Tip #27: How to Write Clearly.

Clear writing. If you can write well, you will go further.  We all know this is true. You will score higher in school and university. In one of my favorite books, The Loom of Language, Fredrick Bodmer reminds us: “Good English, well spoken and well written will...

Am I ready for a Latin CLEP exam?

I received this inquiry: My son has completed all 60 lessons for Visual Latin. Would this be enough to prepare him for a CLEP test?? Here is my reply: Hi! I apologize for the delay.  I have been on the road for weeks.  Home now.  Catching up. Visual Latin teaches...

Before you apply to college…

Every few months, I edit, or add to this post, and then re-post it.  Here we go again. College, for me, was a waste of time.  I naively did what I was told.  I did what every high school graduate was supposed to do.  I went to college. It was a four year delay of...

What other choice do you have?

I named my site “Think Outside the Border” for many reasons. I grew up overseas.  When you grow up outside, you see America from the outside.  It just happens that way. More and more people are “thinking outside borders” when it comes to...

Considering College? Consider this.

College, for me, was a waste of time.  I naively did what I was told.  I did what every high school graduate was supposed to do.  I went to college. It was a four year delay of game. There is more information out there now.  It is getting harder to keep the truth...