by Dwane | Oct 5, 2017 | Greek, Italian, Latin
Every few days, I receive an email from someone who needs me to grade their work. Every now and then, I receive an email from someone who really wants to learn Latin, Greek, or Italian. It’s a bit frustrating. Grades overshadow everything. 90% of my students only...
by Dwane | Sep 23, 2017 | German, Greek, Italian, Latin, Motivation, Tip of the Week
I took the last three weeks off. Well… from writing a tip of the week. Just couldn’t find the time. August is the busiest month of the year for me. I spend most of my time getting ready for the upcoming courses, answering questions, registering...
by Dwane | Aug 1, 2017 | Italian
I received this question: I have a 7 and 8-year old that are learning Italian. I lived in Italy for 6 years and speak, so I would like them to learn that as their first foreign language since we could practice together at home. Currently, we are doing Rosetta and...
by Dwane | Jul 31, 2017 | Italian, Travel, Van on the Run
I will not be responding to email this afternoon and I will not be responding on Tuesday, August 1. When we flew to Athens, Greece we flew out of Miami, FL. We left our car parked there. We were going to fly back into Athens later and drive home. Then, when my...
by Dwane | Jun 21, 2017 | Italian, Latin, Spanish, Visual Latin
I received this letter: I am a 17-year-old high schooler (homeschooled) taking your Visual Latin course (I just finished VL1 and will soon be starting VL2). To start, I would like to say that your course is a lot of fun, and I am thoroughly enjoying learning Latin....
by Dwane | Jun 1, 2017 | Education, Italian, Latin, Visual Latin
I get this question all the time. Do you think it would be confusing for a student to do both pronunciations? My kids (age 11 and 13) will be doing a class next year that uses Classical pronunciation but I would love them to be able to use some of the resources that...
