by Dwane | Dec 28, 2017 | English, Vocabulary
Today, we talked about our worst...
by Dwane | Dec 27, 2017 | English
As some of you know, I am running a ridiculous experiment. Late this year, I lost the ability (okay, okay… the will) to rise early. I wanted to pick the habit up once again but wasn’t quite certain how to motivate myself to do. So, I decided to...
by Dwane | Dec 26, 2017 | Vocabulary
Happy Christmas, everyone! I hope yours was great. Here’s a day after gift for any word lovers…. In order to motivate myself to rise early once again (I have let the habit go), I am teaching a live etymology class each weekday at 5 A.M. (central time...
by Dwane | Dec 23, 2017 | Vocabulary
Dwane Thomas’ Tip of the Week – December 23, 2017 ================================================= This is a good time of the year to stop and think. It’s a good time of the year to turn the noise off and spend time with the people you love. I was...
by Dwane | Dec 19, 2017 | Online Classes
Many of my students did not receive a link to today’s classes. I am trying to figure out what went wrong. I apologize. Meanwhile, I am converting the classes right now and will be posting them in the member’s only section soon. Here is a Christmas cookie...
by Dwane | Dec 18, 2017 | Greek, Italian, Latin, Online Classes, Q&A
There is a glitch in my system. Sometimes, when customers cancel, they are still charged. The solution is simple. Just contact me to let me know that you have canceled and I will double check your account. I will make sure your account is canceled. But, while we...
by Dwane | Dec 18, 2017 | Uncategorized
REMINDER: We will have class this week on December 19, 20, and 21. Then, we will take a two-week break and will be back on January 9. I recently realized that the syllabi I created for my classes some time ago are off. Rather than update them every year, which I just...
by Dwane | Dec 15, 2017 | Uncategorized
After 20 years in condos, my family and I (rather suddenly) are moving into a house. It has been a nutty week. I like to blog daily, and I desperately try to stay on top of email. But, this week has been a hurricane of moving and cleaning. I will be back soon, and I...
by Dwane | Dec 9, 2017 | Tip of the Week
Dwane Thomas’ Tip of the Week – December 9, 2017 =================================================== If you are anything like me, and I know I am, sometimes you want to listen to a song over and over again. I do this often when I am up late answering...
by Dwane | Dec 9, 2017 | Greek, The Future
I received this question: Hey Mr Dwane, I know this is an early question but what will we do next (school) year for greek? Will we run through Machen’s book again? Is there a second Machen book? Would you consider starting a class that just went straight through the...
by Dwane | Dec 8, 2017 | Kudos
“We really enjoy the Latin and appreciate the time and effort that it takes to put together a full course. Your touch of humor and simple (easy to understand) style make enjoyable an interesting subject.” – Julie
by Dwane | Dec 7, 2017 | Italian, Visual Latin
I received this email: Hello Mr. Thomas. I really really love your courses and videos. As a matter of fact your videos convinced me to take Latin as a second language in school. Although in school, the class is slow and I like fast paces in language learning. As my...
by Dwane | Dec 6, 2017 | Kudos
We are so appreciative of the service you provide for the homeschooling community! I work in a small local homeschool bookstore, and it is hard for people to find a quality way to teach their children Latin (& Greek!). What you have provided is such an excellent...
by Dwane | Dec 5, 2017 | Education, Latin, Q&A, Visual Latin
I received this question: Here’s a question that you might not have time to address, although I would say you are qualified. Which Latin curriculum do you prefer? Although we have been doing Henle for three years, I find it does not offer enough instruction for...
by Dwane | Dec 4, 2017 | Uncategorized
I recently realized that the syllabi I created for my classes some time ago are off. Rather than update them every year, which I just do not have time to do, I am going to try to announce the class schedules every week here in the blog. Here goes: Lingua Latina 1:...
by Dwane | Dec 2, 2017 | Tip of the Week
Dwane Thomas’ Tip of the Week – December 2, 2017 ================================================= Warning. The tip this week is completely based on a First World Problem (FWP). This time of year, my wife and I really enjoy coffee. And also… the...
by Dwane | Dec 1, 2017 | Education
Watch Isaac Asimov predict the modern homeschooling movement in...
by Dwane | Nov 22, 2017 | Motivation
I am in Florida with my family. I hope you are getting to spend time with your favorite people this week. I am not blogging much this week. In fact, I am going to end this blog now. With this. Because it made me...
by Dwane | Nov 18, 2017 | Tip of the Week
Dwane Thomas’ Tip of the Week – November 18, 2017 =================================================== As most of you know, my son almost died in a car accident last April. My family and I were living in Athens, Greece at the time. I had gone there to...
by Dwane | Nov 17, 2017 | Grammar, Latin
I received this question: My specific question is from Visual Latin 1, Lesson 25B number 20. In the sentence “Hic homo rex bonus est.”, why is the word for king in the nominative form “rex”? Why is it not the accusative “regem”? Here is...
by Dwane | Nov 16, 2017 | Ebook, Motivation
On October 27, 2017, I read the following article by author Bob Bly. (Mr. Bly gives full permission to reprint his articles as long as you give him credit.) I recommend you read the article in its entirety. Here it is (Actually, this is only part of the article. He...
by Dwane | Nov 14, 2017 | Latin, Online Classes, Visual Latin
I received this question: My daughter is taking your visual Latin year one. According to the syllabus, it says that in lesson 10 to start reading one chapter in lingua Latina every two visual Latin lessons. Would you please describe what this looks like or give me an...
by Dwane | Nov 10, 2017 | Education, Latin, Online Classes
Even though John Gotto wrote this, “Who wouldn’t get bored teaching students who are rude and interested only in grades?” and even though I agree with him, what am I to do? Incidentally, I don’t deal with very many rude students. But on a daily...
by Dwane | Nov 9, 2017 | Italian
I am struggling a bit with Italian articles. I found this video helpful. She teaches in Spanish, so it helps if you know Spanish, but even if you don’t, I believe you may find this helpful if you, too, are struggling with Italian article adjectives. Also...
by Dwane | Nov 8, 2017 | English, Latin, Vocabulary
Many of my students often have the misconception that all languages, including English, come from Latin. Nope. Not true. A lot of languages come from Latin, but English is not one of them. English is a Germanic language. We have borrowed a ton of vocabulary from...
