by Dwane | Aug 19, 2018 | Education, Latin
It’s no secret. I am no fan of Latin macrons. Silly stumbling blocks, in my opinion. I am not alone in this thought. Cheryl Lowe of Memoria Press doesn’t care for them either. Read her thoughts in this excellent...
by Dwane | May 18, 2018 | Latin, Motivation, Visual Latin
I received this email: Hey there Mr. Thomas, you may remember me I have sent a couple e-mails in the past. I went through your entire visual Latin course in order to learn Latin as my highschool language credit, and in doing so discovered a deep love for Latin and...
by Dwane | Apr 24, 2018 | Education, Latin
I received this comment: I’m looking for some help with my Latin study. I am a first year Classical Conversations Challenge B tutor. We are using Henle 1. This is my first year tutoring and also learning Latin. I’m not finding Henle very user-friendly for someone...
by Dwane | Apr 17, 2018 | Education, Latin, Visual Latin
People often ask: Is Visual Latin good for high school credit? Here is the reply: In terms of the material it covers, Visual Latin 1 (Lessons 1-30) and 2 (Lessons 31-60) are each good for one high school foreign language credit (2 credits total). By itself, however,...
by Dwane | Mar 23, 2018 | Education, Latin
Some time soon, my students and I will finish reading First Year Latin by Robert Henle. I read this book every year. First things first. Praise where praise is due. First Year Latin by Robert Henle will take you to a New Testament reading level. Sort of. More on...
by Dwane | Mar 13, 2018 | Latin
A friend of mine forwarded this email to me. This is pretty amazing. _______________________________________________________________________________________________ For better or worse, there are so, so, so many ways we are still living in the shadow of Rome. The...
