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...
by Dwane | Apr 16, 2016 | Motivation, Tip of the Week, Travel, Van on the Run
This may take a minute, but hang in there with me. I am going to try to make this one worthwhile. As you probably know, I moved my family to a Greek island about a month ago. I have wanted to reach fluency in Greek for some time now. It just was not happening in...
by Dwane | Apr 9, 2016 | Education, Greek, Tip of the Week
In about three weeks, Duo Lingo will release Greek. I can’t wait. Meanwhile, I guess I’ll just have to wait. This week, one of my students told me about an alternative. Memrise is an online language training course that looks promising. They have a lot...
