by Dwane | Oct 17, 2018 | Uncategorized
Guys, I am experimenting with a Q and A time. This is for any Latin class, including Visual Latin. The webinar is free to join. Simply click here: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/rt/316911531104256513
