by Dwane | Feb 10, 2016 | Greek, Latin
Students in my classes know that, for Latin, I am a big fan of Whitaker’s Words. Students in my Greek classes know that I haven’t found anything quite like Whitaker’s Words for Greek. There’s this: http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/...
by Dwane | Feb 10, 2016 | Greek, Motivation, Van on the Run
I am moving my family to Greece in a month. Well, almost. We will be in Israel for a few weeks first. If you are concerned about my safety, you are not the only one. Several people have cautioned me about moving to Greece. A few days ago, I did a safety search on...
by Dwane | Feb 9, 2016 | Education, Greek, Latin
I received several questions… I am trying to make sure I understand how your online classes work. The monthly subscription cover one class for multiple children? And is it 25.00 a month for each class? And, which latin curriculum are you using for the online...
by Dwane | Feb 8, 2016 | Education, English, Greek, Italian
I received some questions from a former student: So I’m taking an astronomy class this semester, and just learned about perihelions and aphelions in ellipses. I’m thinking it has a Greek (ancient Greek) tie in, since Helios was the old sun god in Greek...
by Dwane | Feb 8, 2016 | Education, Greek, Italian, Latin, Spanish
These days I am focusing on learning Italian. That is, when I have a few spare moments, I am focusing on learning Italian. I have two reasons. First, I am going for better Latin pronunciation. I believe the “Italian” pronunciation of Latin is the...
by Dwane | Feb 4, 2016 | Education, Visual Latin
I received this letter: In the Lesson 11 answer key, for 11B Sentences, sentence #6 is different than in the student’s worksheet. Is there an easy way to find corrections for the worksheets and tests? I found some corrections by doing a search (and getting the...
by Dwane | Feb 3, 2016 | Education, Latin, Latin in Literature
I received this letter: First, I’d like to thank you from the bottom of my heart. I have been homeschooling my 13 yr old daughter her whole life and she has never been enthusiastic about any of it. She has no interest in learning any subject. When I first...
by Dwane | Feb 3, 2016 | Italian, Motivation, The Future
Now and then, someone asks me to take them to Italy. “You should lead tours to Italy, Mr. Thomas!” Ther is only one problem. I have never been to Italy. I was once a spelunker. I have explored more caves than I could count. I could take you into some...
by Dwane | Feb 2, 2016 | Errata, Visual Latin
I received this email: Lesson 38c has pistorem interfecit–I think it is a spelling error and it is supposed to be interficit. Lesson 39b Sentences number 3 and 5 both have erint–I think that they should be erunt Also in Sentence 5 you have silva translated...
by Dwane | Feb 1, 2016 | Latin, Visual Latin
I receive a common question: When should I start reading Lingua Latina? Here is my reply: Begin using Lingua Latina after completing Lesson 16 in Visual Latin. Lingua Latina is a challenging book. If you start reading it too soon, you will quickly overwhelm...
by Dwane | Feb 1, 2016 | Education, Latin
I received this question: I should have asked when registration for the fall will begin. I know it’s only February, but open enrollment (at least for CC) has already begun. So, we’re trying to piece together a plan. Currently, on the classes page of your website, the...
by Dwane | Jan 30, 2016 | Latin, Visual Latin
I received this question: Hello, I am taking Visual Latin 1, and I have a question. On lesson 16c, the translation, there is the sentence “Columba non aridam in aqua videt.” , which according to the answer key means “The dove does not see dry land...
by Dwane | Jan 30, 2016 | Tip of the Week
I spend about three or four hours a day responding to email. It takes a long time to respond to people when they’re writing to me in Latin and Greek. Not too long ago a friend of mine told me about this guide: http://macsparky.com/email/. If you are a Mac user,...
by Dwane | Jan 30, 2016 | Education, Grammar, Latin
I received this question from one of my online students: “I seem to be having difficulty with the proper usage of most of these verbals/verb equivalents. Do you have any suggestions?” Thanks! Here is my reply: I actually think you are doing quite well. ...
by Dwane | Jan 29, 2016 | Visual Latin
This is more for me than anyone else. I never seem to have a copy of Visual Latin that I can flip over when I get this question. What is the scope and sequence of Visual Latin? Here it is: Latin 1 includes Lessons 1-30. It covers two semesters and can be worth one...
by Dwane | Jan 29, 2016 | Latin
I received this bag of questions: Thank you for your response. So glad to hear Latin is so popular! Third Form is year 3 of the Memoria Press program. I like it okay, but I think it lacks something extra for my son. We have been working on Latin for about 3 years, so...
by Dwane | Jan 29, 2016 | Education, Greek, Latin, Travel, Van on the Run
I received this question: Hi, I saw your Youtube video and enjoyed it immensely, well done. I am currently studying theology and hope to study Greek in another year or so . Someone has suggested that I learn Latin first however. Is this necessary/beneficial? And if...
by Dwane | Jan 28, 2016 | Travel, Van on the Run
Years ago, I read an article. It had quite an influence on me. I will link it at the end. In 2013, I decided to implement. My family and I drove up the East Coast from Florida to Maine. Oddly enough, we discovered that we spent less on the road than we did at...
by Dwane | Jan 28, 2016 | Latin, Visual Latin
I received this question: Since you have been kind to reply, in your experience with Henle and CC, are there any other tools you have found that would make learning the Latin easier for me or my students? Here is my reply: If you join any of my classes, you will learn...
by Dwane | Jan 28, 2016 | Education, English, Uncategorized
Have you ever wondered why animals make different sounds in different languages? Here’s the...
by Dwane | Jan 27, 2016 | Education, Latin, Visual Latin
Sigh. Another one: Thank you so much! From your links, I was looking at your Visual Latin program (the homeschool bundle). Even though we have done Henle Latin with Classical Conversations, I have found it to be confusing and frustrating. We are thinking of...
by Dwane | Jan 27, 2016 | Education, Latin
I received this email: I am so EXCITED! I totally misunderstood – I thought for both of our daughters to continue in Latin, it would be $1,000 or more. Thank you, thank you, thank you. I now see it is a family subscription. Apparently I am doing my best to...
by Dwane | Jan 27, 2016 | Motivation, Tip of the Week
Every week I send out a ‘Tip of the Week’. It could be about languages, but it does not have to be. Usually, the ‘Tip’ is something I have found helpful. My life is a little easier as a result. If it helps me, I figure it might help you....
by Dwane | Jan 26, 2016 | Education, Latin, Motivation
I received this note: Hello There, I am having a lot of confusion about Latin. Basically, I am totally lost. I am telling you this because I thought you might be able to give me some tips. I need to figure out where I stopped understanding. As you may know already I...
by Dwane | Jan 26, 2016 | Education, Latin, Travel, Van on the Run
This was in one of the forums: Did I hear something about Mr. Dwane moving to Greece?????! I’m a few weeks behind and I’m having to watch the recorded lessons because I’m in a play and we’re always practicing during class. Another student helped her out: Hi, The other...
