by Dwane | Sep 30, 2017 | Book Reviews
Brace yourselves. I am about to tick a lot of you off. When it comes to students, I deal with two types. Some of my students join my classes because they want to learn Latin, Greek, or Italian. And, some of my students join my classes because they need a grade or a...
by Dwane | Sep 28, 2017 | Uncategorized
In chapter 21 of Lingua Latina by Hans Ørberg, we learn to use the perfect tense in Latin. You may find this overview of the perfect tense helpful: Click to access...
by Dwane | Sep 27, 2017 | Motivation, The Future
I grew up with the worldview that everything was going to become increasingly worse until finally, the last few true believers would be pulled off the planet. After the rescue would come the apocalypse. I now believe that is nonsense. As Dr. Gary North says, “We...
by Dwane | Sep 26, 2017 | Education
I don’t have much time to grade the work of my students these days. But, over the past few years, I had committed to grading the work of many. A few dozen of those students remain. If I had only girls in my classes, I might continue to grade. But, that is...
by Dwane | Sep 25, 2017 | Education, Latin, Online Classes
I received this question: We are counting Henle 1 as high school credit. What do you recommend we assess for grades? I can grade the assignments you assign, there are your weekly quizzes – what else do you recommend? Also, how do you recommend I grade the weekly...
by Dwane | Sep 23, 2017 | German, Greek, Italian, Latin, Motivation, Tip of the Week
I took the last three weeks off. Well… from writing a tip of the week. Just couldn’t find the time. August is the busiest month of the year for me. I spend most of my time getting ready for the upcoming courses, answering questions, registering...
by Dwane | Sep 22, 2017 | Visual Latin
I received this question: Today I completed Latin Worksheet 4C and I had a question concerning it. There were 20 or so Latin sentences for me to translate into English, and one of them was: “Terra non est.” My translation was: “Earth is not”,...
by Dwane | Sep 15, 2017 | Education, Latin
In chapter 6 of Lingua Latina, we learn about the home of Julius and Aemilia. In the Lingua Latina forum, one of my students posted an excellent tour of a typical Roman home. Watch this video and keep it in mind as you read chapter 6: ...
by Dwane | Sep 14, 2017 | Latin, Online Classes
I received this cry for help: I am trying to join the forum and it is not intuitive on your site. I’ve done a search and it you posted a students reply about “making an account in the blog” but under the blog tab there is nothing about making an account. I have gone...
by Dwane | Sep 14, 2017 | Education, Vocabulary
I am willing to bet some of you woke up this morning wondering, “What is a hapax legomenon?” Fortunately, you subscribe to my blog. And, fortunately, a word loving friend of mine sent this article to me this morning. And, so, fortunately for you…...
by Dwane | Sep 13, 2017 | Motivation
Last year, when I was grading my students’ work, I would get this response from time to time. I don’t know. Here is my standard reply: IDK. If ever you encounter questions you cannot answer, check the “Student Answers” section under the “Members” tab of...
by Dwane | Sep 12, 2017 | Education
I spent twenty years in the classroom. What a silly place. And, I hate the word silly. I never use it. Unless I am looking at academia. In school, we punish kids for failing. In life, we learn by failing. One of my favorite quotes is by Richard Branson, founder of...
by Dwane | Sep 11, 2017 | Online Classes
I received this email: Your classes… I’d like to promote them… Is there an affiliate link I may use? (I’m a Visual Latin affiliate.) And, can folks try the classes for a month and then cancel if necessary?Thanks! Here is my reply: Yes. Join...
by Dwane | Sep 9, 2017 | Kudos
Still trying to catch up on emails. This one made me very happy! “As I’ve told you many times, you made Latin possible for this home schooled family! When my daughter requested to study Latin, I was so against it. I made her study Spanish. With no interest,...
by Dwane | Sep 9, 2017 | Education
“Three years ago, our local football team here in Seattle won the NFL championship. Leading up to the Super Bowl game and afterward was an orgy of celebration, a non-stop display of team jingoism. Every other car, home, and shop had a “12th Man” banner. Half the...
by Dwane | Sep 8, 2017 | Education
It astonishes me that we believe the people who run the Department of Motor Vehicles are qualified to educate our children. But, hey! At least it’s free! Kind of. Oh, wait a minute… I have paid $1500 a year in property taxes for 20 years. Most of that goes to the...
by Dwane | Sep 8, 2017 | Latin, Q&A
I received these questions: How many weeks is your class? (Does it somewhat correspond to the CC 30-week plan)? Do you assign homework and do you collect it/grade it? Will the homework correspond at all to the CC 30 week Latin I (Challenge I) curriculum? And just to...
by Dwane | Sep 8, 2017 | Latin, Online Classes, Q&A
I received this question: Perfect – Ok so from reading your Q&A it sounds like keep my Henle kid in Henle 2 – and once she completes that she will have 3 years of Latin? Here is my reply: Slowly catching up. Yes. As best I can tell, it seems most...
by Dwane | Sep 7, 2017 | Online Classes, Q&A
I realized after I read your email that I needed to streamline. If you are confused, many people are confused. So, I have begun the process of cleaning up my site. I want everything to be crystal-clear to my students. In the past, I left old classes up in case...
by Dwane | Sep 7, 2017 | Uncategorized
Marty’s site is helpful if you are struggling with decisions about education: http://martynemko.com/...
by Dwane | Sep 6, 2017 | Online Classes, Q&A
When you receive a receipt from my site, be sure to click on the blue SUBSCRIPTION link in the receipt. When the file downloads, open the file. There you will find the links to the live classes. Access to the previous classes on my site is a different registration....
by Dwane | Sep 5, 2017 | Q&A
Confused about classes? I will be offering another free Q and A orientation class tonight at 6 pm central time zone. Register here (just click on the link and enter your name and email): https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/6416932763790514946...
by Dwane | Sep 5, 2017 | Uncategorized
In class. I will be teaching all morning. I am unavailable. If you did not register in time, I will be back to help this afternoon.
by Dwane | Sep 5, 2017 | Online Classes, Q&A
IMPORTANT! When you join a class, you should receive a link to a PDF. Inside that PDF are the links to the live classes. PLEASE verify that you have those before emailing me. I may not be able to respond to you for days. The name of the link is SUBSCRIPTION. It is...
by Dwane | Sep 4, 2017 | Online Classes, Q&A
Tim Ferris (of Four-Hour Work Week Fame) has this note at the end of all of his emails: DUE TO VOLUME, PLEASE DO NOT REPLY TO THIS EMAIL. SADLY, WE ARE UNABLE TO READ 1,000+ MESSAGES PER DAY. After putting it off for years, I am going to have to take the same action....
