Why I do what I do….

I received this note from the parent of an online student: Thank you so much!  As someone who is part of my “educational team” for my kids, you should know my daughter received a Gold Summa Cum Laude award this evening for her NLE this year. She missed 3...

Will Henle 1 prepare me for Henle 3?

I received this question: Hi!  I am CC tutor and I have completed 1-26 in Henle I four times.  I will be doing Henle 3 this fall with an older group.  Do you recommend I finish Henle I on my own this summer and get as much of Henle 2 done as possible, or jump into...

Can I learn Latin over the summer?

I received this question:  I am a parent who actually wants to learn Latin alongside their child.  The academic year was too busy for me to commit the time I wanted to commit, so I fell behind, but have pledged to work diligently over the summer break….which...

Boondoggle

Every Saturday, I send out a “tip of the week”. Scratch that.  Most Saturdays.  I miss some from time to time. Many of you subscribe to my list.  Like you, I also subscribe to email newsletters.  Every Friday I receive an email from Tim Ferriss, author of...

Life is slowly returning to a normal state for my family. Back to work.    Last week, Classical Conversations asked for an article from me. Here it is: ================================================= A few weeks ago life for me turned upside down. My family and I...