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...
by Dwane | Jul 30, 2015 | Education, Latin
Quite a few of you have asked for the First Year Latin syllabus. Well, here it is: Henle 1 Syllabus Let me know if you spot any mistakes! Thanks! Dwane
by Dwane | Jul 28, 2015 | Education, Latin
I received this question: “My son has completed Challenge I (Henle I) and wants to continue Latin one more year even though he is not in CC this year. Would you recommend continuing on to Henle II or switching to Lingua Latina since both are actual books? I plan...
by Dwane | Jul 28, 2015 | Education, English, Vocabulary
Cabbage: a hard round vegetable with green or purple, lettuce-like leaves. Who knew cabbage could be so interesting? Most of you thought of the definition above when you read the word cabbage. You were right to do so. Cabbage is one of the leafy foods your kids...
by Dwane | Jul 28, 2015 | Education, English, Latin, Vocabulary
Yesterday I asked, “Can you think of any English words that derive from the Latin word, caput?” A few of you took a stab at it. Just like a little league baseball game, no one struck out. You guessed cap, capitulate, capital, capitol, and decapitate (ewww.) You are...
by Dwane | Jul 27, 2015 | Education, English, Latin, Vocabulary
The Latin word caput means, head. When a Roman wanted to use the prepositional phrase, “of the head,” he would use the word capitis. Capitis is the “genitive” form of the word caput. I mention this for a simple reason. The genitive spelling of a Latin word often...
by Dwane | Jul 27, 2015 | Latin, Q&A
Level of maturity needed for course? Age range? I have a group of 3 boys interested in possibly taking the course together (ages 11- 13). Would you suggest this course for them? If not, what is your opinion of a curriculum called Latin for Children – Primer A...
by Dwane | Jul 27, 2015 | Latin, Q&A
What does the calendar schedule for the class look like? Time off due to holidays? Two weeks off at Christmas. One week off for Thanksgiving, and that’s about it. May change from time to time. If it does, I will make sure students are alerted well in...
by Dwane | Jul 27, 2015 | Latin, Q&A
How flexible is the course? i.e. in terms of holidays & unexpected occurrences? Everything is recorded. So, students can miss any class they like. My site currently has about 430 videos on it. In theory, students never have to show up to the live class and...
by Dwane | Jul 27, 2015 | Latin, Q&A
How long is the course in terms of weeks & number of lessons? We start at the end of August and finish at the end of May. We will take two weeks off for Christmas and one week off for Thanksgiving. I have not decided yet if there will be a spring break at all....
