by Dwane | Feb 8, 2017 | Motivation
We don’t have television or cable service in our home. We never have. Now and then my kids will end up watching a show or two at a friends house. They really like the show, Let’s Make a Deal. If you have ever seen the show, you know that contestants may...
by Dwane | 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...
by Dwane | 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...
by Dwane | Feb 4, 2017 | Motivation
I love stories like this. http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/01/04/508213332/105-year-old-cyclist-rides-14-miles-in-an-hour-en-route-to-a-world-record So what’s his secret? Marchand’s coach and friend Gerard Mistler told the AP it’s simple:...
by Dwane | 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...
by Dwane | Feb 2, 2017 | Education, Latin in Literature, Motivation
Every year, I used to take students through Julius Caesar’s Gallic Wars. Before I say anything else, let me point something out… something that I point out all the time. The New Testament is under constant attack by scholars. It withstands all attacks....
