by Dwane | Mar 27, 2015 | Visual Latin
I received this correction today: “You haven’t heard from us in awhile. 🙂 You might have updated this since our last download, but Natalie and Spencer just finished taking test LIV. #28 is marked on the answer key as being C. to come. Natalie thinks it...
by Dwane | Mar 27, 2015 | Visual Latin
A student tipped me off to a mistake today. In Visual Latin, test 55, question 36, the answer should be eagle, not bird. 36. Aquila A) bird B) osprey C) eagle D) hawk I wrote these tests and quizzes during a writing marathon weekend. I got tired....
by Dwane | Mar 27, 2015 | Ebook, Education, English, Italian, Latin, Vocabulary
Type “come,” “see,” or “conquer” into google translate. Choose Latin as the target pronunciation. Listen to the pronunciation. Even the designers at google translate avoid the awful, silly restored “Classical”...
by Dwane | Mar 27, 2015 | Ebook, Education, English, Italian, Latin, Vocabulary
Cavalry: Once upon a time, soldiers who fought on horseback. These days, soldiers who fight from armored vehicles. Cavalry made its way into the English language from French. The French word cavalerie likely came from Italian cavalleria. Naturally, cavalleria...
by Dwane | Mar 26, 2015 | Greek, Latin, Vocabulary
I sent out this receipt today. If you need to repeat on of my online classes because it did not click the first time, you may do so for free. I doubt you will get such an offer from the eels… New Sale! Hello A Downloads purchase has been made. Downloads sold:...
by Dwane | Mar 26, 2015 | Ebook, Education, English, Latin
Cavalier Well, this word is tricky. Better to begin with the etymology. Cavalier comes from the Latin word caballarius, meaning, a horseman. Caballarius derives from the Latin word for horse, caballus. Caballus is the common, Vulgar Latin word for horse. It...
by Dwane | Mar 26, 2015 | Education, English, Latin
Since Classical Conversations adopted Henle Latin as their preferred Latin textbook, we have received requests from students asking for an online Henle Latin Class. Well… here it is! This fall I will take students through the first year Henle course! That’s...
by Dwane | Mar 26, 2015 | Ebook, Education, English, Greek, Vocabulary
Hippogriff: A fabulous animal or monster, half horse and half griffon. I have to be honest. I question their existence. In the Harry Potter series, Buckbeak is a hippogriff. The U.S. Air Force, 50th Space Wing uses a hippogriff as their symbol. The word comes from...
by Dwane | Mar 25, 2015 | Ebook, Education, English, Greek, Vocabulary
Hippotigris: the zebra. Well, basically, the hippotigris is the Zebra. Hippotigris is a subgenus of the Equidae family. While the family also contains some asses (doesn’t every family?), the most famous member of the Hippotigris family is the Zebra. In my research...
by Dwane | Mar 24, 2015 | Motivation
Just before beginning Visual Latin, I interviewed with a construction company and a property management company. Above all else, I wanted out of education. I wanted out of the classroom. I considered giving up. But, I just couldn’t do it. I wanted to give...
by Dwane | Mar 24, 2015 | Latin, Q&A, Visual Latin
If you are learning Latin or teaching your children Latin, and you feel overwhelmed, do not despair. You should feel overwhelmed. Latin is tough. In fact, it is tougher than you think it is. If you are learning Latin, you are climbing one of the toughest academic...
by Dwane | Mar 24, 2015 | Motivation
I completely enjoyed this podcast. I found it challenging and inspirational. His words struck home. I would live nomadically if I could, I always told myself. But, I have five kids, and am on restriction. 🙂 Then, Greg and his family show up with six kids…...
by Dwane | Mar 24, 2015 | Ebook, Education, English, Greek
Hippiatrist: a horse healer. A hippiatrist is someone skilled in the treatment of horse diseases. This word comes from the Greek word for horse ιππος, (hippos), and the old Greek word for doctor ἰατρός, (iatros). According to Gary Larson, you may not want to visit a...
by Dwane | Mar 24, 2015 | Ebook, Education, English, Italian, Latin
Cavalcade: A procession of riders on horseback. Or, a cavalcade might also be a ceremonial procession, as in, a parade. Cavalcades no longer require horses. These days, a cavalcade could be a procession of vehicles, as in, “the presidential cavalcade.” Several years...
by Dwane | Mar 24, 2015 | Ebook, Education, Latin, Visual Latin
“The language which diffused throughout the provinces of the empire was not the classical Latin of Tom Brown’s schooldays. It was the Latin spoken by the common people. Ever since Latin had become a literary language (in the third century B.C.) there...
by Dwane | Mar 23, 2015 | Ebook, Education, English, Italian, Latin, Visual Latin, Vocabulary
So, I have run out of “equus” words. The Latin word “equus” was not the everyday word for horse. Instead, equus was the classical word for horse. The average Roman citizen in the street had a completely different word, caballus. There is a dirty little secret...
by Dwane | Mar 23, 2015 | Ebook, Education, English, Greek, Vocabulary
Eohippus: according to the current wisdom, the eohippus is the ancestor of the modern horse. Based on fossils discovered in New Mexico in the late 1800’s, the eohippus was a small, horse like creature. This little herbivore had four toes on his forelegs, and three...
by Dwane | Mar 22, 2015 | Motivation
I usually do not post anything on Sundays. But, I thought I would share this with you all. My son is a budding film maker. He entered a film festival about a month ago. Long story, but, everything that could go wrong did go wrong. He thought he had no chance. Yet, at...
by Dwane | Mar 21, 2015 | Tip of the Week
Think Outside the Border Tip #11 – Use the Right Word! If you are not sure about the meaning of a word, do not use the word. People notice. Consider this example from the book, How to Sound Clever: Master the 600 English Words You Pretend to Understand When...
by Dwane | Mar 21, 2015 | Latin, Q&A, Visual Latin
I received this question: “When do you start your next henle online latin class? How are classes structured? We have never done online classes before. I was hoping to count it as high school foreign language credit. Do you set it up...
by Dwane | Mar 21, 2015 | Latin, Q&A, Visual Latin
I received this email: “Hi, I have a visual latin question for you. We own Visual latin and have been using it for about 7 weeks. I am feeling a bit uncertain about my son’s mastery level. What should each child master in each lesson before moving on to...
by Dwane | Mar 21, 2015 | Latin, Q&A, Visual Latin
I received this email: “We are working through your Latin Lessons 1 -30. On the lesson 22 chart it has listed that “illi” is the plural masculine form of “these”, “liiae” as the plural feminine form of “these” and...
by Dwane | Mar 21, 2015 | Latin, Uncategorized
I received this inquiry: “I will be tutoring CC henle 2 class next year. I have 2 students of my own who have finished henle 1 and are far better in latin than me. I will be studying Henle 1 intently through the next couple of months. What will your online...
by Dwane | Mar 21, 2015 | Latin, Q&A, Visual Latin
A Visual Latin user has identified several errata. I received this feedback… Hi mr. Thomas! I had a few questions about test 25: Question 2 sounded like a personal question as in some people may find it easy and some not. Question 3 I put answer A B C to find...
by Dwane | Mar 21, 2015 | Ebook, Education, English, Latin, Vocabulary
Equerry: a personal attendant of a member of the royal family. Historically, the equerry was the royal stable. The equerry was also the name of those in charge of the horses of a nobleman. This word looks like it desperately wants to derive from the Latin word equus,...
