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Don’t be afraid to jump ship!
=================================================== Think Outside the Border Tip #14 - Don't be afraid to jump ship! =================================================== You don't have to stick with your boring language book. Growing up in different countries taught me...
A Personal Memory Assistant
Someday, your memory will begin to fade. I have noticed this depressing trend in myself lately. In fact, if my memory gets any worse, I will soon be able to plan my own surprise parties. I am not happy about this. This morning, while posting the "word of the day,"...
Does Visual Latin count for high school credit?
People often ask: Is Visual Latin good for high school credit? Here is the reply: In terms of the material it covers, Visual Latin, Latin 1 (Lessons 1-30) and Latin 2 (Lessons 31-60) are each good for one high school foreign language credit (2 credits total). By...
Online Latin Class Questions
I received this email: Dwane, I am very interested in having my daughter do this online class but have a few questions about it’s structure. 1. Are the online classes interactive? 2. It seems that this class is a combination of both Visual Latin and Lingua Latina....
Chapter 27 mistake.
I received this comment on Facebook: Question: In lesson 27, 27B Sentences number 14 - Instead of matrem docuit, should it read, matrem docere? Here is my reply: Yep. You are correct! Thank you for pointing this out to me. Here is the question 14. Pater putat...
Pedestrian
Pedestrian: a walker; someone who journeys on foot. As an adjective, something pedestrian describes a going on foot; walking; made on foot; as a pedestrian journey. Interestingly, pedestrian also means boring, mundane, banal, prosaic, or commonplace. When we use the...
Gastropod
Gastropod: Snails and slugs. These guys are members of a class of mollusks (Gastropoda) that use their stomachs as a foot. I used to work with some guys like that. A scientist named Georges Cuvier coined the word in 1795. Cuvier created the word by combining the Greek...
Cornelia
I received this email: We are working through the Cornelia primer that was made available through CompassClassroom. Is there an answer book to make sure I am translating correctly? Just wondering how to incorporate this along with VL. I am also curious if you place...
Discounts for families?
I received this inquiry: Hello. I have four daughters. Three are beginning junior high (grades 6/7) and one entering high school (grade 9) in the fall. We've gone through Prima Latina (Memoria Press) twice. Question: If we were to enroll in your online lessons,...
Wampatucked
If you spend any time around my family, you will eventually hear a strange term. When things are going severely wrong, when a situation is just awful, someone in the family will mutter, Wampatucked. My girls blog for their English assignments. Today, one of them...
