by Dwane | Nov 10, 2015 | Education, Latin
I received this comment about Lingua Latina online: This is a high school level class, right? Just checking. I’m pleasantly surprised as well. Henle was such a struggle for him that I’m wondering if it was the curriculum or the way in which it was ...
by Dwane | Nov 10, 2015 | Education, Latin, Motivation
I received this comment yesterday from the mother of an online student: I cannot tell you how much I appreciate your encouraging comments that you send along with my son’s corrected homework. He has worked very hard over the past couple weeks. Since this is...
by Dwane | Nov 7, 2015 | Education, Tip of the Week
According to author Tony Buzan, “Learning how to learn is life’s most important skill.” Oh, I don’t know. I think learning to duck is life’s most important skill. Helps you avoid stray gunfire. Still, I understand what Mr. Buzan means....
by Dwane | Nov 6, 2015 | Latin, Q&A, Visual Latin
Yesterday, while I was teaching, I received this email. What does ‘agere’ mean? That was it. I knew immediately what the student was struggling with. After all, this word is one of the early tripwires in an online Latin course that I teach. It is now Saturday...
by Dwane | Nov 3, 2015 | Education, English
So true. “I find that I trust my own writing most, and others seem to trust it most, too, when I sound most like a person from Indianapolis, which is what I am. What alternatives do I have? The one most vehemently recommended by teachers has no doubt been...
by Dwane | Nov 2, 2015 | Education, Latin, Visual Latin
I received this comment: I have switched to using Visual Latin for my freshman. It is going so well. I have some questions though: Are there cumulative tests available after lesson 30 and 60? If not, what do you recommend I could do to replace cumulative tests? What...
by Dwane | Oct 26, 2015 | Education, English, Latin in Literature
I have finally decided to do what my students have been asking me to do for years. This winter, I will be teaching a three-week course on the Harry Potter series. When? The Three Mondays between Thanksgiving and Christmas. November 30, December 7, December 14. 7...
by Dwane | Oct 24, 2015 | Ebook, Education, Latin, Motivation, Visual Latin
Yesterday, during class, one of my students asked this question: “Mr. Thomas. We’ve been studying Latin for three years. Why aren’t we fluent?” I stopped class. “Let’s do some math on the board.” Here is what I told them: We...
by Dwane | Oct 22, 2015 | The Future
Some of my friends, disturbed by trouble in the Middle East, think the world is about to end. Well, if so, here is a video to comfort us all. (John Oliver is usually not family friendly, but this video would pass the...
by Dwane | Oct 22, 2015 | Education, English, Latin
My students in Lingua Latina classes just learned the difference between active and passive verbs. My students in Henle Latin are about to learn the difference. Hopefully, this video will help a...
by Dwane | Oct 21, 2015 | Latin
For those in chapter 21 of Lingua Latina, question 2 is going to get you. Unless… you watch this: Who hit...
by Dwane | Oct 17, 2015 | Education, Latin
Quite a few of my students struggled with this question this...
by Dwane | Oct 17, 2015 | Education, Latin
It’s no secret. I think the New Testament is the greatest intermediate textbook when you are learning a language. As soon as you are done with the grammar of a language, you are going to want something to read. Read the New Testament. Here is the New Testament...
by Dwane | Oct 16, 2015 | Latin, Visual Latin
I received this email a few days ago. It inspired me. I hope I am still pushing myself mentally at 65! “Just a note to let you know I am a new subscriber to your email list and love it! The above one about archives.org is very interesting. Also, your email...
by Dwane | Oct 16, 2015 | Education, Latin
by Dwane | Oct 16, 2015 | Education, Latin, Visual Latin
I received this comment: Comment: Are there any additional worksheets for Latin 1 lessons? We could use some extra practice starting with lesson 7. Here is my reply: For extra practice, there are several things you can do. I always recommend that students start...
by Dwane | Oct 15, 2015 | Latin, Visual Latin
I received this from one of my online students: I am having problems with Pronouns. Do you have a recording I could listen to that could help? Here is my reply: Well, there is always Visual Latin lessons 19 and 20. These may help as...
by Dwane | Oct 15, 2015 | Education, Latin
I received this question: Hi Mr. Thomas! I had a question about the Lingva Latina. I have trouble with the HW assignments after the chapters, because I feel like it is stuff I have’t learned. For example the translating to English. In the normal work there is none of...
by Dwane | Oct 14, 2015 | Education, Latin, Visual Latin
I received this email: Comment: We are loving Visual Latin. Just came across a word in lesson 16B, that relates differently from what the answers state. Question #40. Ovis ultra campum est. The answer book says The sheep is beyond the river. Should it not be...
by Dwane | Oct 14, 2015 | Ebook, Education, Latin, Q&A
I received a question you are probably all asking: I am wondering which things(lists/endings/etc) need to be memorized in Visual Latin I for High School? I do not want to kill the joy my daughter is experiencing with your program by memorizing every list; however, she...
by Dwane | Oct 9, 2015 | Education, Latin
I received this comment: We love your home school products! I have a question about Visual Latin. My children and I completed the first 25 lessons and did the worksheets as we completed each lesson. We even took a few days in between some of the episodes to memorize...
by Dwane | Oct 9, 2015 | Education, Latin
I received this question: We are using Visual Latin and really enjoying it. Do you have a Latin/English dictionary that you recommend? I see several on Amazon and was wondering if you prefer one. Thank you for your time. Here is my reply: As for dictionaries…,...
by Dwane | Oct 5, 2015 | Education, Motivation
For seven years, my family of seven lived in a 900 square foot apartment. We owned it. So, technically, it was a condo. The name change did not change the size of the place. It was still small. For seven years, my wife and I slept on a mat in the living room/dining...
by Dwane | Oct 3, 2015 | Tip of the Week
This was a tip from Bill Meyer’s Tip of the Week. Thought you might enjoy it as well. =================================================== Using the Wayback Machine Have you ever wondered how long a particular web site has been around? Or what it looked like...
by Dwane | Oct 3, 2015 | Education, Latin
An online magazine, interested in promoting Visual Latin, had some questions for me this week. I thought I would share my answers. Here are their questions: – How many hours is the course? Specifically each video lesson, and how long it will take on average to...
