by Dwane | Jan 23, 2015 | Ebook, Education, Latin, Motivation, Visual Latin
The real reason I abandoned the Restored Classical pronunciation. My greatest problem with the “restored classical pronunciation”, is that its proponents tend to be pushy. They spend a lot of time emphasizing the “correct” pronunciation. They spend a...
by Dwane | Jan 22, 2015 | Education, English, Grammar, ScreenCasts
Here is the latest video in new series, Diagramming English. In this video, you will learn how to diagram prepositional phrases. These videos are particularly helpful for students learning Latin via First Year Latin by Robert Henle. In “Henle” Latin, the...
by Dwane | Jan 21, 2015 | Education, Latin
I received this email: Hi! I use Visual Latin with my older children, and will start it later with my boys who are in 2nd & 3rd grade. Is there any way to add Latin now with them? Just start learning vocabulary? Or are there concepts they can start learning now?...
by Dwane | Jan 20, 2015 | Education, English, Greek, Vocabulary
Nostalgia: a longing for home; a longing for better days. From Greek νοσταλγία (nostalgia), which further derives from νόστος (a return home), and ἄλγος (pain, suffering).
by Dwane | Jan 20, 2015 | Education, English, Vocabulary
Adult: a person who has stopped growing at both ends and is now growing in the middle. From Latin adultus (mature, ripe, fully grown).
by Dwane | Jan 20, 2015 | Education, English, Latin, ScreenCasts
Diagramming Predicate Nominatives is a lot like diagramming Direct Objects. There is just one little twist. Find out what it is...
