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...
by Dwane | Nov 23, 2015 | Education, English, Latin, Vocabulary
Looking for a vocabulary list for the famous Lingua Latina by Hans Ørberg? You can also access the vocabulary on Quizlet. Just type in Lingua Latina. Or, you can find the vocabulary in alphabetical order here: http://www.thelatinlibrary.com/ll1/MasterVocab.pdf Or,...
by Dwane | Nov 20, 2015 | English, Latin, Vocabulary
Verbiculture: the production of words. Yep. It’s really a word. From Latin verbum (word) and the Latin verb colo, colere, colui, cultus: to live in, inhabit; till, cultivate, promote growth. Verbiculture, which shows up in almost no dictionaries, was coined in...
by Dwane | Nov 17, 2015 | Education, English, German, Greek, Italian, Latin, Vocabulary
This week (and probably next week) my etymology students and I will study the Greek and Latin words for, well, word. I find it fascinating to take a look at every word we study in about ten different languages. All of these languages are somehow related to our very...
