by Dwane | Sep 3, 2016 | Education, Latin
This morning, at 10 central time zone, I will be teaching a Henle Latin 1 class. This class started last Wednesday. However, there were problems and quite a few people we’re locked out of class. I am offering a special one-time only class this coming Saturday...
by Dwane | Sep 1, 2016 | Education, Latin
You all know that I teach Latin online. Many of you are in my classes. Those classes started this week. For the most part, everything went well. That is… until we got to the Henle Latin 1 class. That one did not go so well. Quite a few of you were locked out...
by Dwane | Sep 1, 2016 | Education, Latin
I received this question: If students complete your Visual Latin I, will they be ready for Henle 2? I have half the class doing VL instead of Henle this year, and they are planning on doing Henle 2 next year. I’m having them keep up with the Henle vocab...
by Dwane | Aug 31, 2016 | Education, Latin
Hey, everybody! Quite a few of you got locked out of the Henle 1 class today. I am incredibly sorry that this happened to you. I have already solved the problem. This will not take place again. I am converting is a recording right now, and will be uploading it to my...
by Dwane | Aug 30, 2016 | Education, Latin
My kids are in bed. I’ll online for a little bit answering questions. Still quite a bit of confusion. The login process to the live classes has tripped up quite a few people. You should have received a receipt when you joined the online class. In that...
by Dwane | Aug 30, 2016 | Uncategorized
I will be in class for the next three hours. I will not be responding to my website, nor will I be responding to emails. When you signed up for one of my live online classes, you should have received a receipt. In that receipt, You will find instructions with a...
by Dwane | Aug 30, 2016 | Education
Some people don’t like being charged during the summer. So, I added an option for payment. Tuition can be spread out over 12 full months ($50 with grading, or $25), or, it can be spread out over 9 academic months ($67 with grading, or $34). Of course, there...
by Dwane | Aug 30, 2016 | Education, Latin
I received this question: My son is in Challenge 1 through Classical Conversations and his 3rd year in Henle Latin. We get to about Chapter 11 and begin needing help. Would you recommend your Henle class or Lingua Latin? Thanks for teaching! Here is my reply: I much...
by Dwane | Aug 29, 2016 | Latin
This should be titled, “What classical Latin (50 BC – 50 AD) may have sounded like.” Students get hung up on this all the time. There is an easy solution. Go with the Italian pronunciation. Still, the video has many interesting points. Want to...
by Dwane | Aug 29, 2016 | Education, Latin
Quite a few of you have emailed to me to let me know that you are not receiving, or have not received, the links for classes. Classes start tomorrow. If you have not received the instructions and links for a class, please email me at dwane@visuallatin.com. This system...
by Dwane | Aug 27, 2016 | Uncategorized
I am working very hard to catch up tonight. I am still hours away from done, but I have no intention of going to bed anytime soon. If you’re waiting on a response from me, you should have one before tomorrow.
by Dwane | Aug 27, 2016 | Education, Latin, Tip of the Week
I continue to learn as I go. This Saturday, if I have any advice for you, it is this: back your computer up. In other words, do as I say, not as I do. On Thursday, after recovering from a debilitating virus, I sat down to get some work done. Instead, I watched in...
by Dwane | Aug 27, 2016 | Latin
I received this inquiry: How work much is assigned from Lingua Latina? Does this workload apply to both Levels 1 & 2? How quickly are assignments returned to students? Can a family switch from grading to no grading or vice versa, assuming that slots for grading...
by Dwane | Aug 26, 2016 | Education, Latin, Motivation
I’m beginning to think the gods are angry with me. At the beginning of this week, a debilitating stomach virus took me down. For three days, I accomplished next to nothing. This is not typical for me. Last night, feeling stronger, I decided to get back to...
by Dwane | Aug 20, 2016 | Education, Latin
I received this question from a former student: I’m taking a tree ID class this fall, and I’m preparing for it by reviewing some of the Latin tree names we’ll be learning. I came across one, quercus rubra (red oak), that I have a question on....
by Dwane | Aug 19, 2016 | Latin
I received this question: My twins were in classical conversations and have a foundation from their challenge A & B program for the last two years but their local co-op program disbanded this year when they would have taken the entire Latin year of Henle I. I...
by Dwane | Aug 18, 2016 | Motivation
I hate passwords. By now, you know that. There are some useful sites that will help you keep up with all of your passwords. I highly recommend you take the time to learn how to use one of these sites. I use Lastpass: https://lastpass.com/ There is also...
by Dwane | Aug 15, 2016 | Latin, Visual Latin
I received this question: Hi. It’s my first year using visual latin so basically, I have no idea what I’m doing. I was wondering, on the High School Schedule sheet it says, listening. Does that mean listening to the flashcards or something else? Thanks for...
by Dwane | Aug 12, 2016 | Education, Latin
I received this question: Hi Dwane, Did I see somewhere that you offer a family discount for multiple classes? I was interested in Henle 1, Henle 2, and the vocabulary class. Thanks! Here is my reply: Good morning! I don’t offer any discounts. I just offer the best...
by Dwane | Aug 12, 2016 | Education, Latin
Every now and then, I run across a student who actually wants to read the old Roman writings. This morning, I received this email: My kids were your students this last school year. They both did Henle. They both fizzled out because of various things…and once...
by Dwane | Aug 11, 2016 | Education, Motivation
One of my former students wants to learn French. He asked for my advice. Here it is: Whenever starting a new language, I always start with the free, and excellent DuoLingo. My 14-year-old daughter started tinkering around with their French course while we were in...
by Dwane | Aug 9, 2016 | English, Latin
I received this inquiry: Hello, Mr. Thomas:) This year I will be attending Lingua Latina 2 and I had a quick question about the schedule. My mom sent me the purchase receipt from the class and the link in the email said that classes would be at 10:00-10:55 pm. I went...
by Dwane | Aug 9, 2016 | Education, Latin
The live online classes I will be teaching this year start in about three weeks. Here’s the schedule: Tuesday classes will begin on August 30, 2016, and will end on May 30, 2017. Wednesday classes will begin on August 31, 2016, and will end on May 31, 2017....
by Dwane | Aug 6, 2016 | Tip of the Week
Didn’t send a tip of the week last Saturday. And, yet, it seems the world moved on. I assume you are okay. I haven’t heard otherwise. Are you ever uncertain about the pronunciation of a word? No worries. There is a solution. There is a site that...
by Dwane | Aug 3, 2016 | Education, Latin, Visual Latin
Here is another common question I receive: Hi Dwayne! I hope you’re doing well. It’s the beginning of Latin again for another child. She begins Challenge A with Classical Conversations next month using Henle. I had a question about how to approach it using...
