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I know this because you can transform kids from haters of Latin to lovers of Latin!”  – Kimberly

Recent Blog Posts

Thee, Thou, and all that (Part 2)

Yesterday, I blogged about the English pronoun "you." Here is part of the post: Often you will hear people say things like, “I can’t read the King James Version of the Bible.  I get tired of the formal ‘thee’s’ and ‘thou’s.'” Funny thing is, those words are not...

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Thee, thou, and all that.

Words change.  Languages change. English shifted dramatically over the years. Here is an interesting lesson on the development of you. http://www.english-grammar-revolution.com/history-of-you.html Often you will hear people say things like, "I can't read the King...

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Natality

Natality: the birth rate. In philosophy, natality is human innovation. Natality is the human ability to create new ideas out of nothing. Natality comes from the French natalité, which derives from the Latin word natal. Natal means "birthday." Since today is my "natal"...

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The National Latin Exam

I received this question: To get “credit” for a foreign language, my daughter needs to take the National Latin Exam and pass.  Do you have any experience preparing kids for this exam?  My daughter will take your Lingua Latina this fall.  Hopefully, she will take the...

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3 Years in Latin 1? Sigh.

I received this call for help: We are currently in Classical Conversations. My daughters have been in Henle Latin 1 for 3-4 yrs. This year, we completely lost interest and decided to pull back (plus we had some family health issues). So, now, we are STILL not thru...

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Word Up and the S.A.T.

I received this question: Would this and/or your Word up program be good for SAT prep? If so, would the Word Up alone be adequate as my son is taking the SAT in the fall. Here is my reply: I do intend to head that direction with the online Vocabulary class.  I will be...

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Latin 2 time conflict…

I received this question: Ok, I know we haven't actually finished this academic year yet, but I'm beginning to plan for next year now. I'd love for my daughter to take Latin 2 with you online, but we've got a time conflict with the Wed 4-4:55 CST Henle Latin 2 class...

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Skip Class

For me, the school year ends on Monday. Well, it almost ends.  I will still teach online for several more weeks. I have been in the classroom for nearly 20 years.  During those years, I have discovered one of the best ways to learn another language. Skip class. I'm...

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Skip class!

For me, the school year ends on Monday. Well, it almost ends.  I will still teach online for several more weeks. I have been in the classroom for nearly 20 years.  During those years, I have discovered one of the best ways to learn another language. Skip class. I'm...

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Cognoscente

Cognoscente: Someone possessing superior knowledge in a particular field, usually the arts; a connoisseur, an aficionado, a discerning expert.  I get the feeling a “cognoscente” is likely a member of the Illuminati of the art world.  Or, based on modern art purchases,...

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