De Bello Gallico in Italiano.

I use this blog as a means of communication.  I use it to communicate with students and parents. From time to time, I use this blog to vent some of my frustrations. As none of my friends or family read my blog, it is a perfect place to hide my feelings in plain site....

High speed Henle Latin?

I received this question: Last year I was in Challenge A of Classical Conversations. After making my way through some of the Henle latin program(and many slaughtered Gauls) we went to a different co-op this year. Almost halfway through the school year, we realized...

Why I do what I do….

I received this note from the parent of an online student: Thank you so much!  As someone who is part of my “educational team” for my kids, you should know my daughter received a Gold Summa Cum Laude award this evening for her NLE this year. She missed 3...

Will Henle 1 prepare me for Henle 3?

I received this question: Hi!  I am CC tutor and I have completed 1-26 in Henle I four times.  I will be doing Henle 3 this fall with an older group.  Do you recommend I finish Henle I on my own this summer and get as much of Henle 2 done as possible, or jump into...

Can I learn Latin over the summer?

I received this question:  I am a parent who actually wants to learn Latin alongside their child.  The academic year was too busy for me to commit the time I wanted to commit, so I fell behind, but have pledged to work diligently over the summer break….which...

Boondoggle

Every Saturday, I send out a “tip of the week”. Scratch that.  Most Saturdays.  I miss some from time to time. Many of you subscribe to my list.  Like you, I also subscribe to email newsletters.  Every Friday I receive an email from Tim Ferriss, author of...