Resolutions

Many people make fun of New Year’s resolutions. Not me. I’m a fan.  Of course, I don’t always refer to them as resolutions.  I call them goals. Today is the last day of the year. On December 31st of every year, I print my resolutions/goals for the...

A bad poem, and a better story.

This Christmas, I am thankful for many things.  You are high on the list.  A few years ago, I launched my site praying that I could survive for a year.  Now, heading into my third year, I am thankful for you.  You have kept me going. As you know, I teach Latin online....

UnrollMe

This week, one of my students sent this email to me: Hi, Mr. Thomas! “I’m trying out this program called UnrollMe, which is supposed to send you all your subscription emails in one email, at one time, every day. I don’t know how many of those you...

On Writing Well

Recently, several students sent me some sloppy writing.  I had to send them a rather hard email. You may find some helpful tips here.  Here’s the email: ================================================= First of all, run everything you write through Grammarly....

Seize the morning.

I failed to send a “tip of the week” last Saturday. I started the morning by responding to emails, and by grading student work.  Four hours later, I was done.  And, I was burned out. Generally, I don’t start the day this way.  Instead, language study...

Does Money Grow on Trees?

At some point, every parent asks every kid, “Do you think money grows on trees?”  It’s just something parents do. It turns out, money does grow on trees. These days, the trees are shedding their leaves.  Naturally, someone has to rake them. Those...