by Dwane | Apr 22, 2015 | Education, Latin, Q&A, Visual Latin
I received this question this morning: Please explain why animalia laeta sunt is correct. Animalia appears to be plural but laeta is singular. Also on the same 10C lesson: Deus complet opus. Why isn’t opus a direct object and hence opum? Thanks! Because I just...
by Dwane | Apr 21, 2015 | Education, English, Latin, Latin in Literature, Motivation, Q&A, Visual Latin
Yesterday was a long day. Just before I fell asleep, I posted a quick note about alternative Latin reading material. Here it is: https://dwanethomas.com/instead-of-caesar/ A few days ago, I publicly declared that reading Caesar’s commentary on the Gallic Wars...
by Dwane | Apr 20, 2015 | Education, English, Latin, Latin in Literature, Visual Latin
On Saturday, I took a whack at a hornet’s nest. I suggested that perhaps there was something better to read than hundreds of pages of history of hundreds of headless Gauls. Several people contacted me. Among other things, they wanted to know… well, what...
by Dwane | Apr 18, 2015 | Education, Latin
I received this comment: Thanks for all you do. CC family here with a 15 year old sophomore finishing up Challenge B. It sounds like you’re very familiar with the Challenge B Henle pace – they finished up lessons 1-25 out of 42. My question is – do...
by Dwane | Apr 18, 2015 | Education, Latin, Tip of the Week
You don’t have to stick with your boring language book. Growing up in different countries taught me something important. It taught me that there may be a better way. I learned from Germany that stores do not have to stay open on Sunday. Business owners can...
by Dwane | Apr 16, 2015 | Education, Latin, Visual Latin
Here is a complex Latin question I received. My guess is that more than a few of you are in this situation. I have 2 daughters taking Latin. One is taking your Henle 1 class. She was in Classical Conversations until this past year. That is where she started with...
