by Dwane | Aug 1, 2014 | Education, Latin
August: respected, impressive; the eighth month. For the record, I like the Old English name better. Weodmonað means weed month. Let’s bring this name back. Who’s with me? To honor the emperor Caesar Augustus, the Romans renamed the month sextilis....
by Dwane | Aug 1, 2014 | Ebook, Education, Latin, Motivation
I need some help. We are often reminded that kids today don’t read as much as they once did. I don’t know if that is true or not. I do know they have more distractions today than they once did. I am working on a short, attention grabbing, engaging...
by Dwane | Jul 30, 2014 | Education, English, Latin, ScreenCasts
by Dwane | Jul 29, 2014 | Education, Grammar, Latin
Lingua Latina, by Hans Ørberg, saved my teaching career. For years I taught Latin. For years I watched my students struggle. I watched them memorize long lists of words and long lists of Latin endings. Worst of all, I watched as they struggled to read rudimentary...
by Dwane | Jul 28, 2014 | Education, English, Grammar, Latin, ScreenCasts
