Final Grades

My online classes officially ended last Thursday morning at 2 a.m. Five years ago, I started teaching online.   Because I was in the classroom all day long, I could only teach in the afternoons and evenings.   When I moved my family to Greece, those...

Greek 2016

I am drastically altering my Greek course for the upcoming year.  I am glad you did not get involved with the last one.  The book was, in my opinion, awful.  I will recommend it as a reader in the future, but will never teach from it again. That said, here is what I...

Memrise

In about three weeks, Duo Lingo will release Greek.  I can’t wait. Meanwhile, I guess I’ll just have to wait. This week, one of my students told me about an alternative.  Memrise is an online language training course that looks promising.  They have a lot...

Online class emergency…

If you are not in one of my current online classes, feel free to ignore this blog.  It feels good to ignore unimportant stuff.  I can help you feel good. If you are in one of my current online classes, this message is for you. Well, snap.  It has happened.  What I...

Confined to bed? Learn a language!

I can barely type.  For the last three days, I’ve barely been able to stand.  I’ve stayed in bed and slept.  How is it that when you are sick, even sleep is exhausting? Not sure what hit me.  Like Katy Perry’s boyfriend, I am hot and cold.  Unlike...