by Dwane | Jun 4, 2016 | Education, Latin, Tip of the Week
The other day, this comment popped up on my YouTube account: “I’m currently in my second year of Latin and so far I know a lot about the Romans slaughtering the Gauls…annnd beautiful words such as caedis and occiderunt :)” In case you are...
by Dwane | May 14, 2016 | Education, Tip of the Week
Instead of standing aimlessly in line at the bank, the checkout line, or the department of motor vehicles, you could learn. You could learn a lot. Especially if you are at the DMV. https://youtu.be/k3A_pzCUwRA I use the Quizlet app to learn new vocabulary while...
by Dwane | May 8, 2016 | Education, Tip of the Week
Every Saturday I send out a “Tip of the Week”. Unless, I don’t. Yesterday was a long day. I was exhausted and mentally foggy. At the end of the day, I crashed, forgetting to send a “Tip of the Week.” So, I’m sending one out this...
by Dwane | Apr 30, 2016 | Education, Tip of the Week, Travel
I am a little disappointed. I have been in Greece for a month now. I am here to learn modern Greek as rapidly as I can. The “rapid” part? It isn’t happening. One problem is, I am just not finding much to listen to. I am an auditory learner....
by Dwane | Apr 29, 2016 | Education, Tip of the Week
The other day, my daughters received some advice from their piano teacher. “Practice piano just before bed,” she told them. She then explained that their brains would review the skill while they slept. You can use the same technique while learning Latin....
by Dwane | Apr 23, 2016 | Education, Latin, Tip of the Week
This is more of a rant than a “tip of the week”. Every year I take students through Julius Caesar’s Gallic Wars. Every year I ask myself, “Why am I doing this to these poor students? And, Why am I doing this to myself?” I personally am...
