by Dwane | Dec 31, 2015 | Education, Greek, Latin, Motivation, Travel, Van on the Run
Καιρός (Kairos) was the Greek god of opportunity. He was the god of favorable moments. He was the god of fortune. According to the Greeks, he only had hair on the front of his head. This gave rise to the saying, “If you happen to see Kairos passing by in the...
by Dwane | Dec 30, 2015 | Education, Greek, Latin
They say there is a recession coming in 2016. I hope not. I have bad memories from the last recession. I’d rather not do that again. I’ve been thinking. If there really is a recession coming, I might as well offer some recession pricing for my online classes. ...
by Dwane | Dec 30, 2015 | Education, Latin, Visual Latin
I have been teaching Latin for almost 20 years. I spend about 4 hours a day grading Latin and Greek homework. Want to know what trips up all of my students? If you know anything about Latin and Greek, you already know the answer. My students constantly trip up on the...
by Dwane | Dec 22, 2015 | Education, Latin, Motivation, The Future, Visual Latin
I received this comment and question: I would love to tell you that your class knocked it out of the park. My son was engaged and excited each Monday night for his Latin class. He loved when you called out his name and answered his questions. Please consider doing...
by Dwane | Dec 7, 2015 | Education, Latin
I am looking for my own replacement. I will be leaving New Hope Academy in March 2016. If you are interested in working with the kindest, most self-sacrificing staff I have ever encountered, let me know. I am happy to begin training you immediately. You will need at...
by Dwane | Dec 3, 2015 | Education, Latin, Visual Latin
I received this question: I have a question about Visual Latin. I have three children taking the course and I need to know if 1. ) it’s considered ok for them to use charts for cases and declensions on the quizzes.? We’re REALLY struggling with memorizing...