by Dwane | Sep 19, 2018 | Uncategorized
I received this question: Also, with the pronunciation, it seems a little random. In 2C you had iratus pronounced eye-ray-toos, rather than more like ee-rah-toos. Also Lie-toos for laetus, which at least makes sense from a classical pronunciation. My kids seem pretty...
by Dwane | Sep 18, 2018 | Uncategorized
As some of you know, I am in the middle of a rather extensive demolition project these days. Long story short… I bought a house for my family ten (or so) years ago. The county refused to accept the old septic tank and refused to allow me to add a new one. ...
by Dwane | Sep 15, 2018 | Uncategorized
Years ago, I bought a small, run-down house in the country. The plan was simple. I was going to fix the place up and we were going to move into it. But, I was a house-buying rookie. And, I made a rookie mistake. The seller lied about the septic tank. He said it...
by Dwane | Sep 12, 2018 | Uncategorized
A friend of mine is an expert in dyslexia. He has dealt with it all of his life, has studied dyslexia professionally, and has even written a book on the subject. On Wednesdays, he is offering a free series of classes. If you have dealt with dyslexia, or if you know...
by Dwane | Sep 10, 2018 | Tip of the Week
My friend, Jeremiah, who helps many of you with issues on my site (and who runs his own site: https://studentpatterns.com/49/ad2) sent this message to one of you this week (I have edited the message to remove personal information): Anyway, I had forgotten about this...
by Dwane | Sep 7, 2018 | Uncategorized
I received this question: Hello, I would like help “placing” my daughter in your classes. 15 YO, CC Ch II. We have struggled through Henle 1 in Ch A-I. She loved the learning in Ch A but interest has dropped since. I was very involved in Ch A (I was a...
by Dwane | Sep 4, 2018 | Uncategorized
Yesterday was Labor Day. I don’t celebrate Labor Day. Or the fourth of July. Or President’s Day. A student emailed me, “Just curious, why do you not celebrate government holidays?” Here is my reply. (Sent on Labor Day): Oh. Lot’s of...
by Dwane | Sep 3, 2018 | Uncategorized
I received this question: My son is in Challenge 1 with Classical Conversations. Would he be ready for Latin 3 live class? Here is my reply: It depends. I am not entirely familiar with the breakdown Classical Conversations uses, but here is how I break it all down. ...
by Dwane | Aug 29, 2018 | Uncategorized
Links for the live Henle classes and the live Lingua Latina classes are good to go. Feel free to register for the live classes. Use this page: https://dwanethomas.com/live-classes/ I am still working on the early morning classes and some possible Thursday classes. ...
by Dwane | Aug 27, 2018 | Uncategorized
by Dwane | Aug 24, 2018 | Uncategorized
A follow up to last week…here are some photos of what I did while Dwane was away. He got home around midnight last night, driving almost straight through from Colorado to here, so he is taking the morning off again. Hope you don’t mind if I share another thought...
by Dwane | Aug 23, 2018 | Uncategorized
I am often asked, “Can I pay for an entire year of your classes up front?” I used to offer this option, with a discount. Unfortunately, I no longer offer the annual payment option. I was shocked by how many people took advantage of the annual payment...
by Dwane | Aug 22, 2018 | Uncategorized
I received this question: I can not figure out why mons is masculine. please explain. I googled and can not find my answer. from the rules I understand is that nouns ending in “s” are from the S-O-X rule and are feminine. Thanks, A Home School Mama who is...
by Dwane | Aug 21, 2018 | Uncategorized
by Dwane | Aug 19, 2018 | Education, Latin
It’s no secret. I am no fan of Latin macrons. Silly stumbling blocks, in my opinion. I am not alone in this thought. Cheryl Lowe of Memoria Press doesn’t care for them either. Read her thoughts in this excellent...
by Dwane | Aug 18, 2018 | Uncategorized
I’m back. But, honestly, I don’t have a brand new invention. I simply cannot think of the phrase “I’m back” without automatically thinking “…with a brand new invention.” One of the many curses of growing up in the...
by Dwane | Aug 16, 2018 | Uncategorized
I received this question: Can I join the Lingua Latina class at 12 years old? Here is my reply: Generally, I do not allow kids into class unless they are at least 13. But, that is not a rule. That is more of a parental recommendation. Actually, it’s probably...
by Dwane | Aug 15, 2018 | Uncategorized
I have been quiet this week. It’s not you. It’s me. I have been in a bicycle maintenance school in Manitou Springs, Colorado. The experience has been great, but it has been intensive. I love bicycles and now know how to build one. I don’t have the...
by Dwane | Aug 4, 2018 | Uncategorized
A few hours ago, I finished the book Imperium by Robert Harris. I started listening on Scribd, but then Scribd took it away. Oh well. Scribd giveth. Scribd taketh away. I finished the book on Audible. I give the book five stars. But, I have to warn you. I know...
by Dwane | Aug 4, 2018 | Uncategorized
“We don’t write to you much, knowing how busy you are, but would like to take this opportunity to let you know how grateful we are for your classes! We follow a rather intense classical education program. The Latin portion, by the time our oldest got to...
by Dwane | Aug 3, 2018 | Uncategorized
This time of year, I get the same question. A lot. “Do your classes count as high-school credit?” Short answer. Yes. They do. To find out exactly how… read this excellent article: https://welltrainedmind.com/a/how-to-assign-high-school-credits/...
by Dwane | Jul 31, 2018 | Uncategorized
It’s been a while since I have sent out a “tip of the week”. For the last few months, I have been on the road. At first, I tried to keep up with my online schedule. But, after a few weeks, I gave up. There was just too much flux in my life. I...
by Dwane | Jul 30, 2018 | Uncategorized
I received this question: You are a language guy. My 5th grade son LOVES Visual Latin, and I can see that he has an aptitude for language learning. However, he is a very visual-spatial learner (like, he had an educational profile done b/c he was struggling so much in...
by Dwane | Jul 28, 2018 | Uncategorized
I received this question: We are going to be memorizing the pronouns this year and I have a question about how best to memorize. The text we use has us memorizing singular mas, fem, neuter across then plural was, fem, neuter across. Students who have learned it this...
by Dwane | Jul 27, 2018 | 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...
