by Dwane | Jul 27, 2015 | Education, Latin, Q&A
Are quizzes & tests given in spite of whether we pay you to provide a grade or not? Yes. There are online automated quizzes and tests that you can take on my site. There are also assigned quizzes during the school year from the textbooks. I will be creating...
by Dwane | Jul 27, 2015 | Latin, Q&A
What does the homework tend to entail? Is it intensive? How demanding is the course? The course is demanding. Whether you go through First Year Latin by Robert Henle or Lingua Latina, students are expected to be able to read the New Testament in Latin by the end...
by Dwane | Jul 27, 2015 | Q&A
How much time should we expect to have to devote to the Latin 1 online class? Typically, students spend about an hour a day studying. I suggest they do this six days a week. I always suggested that they take Sundays off.
by Dwane | Jul 27, 2015 | Education, Latin, Latin in Literature, Visual Latin
This week, I received a series of question about Henle and Visual Latin. I thought the thread might be helpful for you. Especially those in Henle 2. “Is Visual Latin 1 and 2 designed to only cover Henle 1? Same question I guess, is the online course only to...
by Dwane | Jul 25, 2015 | Tip of the Week
If you can write well, you will go further. We all know this is true. If you are a student, you will score higher in school and university. If you are a writer, you will get your message across. In one of my favorite books, The Loom of Language, Fredrick Bodmer...
by Dwane | Jul 25, 2015 | Ebook, English, Greek, Latin
I posted nothing on my site yesterday. I posted nothing because I was busy. Later, I was depressed. This fall I am teaching a vocabulary class. In the class, we will study the great grandchildren of Latin and Greek. We will study the English words spawned by their...
by Dwane | Jul 25, 2015 | Education, Latin, Visual Latin
Here is my favorite email this week: “Here is a testimonial to the power of your Visual Latin combined with the pure enjoyment of Lingua Latina: My 11yo son started Visual Latin 1 with us mid-May. The only Latin he had taken before then was the CC Foundations...
by Dwane | Jul 25, 2015 | Education, Latin
I received this inquiry: “My son completed Classical Conversations Challenge 1 with Henle Latin 1. They only got about 2/3 of the way through the book. Which class should I sign him up for from you…1 or 2? Thanks!” Here is my reply: Why not both?...
by Dwane | Jul 25, 2015 | Education, English
Clear writing. If you can write well, you will go further. We all know this is true. You will score higher in school and university. In one of my favorite books, The Loom of Language, Fredrick Bodmer reminds us: “Good English, well spoken and well written will...
by Dwane | Jul 23, 2015 | Education, English, Latin, Vocabulary
Last minute book change: If you are in the online vocabulary class, do not order the book. I have been reading it again and there are simply too many sexual innuendos. I am going to look for another book. Terribly disappointed as this book is a rather entertaining way...
by Dwane | Jul 23, 2015 | Latin
Brilliant. Having trouble seeing it? Here is the original post: http://www.incidentalcomics.com/2012/08/pig-latin.html
by Dwane | Jul 23, 2015 | Education, English, Greek, Latin, Vocabulary
During this class, we will read through all of Word Power Made Easy, by Norman Lewis. 90% of the multi-syllable words in English derive directly from Latin. In other words, 90% of our “big” words are the children of Latin. Much of our scientific and medical...
by Dwane | Jul 21, 2015 | Education, Latin, Visual Latin
I received this question: 1.still have room in your Lingua Latina 1 class? 2. If my 7th grader finishes VL mid-year is there something intermediate you recommend before jumping into a high school level class like Lingua Latina? Here is my reply: Hi! Still room. No...
by Dwane | Jul 20, 2015 | Uncategorized
A reader, interested in auditing an online class, sums up the differences. Here is her short, to the point assessment: Audit class= viewing recordings, cannot ask questions, cannot have work corrected by Dwane, can watch as much as need to. Am I correct? Here is my...
by Dwane | Jul 18, 2015 | Tip of the Week
According to the United States Department of Labor, Americans spend almost 3 hours a day watching television. I have seen higher numbers on other sites. But, hey, let’s give our fellow countrymen the benefit of the doubt. Let’s stick with the lower number. The...
by Dwane | Jul 18, 2015 | Education, English, Greek, Latin, Vocabulary
Cynosure: the center of attention. Think of a dinosaur. He is always the cynosure. Incidentally, if I were half horse, and half man, I would be the centaur of attention. A Cynosure can also be something that serves as a guide. Polaris, in the constellation Ursa...
by Dwane | Jul 17, 2015 | Latin, Visual Latin
A student is bewildered by the differences between the indicative mood and the imperative mood. This topic appears in Visual Latin lesson 12. Here is her mother: She does not understand how to change the words to indicative or imperative. The endings seem to vary so...
by Dwane | Jul 17, 2015 | Education, Greek, Latin, Motivation, Visual Latin
I received this question: I am going to start my rising 6th grader in Latin this year. We have decided to use Visual Latin – Thank you! She started a Mandarin class last year and has decided to continue. I saw one of your interviews on foreign language and it...
by Dwane | Jul 17, 2015 | Education, Latin, Motivation, Visual Latin
Over the summer, I have been corresponding with a Latin learner out West. In one of our conversations, she admitted this: By the way, I am 65 years old, so I am no spring chicken, but am wanting to learn Latin to increase my vocabulary. I also do substitute teaching...
by Dwane | Jul 17, 2015 | Education, English
I received a series of questions about the online vocabulary class. I am very interested in auditing this class but before I commit, I have a few questions: 1. What are the major differences between taking this class versus auditing it? 2. If I would audit this...
by Dwane | Jul 16, 2015 | Education
I am a fan of google translate. But, it has limitations. This infographic provides a good breakdown. http://verbalink.com/services/translation-services#translation-infographic
by Dwane | Jul 16, 2015 | Motivation, The Future, Van on the Run
Not long ago, I was in Lake Tahoe, California. Near our hotel was a park bench. On the park bench sat a statue of Mark Twain. Or, Samuel Clemens. Whichever you prefer. Here he is: As I stared at the statue I wondered, “What was Mark Twain doing in Lake...
by Dwane | Jul 16, 2015 | Education, Latin
I received this question: I was wondering if students needed any other book besides the Lingua Latina book? There appear to be a couple of other books that are part of the Lingua Latina ‘program’. Here is my reply: The only other piece I would recommend...
by Dwane | Jul 15, 2015 | Education, Latin
I received this question: I have a reluctant Latin learner (6th grader). We purchased visual Latin a couple months ago, but will be starting classical conversations in the fall. So what the difference is between visual and henle and which would be better for him? Here...
by Dwane | Jul 15, 2015 | Education, Latin
I received this comment: I am interested in the Henle Latin 1 online class for my son who will do Challenge A with Classical Conversations. Have you ever considered doing a class that just corresponds with what they will cover with each level? For Challenge A...
