Advice for an aspiring teacher

by Dwane | Ebook, Teaching online

Someone asked me this week: What advice could you give me as an aspiring student to become a teacher? Here is my reply: Teaching can be a very rewarding career, but it’s often a tough way to make a living.  I struggled for years and years.  Most of my friends who...

Hey… why can’t we speak Latin?

by Dwane | Ebook, Education, Latin, Motivation, Visual Latin

I wrote this back in 2015.  I was still teaching in classrooms. It’s still true. ================================================= Yesterday, during class, one of my students asked this question: “Mr. Thomas. We’ve been studying Latin for three...

Halfway there.

by Dwane | Ebook, Motivation

On October 27, 2017, I read the following article by author Bob Bly.  (Mr. Bly gives full permission to reprint his articles as long as you give him credit.) I recommend you read the article in its entirety.  Here it is (Actually, this is only part of the article. He...

A grammar a month?!?

by Dwane | Ebook

I received this comment: Quick question: I’m reading your book, Via, and I’m wondering what you mean by reading a grammar per month. Do you mean something like “Wheelock’s Latin”? That seems like a tall order each month! Could you please...

Praise for Via…

by Dwane | Ebook

“What you do by telling others in a practical and efficient way how to learn Latin well is to tell them in a practical and efficient way how to do anything well. You obviously love language, and you can see in the resources you offer and the points you discuss...

You win.

by Dwane | Ebook, Education, Greek, Latin, Van on the Run, Visual Latin, Vocabulary

I have confused too many people. Let’s see if I can clear this up.   You do not need to study Latin. It is a luxury, not a necessity. If you do it the traditional way, it may not even be a luxury. It will likely be torture.   Why would you pay thousands for...