by Dwane | Feb 3, 2016 | Italian, Motivation, The Future
Now and then, someone asks me to take them to Italy. “You should lead tours to Italy, Mr. Thomas!” Ther is only one problem. I have never been to Italy. I was once a spelunker. I have explored more caves than I could count. I could take you into some...
by Dwane | Jan 27, 2016 | Motivation, Tip of the Week
Every week I send out a ‘Tip of the Week’. It could be about languages, but it does not have to be. Usually, the ‘Tip’ is something I have found helpful. My life is a little easier as a result. If it helps me, I figure it might help you....
by Dwane | Jan 26, 2016 | Education, Latin, Motivation
I received this note: Hello There, I am having a lot of confusion about Latin. Basically, I am totally lost. I am telling you this because I thought you might be able to give me some tips. I need to figure out where I stopped understanding. As you may know already I...
by Dwane | Jan 21, 2016 | Greek, Latin, Motivation, Travel, Van on the Run
One of the fastest ways to learn anything is to teach what you want to learn. There is an old Roman proverb, docendo discimus. It means, “We learn by teaching.” I live by this motto. When I decided to learn Latin, I volunteered to teach Latin. When I...
by Dwane | Jan 13, 2016 | Education, Italian, Latin, Motivation, Spanish
I received this sad email from one of my students: I wanted to talk to you because I feel like I’m having more trouble this year compared to last. I’m able to figure out a sentence, but the fluency of being able to read or hear a sentence and understand its meaning...
by Dwane | Jan 10, 2016 | Motivation, The Future
I generally do not post on Sundays. However, I teach Sunday School, and this morning, I told my class that I would post the following videos on my site. We have been talking about the book of Acts and the beginning of the spread of the gospel. Like it or not,...
