by Dwane | Nov 2, 2015 | Education, Latin, Visual Latin
I received this comment: I have switched to using Visual Latin for my freshman. It is going so well. I have some questions though: Are there cumulative tests available after lesson 30 and 60? If not, what do you recommend I could do to replace cumulative tests? What...
by Dwane | Oct 26, 2015 | Education, English, Latin in Literature
I have finally decided to do what my students have been asking me to do for years. This winter, I will be teaching a three-week course on the Harry Potter series. When? The Three Mondays between Thanksgiving and Christmas. November 30, December 7, December 14. 7...
by Dwane | Oct 24, 2015 | Ebook, Education, Latin, Motivation, Visual Latin
Yesterday, during class, one of my students asked this question: “Mr. Thomas. We’ve been studying Latin for three years. Why aren’t we fluent?” I stopped class. “Let’s do some math on the board.” Here is what I told them: We...
by Dwane | Oct 22, 2015 | Education, English, Latin
My students in Lingua Latina classes just learned the difference between active and passive verbs. My students in Henle Latin are about to learn the difference. Hopefully, this video will help a...
by Dwane | Oct 17, 2015 | Education, Latin
Quite a few of my students struggled with this question this...
by Dwane | Oct 17, 2015 | Education, Latin
It’s no secret. I think the New Testament is the greatest intermediate textbook when you are learning a language. As soon as you are done with the grammar of a language, you are going to want something to read. Read the New Testament. Here is the New Testament...
