by Dwane | Aug 9, 2014 | Education, English, Grammar, Latin, ScreenCasts
by Dwane | Aug 7, 2014 | Education, Latin, Motivation, Spanish
A student emailed me a question: Hi Mr. Thomas, I plan on a degree in Elementary Education with a minor in Spanish. Should I wait to start Spanish in college or start now? My Mom has not found a good Spanish teacher in our area yet. Do you know of a good online...
by Dwane | Aug 7, 2014 | Education, Grammar, 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 | Aug 6, 2014 | Education, English, Latin, Vocabulary
Nun – a chickmonk. From Late Latin nonna (a tutor).
by Dwane | Aug 6, 2014 | Education, English, Greek, Latin, Vocabulary
English vocabulary is made up of 60% Latin words and 10% Greek words. This means, that, by learning those old Greek and Latin roots, you will possess the key to 70% of the language that your fellow students do not possess. – Rita McNamera, in 14 Basic Roots:...
by Dwane | Aug 6, 2014 | Education, Motivation, The Future
John Whitehead, attorney, author, and founder of The Rutherford Institute sends a warning: We’re All Criminals and Outlaws in the Eyes of the American Police State By John W. Whitehead August 04, 2014 “Never in the civilised world have so many been locked up for so...
