by Dwane | Aug 1, 2017 | Italian
I received this question: I have a 7 and 8-year old that are learning Italian. I lived in Italy for 6 years and speak, so I would like them to learn that as their first foreign language since we could practice together at home. Currently, we are doing Rosetta and...
by Dwane | Aug 1, 2017 | Uncategorized
I will be offering an orientation class every week during the month of August. Feel free to join any of them. I will be posting them here on my blog. Here is the next one: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/8468847959797832449
by Dwane | Jul 31, 2017 | Italian, Travel, Van on the Run
I will not be responding to email this afternoon and I will not be responding on Tuesday, August 1. When we flew to Athens, Greece we flew out of Miami, FL. We left our car parked there. We were going to fly back into Athens later and drive home. Then, when my...
by Dwane | Jul 29, 2017 | Online Classes
Short and sweet this week. Okay. Not sweet. Never call me sweet. I hate that. Hate. Hate. Hate. Loathe entirely. Compass Classroom is about to start a “Back to School Sale”. If you have been thinking about learning Latin with Visual Latin, then...
by Dwane | Jul 28, 2017 | Education, English, Vocabulary
Years ago, I think in Surprised by Joy, I read about the English education of C.S. Lewis. Unfortunately, Evernote didn’t exist at the time. As a result, I can’t source what I am about to say. Anyway, at some point, and somewhere, I read about the...
by Dwane | Jul 27, 2017 | Uncategorized
I am hosting a live Q and A / Orientation class tonight at 7 central. No charge. Here is the link: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/7024812059890156289
by Dwane | Jul 27, 2017 | Online Classes, Q&A
I received this comment: Hi – I was getting ready to register my son for Henle 3 class and I understand it is $25 a month, but when I was checking out it said my card would be charged once a month, 36 times? I do not understand this? Would a year be 12 times? or...
by Dwane | Jul 27, 2017 | Motivation
Catching up today. If you are waiting for an email from me, I am likely about to attack your inbox. I am sorry for the delay’s guys. If you don’t feel like waiting, I am hosting a live Q and A / Orientation class tonight at 7 central. No charge. Here is...
by Dwane | Jul 26, 2017 | Education, Q&A
Questions about Latin? Visual Latin? Henle Latin? Lingua Latina? Get answers. I will be hosting a live Q and A class tomorrow evening. Register for free here: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/7024812059890156289...
by Dwane | Jul 25, 2017 | Education, English
Lately, I’ve been tinkering around with Old English. This is something I have wanted to learn for a long time. I’ll be reviewing a book I’ve been reading on the subject this coming Friday. Meanwhile, pronunciation has been a bit of a problem for me....
by Dwane | Jul 24, 2017 | Education
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by Dwane | Jul 23, 2017 | Uncategorized
I never post on Sundays, because… six days shall you work, and all that. But, I wanted to let everyone know that we are throwing a party. We want to show our gratitude to the creator, who, for some reason, preserved the life of our son. We know he didn’t...
by Dwane | Jul 22, 2017 | Tip of the Week
Estimates vary… but, it seems you need at least a few thousand words in your head to be able to speak fluently in another language. Since there is no way to nail down an exact number, I am going with 2,000. If you learn just 50 words a week, you would possess...
by Dwane | Jul 20, 2017 | Motivation
Sometimes I get overwhelmed. It is during those dark times I rely on stuff like this to bring me...
by Dwane | Jul 19, 2017 | Kudos
This note made me happy: “We just made the decision (rather reluctantly ) last weekend to be done with Latin. Henry is entering his junior year and is beginning some college courses for dual credit. You have had a positive powerful influence on Henry’s...
by Dwane | Jul 18, 2017 | Spanish
I received this question: My son needs to learn Spanish. I was wondering if you have any suggestion as to a curriculum that you’ve heard is good or know to be good and effective. Cost is an issue but I have a bit of knowledge of the language and can help him out...
by Dwane | Jul 17, 2017 | Education, Motivation
Grammarly sends a report to me every week. They inform me that I have been writing. They always include a quote. This one blew me away. “To achieve great things, two things are needed: a plan and not quite enough time.” —Leonard Bernstein
by Dwane | Jul 15, 2017 | Tip of the Week
Last week, I blogged about a simple way to stand out in your chosen field of expertise. Simply read more than everyone else. If you read a book a week for twenty years, that adds up to 1,040 books! 20 years is going to pass anyway. You might as well have something to...
by Dwane | Jul 14, 2017 | Education, Latin, Online Classes
A few months ago, my students and I just finished another trip through Lingua Latina Per Se Illustrata, by Hans Orberg. Since I had to cancel class in April, we were a bit off schedule. I promised students we would continue until we finished the book. Every time I...
by Dwane | Jul 13, 2017 | Education, Motivation, The Future
One thing is sure: conservative American Protestantism is not future-oriented. In this sense, it is lower class. Lower-class people and movements do not shape history; they are carried along in the back of the bus in order to be milked by those future-oriented people...
by Dwane | Jul 12, 2017 | Travel, Van on the Run
As everyone knows by now, my son survived a brutal car accident on April 13. Three months tomorrow. While we were in Denver, there were several fundraising parties thrown in our honor… in Franklin. One of my girls complained. They are throwing parties for us...
by Dwane | Jul 12, 2017 | Education, Latin, Online Classes
I received this question: Comment: Hello! I am wondering where to place my children in your classes. They were at a classical Christian school until January of 2016. My 14-year-old has had 4.5 years of Latin before we began homeschooling. As we started mid year, I...
by Dwane | Jul 11, 2017 | Kudos, Motivation
The Latin and Greek world can be a lonely world of dry, dusty books. Notes like this keep me going: “I just wanted to let you know that I am loving your classes! I say that in the plural form because even though I am really taking the Lingua Latina class, I am also...
by Dwane | Jul 10, 2017 | Education, Q&A
I received a cry for help. To keep myself on track, I responded to her questions in red. Her questions are in black font. Ok so I think I get it. Your classes are live? & recorded. Correct. Live and recorded. Come to class if you can, or watch class later...
by Dwane | Jul 10, 2017 | Motivation
I have started reading “The Tao of Seneca” by Tim Ferris. In Seneca’s second letter, I found this: “It is not the man who has too little, but the man who craves more, that is poor. What does it matter how much a man has laid up in his safe, or...
