by Dwane | Jul 31, 2016 | Italian, Latin, Visual Latin
I received this comment: Hi Mr. Thomas, I have mostly younger children (4 that are 7 and younger, a 3rd, 4th & 6thgrader) and only began the process of really researching what I will be doing with my upcoming 7th grader this past year. My oldest has taken an...
by Dwane | May 21, 2016 | Education, Italian, Latin, Spanish
Today I received this question: “What would you suggest my children until the are ready for Visual Latin in a year or so?” That’s easy. Spanish, French or Italian. You can do it all for free right here: https://www.duolingo.com/courses I doubt Latin...
by Dwane | May 21, 2016 | Education, Italian, Latin
Someone emailed me recently. She wanted to know how to pronounce the Latin alphabet. I should have sent her this: Yep. You read that correctly. That is how you pronounce the Italian alphabet. Correct. And, that is also how the catholic church pronounces the Latin...
by Dwane | Mar 14, 2016 | Italian, Latin, Visual Latin, Vocabulary
I received two very common questions: 1. Do you have a recommendation for a good Latin-English Lexicon that the kids can use? Mine are Latin-German so not as helpful. 2. Will you give some info on your pronunciation on the “c”. I hear it has the...
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...
