by Dwane | Feb 9, 2015 | English, Greek, Latin
Over 60 percent of all English words have Greek or Latin roots; in the vocabulary of the sciences and technology, the figure rises to over 90 percent. – Tamara Green in, The Greek and Latin Roots of English.
by Dwane | Feb 7, 2015 | Education, English, Latin, Tip of the Week, Uncategorized, Visual Latin
ThinkOutsideTheBorder: Tip of the Week #5 – February 7, 2015 =================================================== My students know that I am constantly reminding them to listen to the language they are studying. But, what should you listen to? This is an easy...
by Dwane | Feb 5, 2015 | Education, English, Greek, Motivation, The Future
I am about to give you some advice that I do not intend to follow. Usually, this is not my modus operandi. I tend to ask my students to do only what I myself am willing to do. I read this blog, however, and found it inspiring. You might find it inspiring as well....
by Dwane | Feb 4, 2015 | Education, English, German, Italian, Latin, Tip of the Week, Visual Latin
Hey, everyone! I will be talking here about one of my favorite subjects in a few weeks. So… you know… if you have nothing to do for Valentines… http://www.ihomeschoolstudio.com/2015/01/06/foreign-language/
by Dwane | Feb 2, 2015 | Education, English, Latin
This year, I am teaching a Latin course for students in Classical Conversations. We are reading through the text First Year Latin, by Robert Henle. In his series, particularly in the first book, Mr. Henle requires students to diagram some of the Latin sentences. ...
by Dwane | Jan 30, 2015 | Education, English, Greek
Chromatophore: A pigment-bearing cell found in some fish, reptiles, cephalopods, and other animals. From Greek χρωμα (color) φέρειν (to carry). Remember this guy from Tangled? He could change the color of his skin since his skin contained chromatophores. Or, maybe...
