Doing whatever just to stay alive.

In 2017, a hacker named “Lucy Pat” invaded my site and sent flirtatious messages to all of my middle school students.  Thank you, internet. Instantly, I received angry messages from a bunch of homeschool moms.  They sent angry messages because they thought...

Grading? Pronunciation?

I received a series of questions. Here is the first one. This may apply to many of you: I would like to enroll my son in your 2017-18 Henle Latin course with grading. Here’s my first reply: Unfortunately, I am not currently accepting new students whose work...

Latin in three years?

I received this question: I have a question regarding Henle 1.  My 13-year-old is taking Latin 1 through a Homeschool Community this year.   They are covering Units 1-5 this year and will be covering Units 6-14 next year.  However, I am anticipating a change in our...

Greek?

I received this question: My boys will be entering 9th grade next year. They really want to learn Greek, as we attend a Greek Orthodox Church. However, I saw your posting about learning Latin first. How many years of Latin would they need to take for you to feel...

A stack of Q&A cards…

A few days ago, I received an email full of questions.  I suspect many of you have the same questions. Here they are: 1. How much time should we expect to have to devote to Latin 1 daily?    Typically, students spend about an hour a day studying.   I suggest they do...