by Dwane | Sep 5, 2015 | Ebook, Education, Italian, Latin, Spanish
Perhaps you are familiar with the book Carry On, Mr. Bowditch!, by Jean Lee Latham. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch! is the story of an early American merchant who spends quite a bit of his time at sea. As Mr. Bowditch sails around the world selling his wares, he teaches...
by Dwane | Jul 25, 2015 | Ebook, English, Greek, Latin
I posted nothing on my site yesterday. I posted nothing because I was busy. Later, I was depressed. This fall I am teaching a vocabulary class. In the class, we will study the great grandchildren of Latin and Greek. We will study the English words spawned by their...
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 | 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 | Apr 8, 2015 | Ebook, Education, Latin
I received this question: Hi. After a student has completed Visual Latin 1 & 2, is there a particular program/level that you would recommend they move to? What is the next step after Visual Latin? Thanks! Here is my reply: Hi, Melissa! I do have some...
by Dwane | Apr 7, 2015 | Ebook, Education, Grammar, Latin
This comment popped up on YouTube. Great videos. but I have a question. in lesson 1C you pronounced CAELUM /djelum/ or something like it. C like an CH. But in this one, you say it as K… why is that? and watching this lesson, i´ve got another question. why do we...