by Dwane | Jul 30, 2015 | Education, Latin
Quite a few of you have asked for the First Year Latin syllabus. Well, here it is: Henle 1 Syllabus Let me know if you spot any mistakes! Thanks! Dwane
by Dwane | Jul 28, 2015 | Education, Latin
I received this question: “My son has completed Challenge I (Henle I) and wants to continue Latin one more year even though he is not in CC this year. Would you recommend continuing on to Henle II or switching to Lingua Latina since both are actual books? I plan...
by Dwane | Jul 28, 2015 | Education, English, Vocabulary
Cabbage: a hard round vegetable with green or purple, lettuce-like leaves. Who knew cabbage could be so interesting? Most of you thought of the definition above when you read the word cabbage. You were right to do so. Cabbage is one of the leafy foods your kids...
by Dwane | Jul 28, 2015 | Education, English, Latin, Vocabulary
Yesterday I asked, “Can you think of any English words that derive from the Latin word, caput?” A few of you took a stab at it. Just like a little league baseball game, no one struck out. You guessed cap, capitulate, capital, capitol, and decapitate (ewww.) You are...
by Dwane | Jul 27, 2015 | Education, English, Latin, Vocabulary
The Latin word caput means, head. When a Roman wanted to use the prepositional phrase, “of the head,” he would use the word capitis. Capitis is the “genitive” form of the word caput. I mention this for a simple reason. The genitive spelling of a Latin word often...
by Dwane | Jul 27, 2015 | Education, Latin, Q&A
Are quizzes & tests given in spite of whether we pay you to provide a grade or not? Yes. There are online automated quizzes and tests that you can take on my site. There are also assigned quizzes during the school year from the textbooks. I will be creating...
