by Dwane | Apr 18, 2015 | Latin, Tip of the Week, Visual Latin
Think Outside the Border Tip #15 – Free help with Latin! If you are learning Latin, you know all about those complicated Latin endings! I actively teach Latin and Greek for over 20 hours a week, every week. I spend another 10 hours a week grading. My students...
by Dwane | Apr 18, 2015 | Education, Latin
I received this comment: Thanks for all you do. CC family here with a 15 year old sophomore finishing up Challenge B. It sounds like you’re very familiar with the Challenge B Henle pace – they finished up lessons 1-25 out of 42. My question is – do...
by Dwane | Apr 18, 2015 | Education, Latin, Tip of the Week
You don’t have to stick with your boring language book. Growing up in different countries taught me something important. It taught me that there may be a better way. I learned from Germany that stores do not have to stay open on Sunday. Business owners can...
by Dwane | Apr 17, 2015 | English, Latin, Visual Latin, Vocabulary
Pedicure: care for the feet. From the Latin words pes, (the genitive is pedis), and the verb curare, which means, to care for. Some time ago, one of my high school students held her hands out in front of herself for a long time. She was clearly not paying attention in...
by Dwane | Apr 16, 2015 | Education, Latin, Visual Latin
Here is a complex Latin question I received. My guess is that more than a few of you are in this situation. I have 2 daughters taking Latin. One is taking your Henle 1 class. She was in Classical Conversations until this past year. That is where she started with...
by Dwane | Apr 16, 2015 | Education, English, Greek, Latin, Spanish
A user asked the following questions: I am wondering how Biblical Greek and Attic Greek differ if you can learn Attic and read the Bible in Greek when you are done. Are Attic and Koine similar enough that it doesn’t matter? On another note, how early is it...
by Dwane | Apr 16, 2015 | Education, English, Greek, Vocabulary
Isopod: a crustacean with seven pairs of legs. They use the legs to crawl. Most isopods live in the water, though you can find some isopods living under logs, or in dark places. The name Isopoda comes from the Greek ἴσος (iso), the same, and the Greek word for foot,...
by Dwane | Apr 16, 2015 | English, Latin, Vocabulary
Pedigree: Lineage; line of ancestors from which a person or tribe descends; genealogy. Pedigree comes from the French phrase, pie de grue, meaning: the crane’s foot. Some thought that the spreading lines of a genealogical chart resembled the foot of a crane. The...
by Dwane | Apr 16, 2015 | Education, Latin, Visual Latin
This week, someone asked me, “Are there audio books I could listen to in Latin?” Here is an excerpt from my book Via. =================================================== In 2011, Faith Comes By Hearing.com released Biblium.is. Here you will find the...
by Dwane | Apr 15, 2015 | Education, Latin, Vocabulary
Pawn: Something given as security for the payment of borrowed money; a pledge. This first definition has nothing to do with the Latin word for foot. Instead, it comes from an Old French word meaning pledge, or security. The pawn on the chess board, however, does from...
by Dwane | Apr 14, 2015 | Education, Motivation, The Future
Yesterday, I blogged a bit about the collapse of my family finances, and our slow recovery. During our collapse, I discovered the writings of Mark Ford. I read everything I could find by the man. I implemented as much of his advice as I could. This article, by...
by Dwane | Apr 14, 2015 | Education, English, Greek, Vocabulary
Hexapod: a creature with six feet. Any arthropod of the class Hexapoda. In other words, an insect. Though he only has two feet, Marvel has brought a “hexapod” hero to the big screen: https://youtu.be/xInh3VhAWs8 Hexapod comes from the Greek word ἑξαποδία...
by Dwane | Apr 14, 2015 | English, Latin
Peddler: a walking salesman; a traveling trader; one who travels about, retailing small wares; a hawker; a huckster; a street vendor. These days, the word peddler may describe someone who sells illegal drugs, or stolen goods. Peddler shows up in English in the 1200’s....
by Dwane | Apr 13, 2015 | Motivation, The Future
I usually don’t blog much on Mondays. That is because I am in the classroom all day, and in the evening, my own children are in various classes around town. I drive them to the classes. This leaves little time to blog. Last week, a friend of mine contacted me...
by Dwane | Apr 11, 2015 | Education, Latin, Visual Latin
I received this question: My daughter is halfway through 3rd Form Latin from Memoria press. She has been trying to just do it without any instruction. I am thinking of switching to your Visual Latin but not sure where to start. She is 15, and a strong Latin student....
by Dwane | Apr 11, 2015 | Education, English, Greek, Latin, Motivation, Tip of the Week, Travel, Vocabulary
=================================================== Think Outside the Border Tip #14 – Don’t be afraid to jump ship! =================================================== You don’t have to stick with your boring language book. Growing up in different...
by Dwane | Apr 11, 2015 | Motivation, The Future, Tip of the Week
Someday, your memory will begin to fade. I have noticed this depressing trend in myself lately. In fact, if my memory gets any worse, I will soon be able to plan my own surprise parties. I am not happy about this. This morning, while posting the “word of the...
by Dwane | Apr 11, 2015 | Education, Latin, Visual Latin
People often ask: Is Visual Latin good for high school credit? Here is the reply: In terms of the material it covers, Visual Latin, Latin 1 (Lessons 1-30) and Latin 2 (Lessons 31-60) are each good for one high school foreign language credit (2 credits total). By...
by Dwane | Apr 11, 2015 | Education, Latin, Visual Latin
I received this email: Dwane, I am very interested in having my daughter do this online class but have a few questions about it’s structure. 1. Are the online classes interactive? 2. It seems that this class is a combination of both Visual Latin and Lingua Latina....
by Dwane | Apr 11, 2015 | Education, Errata, Latin, Visual Latin
I received this comment on Facebook: Question: In lesson 27, 27B Sentences number 14 – Instead of matrem docuit, should it read, matrem docere? Here is my reply: Yep. You are correct! Thank you for pointing this out to me. Here is the question 14. Pater putat...
by Dwane | Apr 11, 2015 | English, Latin, Vocabulary
Pedestrian: a walker; someone who journeys on foot. As an adjective, something pedestrian describes a going on foot; walking; made on foot; as a pedestrian journey. Interestingly, pedestrian also means boring, mundane, banal, prosaic, or commonplace. When we use the...
by Dwane | Apr 11, 2015 | Education, Greek, Vocabulary
Gastropod: Snails and slugs. These guys are members of a class of mollusks (Gastropoda) that use their stomachs as a foot. I used to work with some guys like that. A scientist named Georges Cuvier coined the word in 1795. Cuvier created the word by combining the Greek...
by Dwane | Apr 11, 2015 | Education, Latin, Visual Latin
I received this email: We are working through the Cornelia primer that was made available through CompassClassroom. Is there an answer book to make sure I am translating correctly? Just wondering how to incorporate this along with VL. I am also curious if you place...
by Dwane | Apr 10, 2015 | Education, Latin, Visual Latin
I received this inquiry: Hello. I have four daughters. Three are beginning junior high (grades 6/7) and one entering high school (grade 9) in the fall. We’ve gone through Prima Latina (Memoria Press) twice. Question: If we were to enroll in your online...
by Dwane | Apr 10, 2015 | Motivation, Travel
If you spend any time around my family, you will eventually hear a strange term. When things are going severely wrong, when a situation is just awful, someone in the family will mutter, Wampatucked. My girls blog for their English assignments. Today, one of them...
