Latin in three years?

by | Feb 10, 2017 | Education, Latin, Online Classes, Q&A

I received this question: I have a question regarding Henle 1.  My 13-year-old is taking Latin 1 through a Homeschool Community this year.   They are covering Units 1-5 this year and will be covering Units 6-14 next year.  However, I am anticipating a change in our...

Italian so far…

by | Feb 7, 2017 | Greek, Italian, Latin, Motivation

I am learning Italian for two reasons. First, I am learning Italian to master Latin pronunciation. Second, I am learning Italian because… I want to learn Italian. Back to the first reason.  When I was first learning Latin, I looked high and low for a...

Unmotivated in Latin?

by | Feb 6, 2017 | Education, Latin, Motivation, Online Classes

I received this email: I am wondering if you can think of some options I may have with my son.  He just won’t do the work.  I was hoping the live class would be motivating for him but he refuses to participate and I have found him looking at the answers to do the work...

Stick it out. Get it over with.

by | Feb 3, 2017 | Education, Latin, Motivation

Every so often I receive emails from parents who are rather concerned.  Usually, their sons (it’s almost always their sons) have no interest in Latin.  For that matter, their sons usually have no interest in school at all.  They email me.  They ask me what they...

Grading

by | Jan 30, 2017 | Education, Latin, Online Classes

I have removed the grading option from my site. There is a chance I will open this option again in the future, but I am not sure. If you do not know what I am talking about, I will explain. On my site, I teach a series of Latin classes.  Any family who subscribes to...