by Dwane | Feb 12, 2015 | Ebook, Education, English, Latin
Yesterday, I posted a video with Seth Godin and Tom Peters. I named the post, Why I Blog Everyday. Then, today, I didn’t blog. Well… almost. I am blogging now, right? So, what is my excuse? Just this. In 2013, I started gathering everything I had...
by Dwane | Feb 11, 2015 | Education, English, Greek, Latin, Visual Latin, Vocabulary
Some time ago, my interest in Latin took a sharp turn. Honestly, I ran of the road. Instead of studying Latin, instead of reading books in Latin, instead of reading books about Latin… I started tracking down the English words that had come from Latin. On...
by Dwane | Feb 11, 2015 | Education, Greek, Latin, Visual Latin
I received this inquiry: Hi! I am wondering how you grade our work in the online Latin class. Could you explain the process? Thanks! Here is my reply: My main goal when grading is to encourage kids to keep going. I have seen teachers crush students with grades....
by Dwane | Feb 10, 2015 | Education, Latin
I received this question: Hi! My daughter is homeschooled and has been working through Henle Latin 1 through Classical Conversations and on her own. I feel that she needs more guidance at this point and am unsure what her options are. She is pretty comfortable with...
by Dwane | Feb 10, 2015 | Education, English, Latin, Vocabulary
Word: Deport Pronunciation: dəˈpôrt Meaning: to expel someone from a country; to banish Etymology: Deport derives from the Latin preposition de (from, down from) and the verb portare (to carry). Usage: Words change over time. These days, to deport someone is to send...
by Dwane | Feb 9, 2015 | Education, Greek, Latin, Visual Latin
I received this question: I have been working through Visual Latin with my homeschool kids for nearly three years. My oldest, who is 12, has gotten to the point where she is picking things up faster than her two brothers and me. I would like to do a slower pace for...
