by Dwane | Jan 23, 2016 | Education, Latin, Spanish
I received this question: What you recommend for Latin for younger kids? We have heard from other moms that their older Challenge students really struggle having little to no Latin background. Our kids soak everything up right now and we would love to give them a...
by Dwane | Jan 23, 2016 | Tip of the Week
I am pretty tired this morning. I was up ’till midnight sledding with my kids. Truth is, the hills were not fast enough, so I was dragging sleds full of laughing children behind my old chevy pick-up truck. Abandoned parking lots are fun. Tennessee...
by Dwane | Jan 21, 2016 | Greek, Latin, Motivation, Travel, Van on the Run
One of the fastest ways to learn anything is to teach what you want to learn. There is an old Roman proverb, docendo discimus. It means, “We learn by teaching.” I live by this motto. When I decided to learn Latin, I volunteered to teach Latin. When I...
by Dwane | Jan 20, 2016 | Education, Latin
I received a grab bag of questions: I am aware that you offer next level options, but I don’t know which to put them into or how it works; should both simply start in the first year, Lingua Latina, Chapters 1-19? Do you have a scope and sequence that can be...
by Dwane | Jan 20, 2016 | Education, Latin
I received this question: I am inquiring for some advice regarding my son’s Latin experience. He is a senior in high school with about six more months of school left. We are about one-third of the way through the Fourth Form Latin series by Memoria Press....
by Dwane | Jan 19, 2016 | Education, Latin
I received this question: I have a Henle I and II students at home. They both have reached a point where they need additional support. I don’t need you to grade their work, I’m keeping up with that and as you say it makes me better at Latin, too. I am a...
by Dwane | Jan 19, 2016 | Uncategorized
I received this question: Would you mind guiding our family in the direction we should go next? My daughters are currently in Visual Latin II, lesson 43, and have read comfortably to Chapter 12, in Lingva Latina. I am in the process of planning our 2016-2017 home...
by Dwane | Jan 18, 2016 | Education, Grammar, Latin, Visual Latin
I received this question: After working through the final test together yesterday, we had to look up some answers because we could not figure them out from what we learned. On questions 8&9, you ask us to find the imperative of amo and venio. I went to part B,...
by Dwane | Jan 18, 2016 | Education, Greek, Latin, Van on the Run
I received this question: I hear you are moving to Greece soon! That’s exciting! How will that impact the end of this course? Here is my reply: I hope that my move will have no impact at all on the end of the course. I had two weeks scheduled for spring break...
by Dwane | Jan 16, 2016 | Tip of the Week
If you own a small business, or if you are thinking of starting one, you may find this information helpful. Simply plug in your zip code and you will get all kinds of information. What is the average income for your community? What percentage of your community has 3...
by Dwane | Jan 16, 2016 | Latin
I received this question: What else can I be doing to apply the book other than pronunciation and translation? Here is my reply: With Lingua Latina, there is always more you can do. Tackle all of the Pensa at the end of each chapter. If you really want to go to the...
by Dwane | Jan 15, 2016 | Uncategorized
“A schedule defends from chaos and whim.” – Annie Dillard
by Dwane | Jan 15, 2016 | Education, Latin
I received this question: Can we receive a discount? Here is my reply: I am sorry, the only discount I offer anymore is the 8% discount built into the annual subscription. I once charged an average of $300 per class. Last year, Henle Latin was $350 per class....
by Dwane | Jan 14, 2016 | Latin
I received this question: To be clear – subscription, pay fee – get access to on-line classes that have been recorded. Lingua Latina or Henle? Pay by the month or year? Here is my reply: Any subscription opens every class I teach. Come to the live...
by Dwane | Jan 13, 2016 | Education, Italian, Latin, Motivation, Spanish
I received this sad email from one of my students: I wanted to talk to you because I feel like I’m having more trouble this year compared to last. I’m able to figure out a sentence, but the fluency of being able to read or hear a sentence and understand its meaning...
by Dwane | Jan 13, 2016 | Uncategorized
I received this inquiry: I am a mother of 2 homeschoolers (age 6 and 3). I would like to include Latin in their syllabus. Could you recommend which products are best to teach Latin for young children? =================================================== Here is my...
by Dwane | Jan 12, 2016 | Latin
I received this email: In your Visual Latin, you explain the difference between classical and Ecclesiastical pronunciation. Which do you use in these courses or do you continue to differentiate? We use classical and finding courses that don’t make learning...
by Dwane | Jan 12, 2016 | Education, Latin
I received this email: My son was taking your Henle 1 class on Wednesdays at 3pm. He started getting very overwhelmed when you started covering new material (he’s currently in Challenge B with CC) and he felt like he didn’t have time to keep up and...
by Dwane | Jan 12, 2016 | Latin
I received this question: My daughter has had Henle Latin for a year and a half through Classical Conversations. We are currently moving to another state and so we have to withdraw her from the Classical Conversations class she is in. Since I am no Latin scholar,...
by Dwane | Jan 11, 2016 | Latin
I received a brainy question from one of my Lingua Latina students… ================================================== Hi, Mr. Thomas – I hope your week is off to a great start! I had a question from chapter 29. I know the difference between gerunds...
by Dwane | Jan 11, 2016 | Latin
I received this comment: Hi! My dd started classical conversations this year as a freshman (challenge 1). We had no prior exposure to Latin. We quickly realized we could not keep up with her class that had been doing Henle for 2 years. We started over on our own. We...
by Dwane | Jan 10, 2016 | Motivation, The Future
I generally do not post on Sundays. However, I teach Sunday School, and this morning, I told my class that I would post the following videos on my site. We have been talking about the book of Acts and the beginning of the spread of the gospel. Like it or not,...
by Dwane | Jan 9, 2016 | Latin, Visual Latin
I received this question: First of all, thank you for the new subscription option! This will make it possible for my kids to take the classes you offer. I hope you get(almost) more subscribers than you can handle. My kids have completed Visual Latin 1, and they have...
by Dwane | Jan 9, 2016 | Education, Latin
I received this question: My son is 12 and in the 8th grade. He has been taking Greek since 1st grade, but only started Latin 2 years ago. Because of a family move and circumstances of life, his Latin has not been as consist as I would have wished. I was thinking of...
by Dwane | Jan 9, 2016 | Tip of the Week
Have you ever watched a video and thought to yourself, “I have got to show this to Ricardo later?” Only if you have a friend named Ricardo. Of course, you may have other friends you want to show the video to. If you are using Firefox as your browser,...
