by Dwane | Sep 5, 2015 | Education, English, German, Grammar, Latin
I received this email: Yesterday, a tutor talked to the parents about the importance of reviewing English grammar no matter what language they are studying. She told us that our kids can’t give the ‘logical’ grammar terms. For example, verbs...
by Dwane | Sep 5, 2015 | Ebook, Education, Italian, Latin, Spanish
Perhaps you are familiar with the book Carry On, Mr. Bowditch!, by Jean Lee Latham. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch! is the story of an early American merchant who spends quite a bit of his time at sea. As Mr. Bowditch sails around the world selling his wares, he teaches...
by Dwane | Sep 5, 2015 | Education, Greek, Italian, Latin, Motivation, Spanish
Perhaps you are familiar with the book Carry On, Mr. Bowditch!, by Jean Lee Latham. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch! is the story of an early American merchant who spends quite a bit of his time at sea. As Mr. Bowditch sails around the world selling his wares, he teaches...
by Dwane | Sep 4, 2015 | Latin
I received a series of questions about my online classes. Some of you may find this helpful. My answers are going to look like this. Good morning, I am writing to you ask a few questions about your online class for Lingua Latina. My 13-year-old daughter (turns 14 on...
by Dwane | Aug 31, 2015 | Latin
The real reason I abandoned the Restored Classical pronunciation. My greatest problem with the “restored classical pronunciation”, is that its proponents tend to be pushy. They spend a lot of time emphasizing the “correct” pronunciation. They spend a lot...
by Dwane | Aug 25, 2015 | Education, English
I am up late grading student homework right now. In one class, the vocabulary class, I told the students to use English words that came from the Latin word Porto. Porto means “I carry”. This student went above and beyond: 1. The porter did not...
by Dwane | Aug 24, 2015 | Education
I contacted the developers of WP courseware. I want to know from them if it would be possible to register multiple users under one email. Unfortunately, this is not going to be possible. Here is their reply: Unfortunately, this isn’t possible since WordPress...
by Dwane | Aug 24, 2015 | Motivation
I am up late checking emails. I’ll be out for at least another hour or so. One email list I subscribe to is Bob Bly’s list. Just found this fantastic advice from him while plowing through a long list of homeworks to grade: I think everyone who wants...
by Dwane | Aug 22, 2015 | Uncategorized
Years ago I worked on a project. I was trying to distill all of the Latin endings into a concise, condensed format. I planned to turn the finished product into a folder my students could use during class. They would have quick reference to all the complicated Latin...
by Dwane | Aug 17, 2015 | Education, Latin, Visual Latin
Someone asked: “Is there a particular grammar book for Latin that you would recommend reading and re-reading?” Here is my short answer: Lingua Latina by Hans Ørberg. Here is my long answer: I have looked for an answer to this question for years. Really. ...
by Dwane | Aug 15, 2015 | Education, Latin
I received this inquiry: “When reading the chapter ever day are they (we, I’m trying to do this with her) suppose to be reading in English, Latin or both? Also: We are using the Cassell’s Latin Dictionary both Latin-English and English-Latin. Many of...
by Dwane | Aug 15, 2015 | Tip of the Week
My students have the latest and greatest tools. They have ipods, ipads, and idon’t know what else. For someone who grew up in the 1980‘s, today’s tools are mind blowing. The kings and queens, presidents and prime ministers of my childhood didn’t have access to...
by Dwane | Aug 15, 2015 | Tip of the Week
I have several problems. First of all, I’m a procrastinator. Second, I receive about 100 emails a day. Combine both of these, and I’ve got a major problem. About a week ago, I discovered a helpful tip. I flipped my email. For years, I have always received...
by Dwane | Aug 15, 2015 | Education, Motivation
Yesterday my son came home from a new job. He had been washing dishes all day at a restaurant. He’s a smart, personable, driven, ambitious kid. I thought he could do better. I told him that I was a little surprised at his choice. “You’re washing...
by Dwane | Aug 11, 2015 | Education, Latin, Visual Latin
I received this email from a Visual Latin user. He gets it. I added the Vulgate into the course on purpose. “Of course, your winning personality and humor won me over immediately when I first found your VL program online. The bite size portions and the...
by Dwane | Aug 10, 2015 | Education
Quite a few of you (those enrolled in an online class) have emailed me asking for access to class. You should have received a PDF with login instructions when you purchased the class. Unfortunately, it sounds as though quite a few of you did not. I am currently...
by Dwane | Aug 7, 2015 | Latin, Visual Latin
I received this inquiry: Comment: I’m teaching Visual Latin to a group of 8th graders. I’m wondering if there is a chart or resource somewhere that tells me which nouns belong in which declension as they are introduced lesson by lesson? I’d like to...
by Dwane | Aug 6, 2015 | Education, English, Vocabulary
I received this inquiry: This looks like a great class. My high school daughters already have a full schedule, but are interested. What amount of homework will be included? Would you also suggest it for upper elementary? Here is my reply: I am still developing this...
by Dwane | Aug 5, 2015 | Education, Latin
I received this inquiry: What is your definition of auditing a class? I am trying to decide between auditing Henle 1 and “I already own Visual Latin”. Thank you! Here is my reply: I personally grade the work of my students. This, however, is...
by Dwane | Aug 4, 2015 | Education, Latin
I received this inquiry: Hello. My son, now 12 y/o was in Classical Conversations Challenge A last year. He started the year LOVING Latin… then slowly began to hate it. I’m sure it’s because it was more difficult as the year went along and I was...
by Dwane | Aug 3, 2015 | Tip of the Week
If you shave, if you know anyone who does shave, or if you know anyone with hair, this tip may be useful. As you know, razors are ridiculously expensive. If you can make them last longer, you should. I have been using this trick for some time and it seems to work....
by Dwane | Aug 3, 2015 | Education, Latin
I received this inquiry: Comment: I have a question about Visual latin and Henle. I know you have a sheet for using both together. I am wondering if we really need it. My question is, will my children come away with the same level of latin just using VL 1 and 2 as...
by Dwane | Aug 3, 2015 | Education, Latin
I received this inquiry: What pronunciation do you use? Ecclesiastical or classical? Here is my reply: I use the Ecclesiastical pronunciation. The differences between the two are actually not that great. If you want something to imitate, imitate...
by Dwane | Jul 31, 2015 | Education, Latin, Visual Latin
I received this inquiry: Hi Dwane, I am a bit conflicted about what I should do for my 13 year old grandson (I homeschool him). He’s doing the work of Challenge A this year, but is not in a community. There was not one this year. He does not enjoy schoolwork...
by Dwane | Jul 31, 2015 | Education, Latin
I received this inquiry: Hi, I have been teaching my son Latin using Memoria Press’ Form series, going into Third Form. We are learning it together, and yes, there is a lot of grammar memorizing, which is why I also purchased Lingua Latina to read through as a...
