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...
by Dwane | May 27, 2015 | Ebook, Education, English, Italian, Latin, Motivation, Q&A
I received this question: Our first son was in your class this year. We have not been involved in language study before, can you give me an idea of what might be a next step for him in regards to language study? He really enjoys it, and from what I can tell, is...
by Dwane | May 23, 2015 | Tip of the Week
“Set aside a certain number of days, during which you shall be content with the scantiest and cheapest fare, with course and rough dress, saying to yourself the while: Is this the condition that I feared?” – Seneca 4 BC – AD 65 I went to...
by Dwane | May 22, 2015 | Education, Latin
I received these questions: Hi, we just signed up for the Henle class and I’m noticing there are only 31 webinar classes. Your site said it was a 41-week class. Are you no longer covering the entire book (42 lessons)? We have already worked through the 36th...
by Dwane | May 22, 2015 | Education, Latin
I received this question: Hi Dwane, First of all I have to say after watching your sample lessons of Visual Latin, I absolutely LOVE IT!!! I am so happy I stumbled upon your website last night! My question is this… I would like to order your Visual Latin 1...
by Dwane | May 22, 2015 | Motivation, Travel
We moved often when I was young. Dad was in the U.S. Air Force. Back then (in the 70’s and 80’s), redeployment was common. Until moving to Franklin, Tennessee, I live in no location longer than four years. Two years, actually, was the average. We...
by Dwane | May 22, 2015 | Education, Latin
I received this question: Mr. Thomas, My son has completed one year of HS Latin with a local magistra, and took your VL 2 this past year. He did well on the Intro to Latin, Latin I and Latin II NLE’s. My question/concern is what to do for Latin 3 since most...
by Dwane | May 22, 2015 | Uncategorized
For years, my old Honda’s were my financial Achilles heel. Whenever I broke away financially and managed to save a little money, my car would break down. The savings would repair the car. I would go back to work, in my car, to save more money to repair my car...
by Dwane | May 22, 2015 | Education, Latin, Latin in Literature
I received this question: My daughter would like to take the Henle II class, but she happens to have orchestra practice during your class time on Wednesdays. Is there any chance that you might add another day/time for Henle II? Here is my reply: Hi! I am so sorry....
by Dwane | May 21, 2015 | Education, Latin
A reader asks: Do you think you would ever consider doing some sort of summer intensive for students learning Latin? Or even a supplemental online class during the summer break? Thank you! Here is my reply: Hi! You are the fourth person this week to ask this question....
by Dwane | May 21, 2015 | Education, Latin
Years ago, my family was foreclosed on. We ended up living with my wife’s parents for some time. I was a school teacher, earning a teacher’s salary. This is not such a bad thing if you work for the government, but I was a teacher in a private school. We had...
by Dwane | May 21, 2015 | Education, English, German, Spanish
Yesterday, I blogged about the English pronoun “you.” Here is part of the post: Often you will hear people say things like, “I can’t read the King James Version of the Bible. I get tired of the formal ‘thee’s’ and ‘thou’s.’” Funny thing is, those...
by Dwane | May 20, 2015 | English
Words change. Languages change. English shifted dramatically over the years. Here is an interesting lesson on the development of you. http://www.english-grammar-revolution.com/history-of-you.html Often you will hear people say things like, “I can’t read...
by Dwane | May 20, 2015 | English, Latin
Natality: the birth rate. In philosophy, natality is human innovation. Natality is the human ability to create new ideas out of nothing. Natality comes from the French natalité, which derives from the Latin word natal. Natal means “birthday.” Since today...
by Dwane | May 19, 2015 | Education, Latin
I received this question: To get “credit” for a foreign language, my daughter needs to take the National Latin Exam and pass. Do you have any experience preparing kids for this exam? My daughter will take your Lingua Latina this fall. Hopefully, she will take the...
by Dwane | May 19, 2015 | Education, Latin
I received this call for help: We are currently in Classical Conversations. My daughters have been in Henle Latin 1 for 3-4 yrs. This year, we completely lost interest and decided to pull back (plus we had some family health issues). So, now, we are STILL not thru...
by Dwane | May 19, 2015 | Education, English, Vocabulary
I received this question: Would this and/or your Word up program be good for SAT prep? If so, would the Word Up alone be adequate as my son is taking the SAT in the fall. Here is my reply: I do intend to head that direction with the online Vocabulary class. I will be...
