by Dwane | Feb 25, 2016 | Education, English, Greek, Italian, Latin, Vocabulary
For the first time in 20 years, I will not be in a classroom next school year. For the last five years, I have raced home after school to start teaching online from 3 o’clock in the afternoon until 6 o’clock in the evening, or so. The problem is, my mind...
by Dwane | Feb 25, 2016 | Education, Greek, Italian, Latin
I received this question: I am wondering what your thoughts would be for my daughter regarding Latin. She is currently taking Latin 1B through the Lukeion Project (Wheelock’s Latin). She’s has a high B average. She would like to continue Latin studies...
by Dwane | Feb 10, 2016 | Greek, Latin
Students in my classes know that, for Latin, I am a big fan of Whitaker’s Words. Students in my Greek classes know that I haven’t found anything quite like Whitaker’s Words for Greek. There’s this: http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/...
by Dwane | Feb 10, 2016 | Greek, Motivation, Van on the Run
I am moving my family to Greece in a month. Well, almost. We will be in Israel for a few weeks first. If you are concerned about my safety, you are not the only one. Several people have cautioned me about moving to Greece. A few days ago, I did a safety search on...
by Dwane | Feb 9, 2016 | Education, Greek, Latin
I received several questions… I am trying to make sure I understand how your online classes work. The monthly subscription cover one class for multiple children? And is it 25.00 a month for each class? And, which latin curriculum are you using for the online...
by Dwane | Feb 8, 2016 | Education, English, Greek, Italian
I received some questions from a former student: So I’m taking an astronomy class this semester, and just learned about perihelions and aphelions in ellipses. I’m thinking it has a Greek (ancient Greek) tie in, since Helios was the old sun god in Greek...
