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...

Life is slowly returning to a normal state for my family. Back to work.    Last week, Classical Conversations asked for an article from me. Here it is: ================================================= A few weeks ago life for me turned upside down. My family and I...

Cops in Athens, Cops in Franklin, Cops in the classroom.

This is going to get weird.  Hang in there with me.  Hopefully, it will all make sense. I have been studying Latin for 20 years.  I still get the endings wrong.  It’s ridiculous. Here is part of the problem… and, I think it’s a big part of the...