by Dwane | Jan 23, 2018 | Education, Motivation
From age 5 to about age 22, all I wanted to do was fly for the U.S. AirForce. That’s it. I was single-mindedly focused on that one goal. Then, I got distracted. I got married. I decided not to yank my kids from country to country every year. I made a...
by Dwane | Jan 15, 2018 | Education, English, Vocabulary
Interlocutor: a person who participates in a dialogue or takes part in a conversation; a talker, or a mediator between others. Interlocutor comes from the Latin inter, meaning “between” and the Latin verb loquor, meaning “I speak”. For example: “After our difficult...
by Dwane | Jan 12, 2018 | Education, English, Online Classes, Vocabulary
Good morning, everyone. Today in Word Up: Live! we looked at the word colloquy. Colloquy: a conversation, a conference; a dialogue; especially a formal conversation. Colloquy comes from the Latin word for conversation, colloquium. And, colloquium comes from the Latin...
by Dwane | Dec 5, 2017 | Education, Latin, Q&A, Visual Latin
I received this question: Here’s a question that you might not have time to address, although I would say you are qualified. Which Latin curriculum do you prefer? Although we have been doing Henle for three years, I find it does not offer enough instruction for...
by Dwane | Dec 1, 2017 | Education
Watch Isaac Asimov predict the modern homeschooling movement in...
by Dwane | Nov 10, 2017 | Education, Latin, Online Classes
Even though John Gotto wrote this, “Who wouldn’t get bored teaching students who are rude and interested only in grades?” and even though I agree with him, what am I to do? Incidentally, I don’t deal with very many rude students. But on a daily...
