by Dwane | Jul 15, 2015 | Education, Latin
I received this inquiry: My son has completed all 60 lessons for Visual Latin. Would this be enough to prepare him for a CLEP test?? Here is my reply: Hi! I apologize for the delay. I have been on the road for weeks. Home now. Catching up. Visual Latin teaches...
by Dwane | Jul 14, 2015 | Education, English, Greek, Latin, Vocabulary
I received this question about the vocabulary class: Do you have a target age for this class? Here is my reply. Warning. It gets a little weird. I apologize for the delay. On the road for weeks. Home now. Catching up. This class is more for high school/college...
by Dwane | Jul 14, 2015 | Education, Latin
I received this inquiry: We are looking to use Visual Latin 1 this Fall for 9th grade. I have a question about your online class, Lingua Latina. If we’ll be doing Visual Latin 1, will we need to coordinate the lessons with the Lingua Latina course? How does it...
by Dwane | Jul 14, 2015 | Education, Latin
Many of you have asked, “What do I do I want to join an online class, but have a schedule conflict?” This morning, I created an option for you. When checking out, choose the option: “I am auditing this class.” This option will still grant you...
by Dwane | Jul 14, 2015 | Education, Latin, Motivation
I received this comment: Hi, Dwane I am a tired, overworked, homeschool mother who is also going to be the Challenge A director this year for the first time. Whoop. Since I am Latin clueless, and frankly, not feeling very motivated to learn it by myself, I am very...
by Dwane | Jul 13, 2015 | Education, English, Greek, Vocabulary
Physiognomy: The art of judging human character by facial features. I know how to do this, actually. Allow me to demonstrate. You have a nose on the front of your face. Ergo, you are the type of person who sniffs from the front of your face. Physiognomy comes from...
by Dwane | Jul 11, 2015 | Tip of the Week
I don’t know how travel writers do it. I just spent five weeks working from the road. If I were to grade my performance, I would give myself a C -. Maybe a D +. I fell behind on emails, blogs, the word of the day, and new YouTube videos. As I said, I do not...
by Dwane | Jul 11, 2015 | Education, Tip of the Week, Travel, Van on the Run
I don’t know how travel writers do it. I just spent five weeks working from the road. If I were to grade my performance, I would give myself a C -. Maybe a D +. I fell behind on emails, blogs, the word of the day, and new YouTube videos. As I said, I do not...
by Dwane | Jul 4, 2015 | Tip of the Week
From time to time, I show my students videos on YouTube. Unfortunately, this can be a bit risky with advertisements. I never know what is going to pop up. They have likely seen the advertisements anyway. (I am repeatedly surprised by the amount of pop culture my...
by Dwane | Jul 4, 2015 | Grammar, Latin, Visual Latin
I received this comment: I am currently in my first year of Visual Latin. I’m confused… how do you tell if a 3rd declension neuter noun is i-stem or not? Gratias ago. Here is my reply: This is a tricky issue. These extra videos may help: Third...
by Dwane | Jul 3, 2015 | Education, Latin, Visual Latin
Short answer: I no longer personally grade the work of students. This applies to all new subscriptions. If I was grading your work last year, and if you are still paying me to grade, then I will continue. Longer answer: I received a series of questions about the...
by Dwane | Jul 3, 2015 | Education, Q&A, Visual Latin
I received this inquiry: I have a question about VisualLatin2. I am 12 years old and have just finished VisualLatin1 this past year. My final/total score was about 87% for the year. Do you think I would be okay taking VL2 on my own next year, or would it be a big step...
by Dwane | Jul 2, 2015 | Education, Latin
I received this inquiry: My son only completed up to Henle Latin 1 lesson 26 – He will be starting Ch 2 in the fall (Henle Latin 2) – can he enroll in your class???? Here is my reply: Hi! I am afraid Henle Latin 2 would be over his head. There are 42...
by Dwane | Jul 1, 2015 | Education, Latin, Visual Latin
I received this inquiry: I want to sign my son up for Latin I-Visual Latin and am a little confused about what to order. Do I need the DVD set, Visual Latin as well as the on-line class? If I am reading correctly that is what is included in the price of the class?...
by Dwane | Jul 1, 2015 | Education, English, Latin, Vocabulary
Happy New Month! July: The seventh month of the year, during which the sun enters the sign Leo. It is so called from Julius, the surname of Caius Caesar, who was born in this month. Before that time, this month was called Quintilis, or the fifth month, according to...
by Dwane | Jun 27, 2015 | Tip of the Week
I haven’t sent a “tip of the week” for nearly three weeks. Turns out, I don’t work very well from the road. It’s all going to hit me when I get home. My family and I have been on the road for three weeks now. Without much of a plan, we...
by Dwane | Jun 27, 2015 | Travel, Van on the Run
How to drastically change your life. I haven’t sent a “tip of the week” for nearly three weeks. Turns out, I don’t work very well from the road. It’s all going to hit me when I get home. My family and I have been on the road for three...
by Dwane | Jun 24, 2015 | Travel, Van on the Run
We arrived in California about a week ago. So… California is expensive, guys. Across the West, we have camped for as little as $10 a night. Average. We never had any trouble finding a campsite. Then, we made it to California. There were no campsites...
by Dwane | Jun 18, 2015 | Errata
I received this input: Hi! In Visual Latin 1, test XIV, I think the answer the answer to question number 44 should be c) shout. She’s right. I have changed the answer. It should be: Puer et puella clamant. A) sing B) stare C) shout D) strum If...
by Dwane | Jun 14, 2015 | Van on the Run
I have not been around much lately. I apologize for the complete lack of posting on the site here. Two weeks ago, my son and I were on a high-adventure Boy Scout trip. We were out at sea for a week. Not sure I am cut out to be a sailor. If you ever need to...
by Dwane | Jun 10, 2015 | Education, Latin
I received this inquiry: I’m really interested in taking Lingua Latin 1, but the time doesn’t work with my schedule. Would you be able to offer more times for Lingua? I’m only able to take it if it’s after 3pm MST on Wednesdays, as I take a classical course before...
by Dwane | Jun 8, 2015 | Tip of the Week
I didn’t send a tip of the week last Saturday. I spent the day adjusting to setbacks. They consumed my mind for the day. I did not recover until the next morning. One of my childhood friends joined the U.S. Marines after college. He is a Major now. To put it...
by Dwane | Jun 8, 2015 | Ebook, Education, Tip of the Week, Travel
I didn’t send a tip of the week last Saturday. I spent the day adjusting to setbacks. They consumed my mind for the day. I did not recover until the next morning. One of my childhood friends joined the U.S. Marines after college. He is a Major now. To put it...
by Dwane | May 27, 2015 | Tip of the Week
This one is going to be quick. It’s 11:30 on Friday night, and I am tired. Packing for a seven-person, six-week expedition is exhausting. In fact, it is so overwhelming, I toyed with the idea of cancelling the entire trip. Then, my wife informed me that she...
by Dwane | May 27, 2015 | Greek, Latin, Visual Latin
I received this question:Hi! We are currently in Visual Latin 1. Can we go from the full Visual Latin course (both 1 & 2) into Greek or should we take one of your online Latin courses before Greek? Are you thinking about adding Spanish in the future? Here is...
