by Dwane | Apr 10, 2019 | Education, Latin
I received this question: Hi. I have a quick question for you. My son and I are stumped on Henle’s explanation of intransitive verbs. In Henle grammar 739 it says that intransitive verbs take a sole object in the dative. The example sentence is “The wind...
by Dwane | Dec 14, 2018 | Education
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by Dwane | Aug 19, 2018 | Education, Latin
It’s no secret. I am no fan of Latin macrons. Silly stumbling blocks, in my opinion. I am not alone in this thought. Cheryl Lowe of Memoria Press doesn’t care for them either. Read her thoughts in this excellent...
by Dwane | Apr 24, 2018 | Education, Latin
I received this comment: I’m looking for some help with my Latin study. I am a first year Classical Conversations Challenge B tutor. We are using Henle 1. This is my first year tutoring and also learning Latin. I’m not finding Henle very user-friendly for someone...
by Dwane | Apr 17, 2018 | Education, Latin, Visual Latin
People often ask: Is Visual Latin good for high school credit? Here is the reply: In terms of the material it covers, Visual Latin 1 (Lessons 1-30) and 2 (Lessons 31-60) are each good for one high school foreign language credit (2 credits total). By itself, however,...
by Dwane | Mar 29, 2018 | Education
While doing some research for a recent rant, I came across the following article by John Taylor Gotto. ================================================= Against School by John Taylor Gatto I TAUGHT FOR thirty years in some of the worst schools in Manhattan, and in...
