by Dwane | Feb 25, 2019 | Latin, Motivation, Visual Latin
I received this question: Dear Mr. Thomas, I have been studying hard on the different tenses of verbs. These days, my Latin lessons have been filled with present tense, imperfect tense, perfect tense, future tense, the three participles, the supine… it’s...
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...
