Articles by author: Dwane Thomas
How to Learn a Language as an Adult
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Don’t Walk Away from the Past
by Dwane
Tuesday, 02 May, 2017
categories: Articles, Big Ideas: Truth, Beauty, Goodness and more!, Classical Christian Education, College and Post Graduation, Homeschooling Life
Tuesday, 02 May, 2017
categories: Articles, Big Ideas: Truth, Beauty, Goodness and more!, Classical Christian Education, College and Post Graduation, Homeschooling Life
A few weeks ago life for me turned upside down. My family and I were in Athens, Greece at the time. I had moved to Athens to study Greek, and then we received the call no parent wants to receive.
My son had nearly died when the vehicle he was driving flipped six times...
Get Out!
by Dwane
Thursday, 29 December, 2016
categories: Articles, Classical Christian Education, Homeschooling Life
Thursday, 29 December, 2016
categories: Articles, Classical Christian Education, Homeschooling Life
In the old movie, A Man Without a Face, a young man is trying to get into a prestigious military academy. In order to do so, he must pass a rigorous entrance exam. He has previously failed the test, and is concerned that he will fail again. To ensure success, he seeks...
Carpe Opportunity
by Dwane
Tuesday, 12 April, 2016
categories: College and Post Graduation, Dialectic Stage (ages 12 to 14), Grammar Stage (ages 4 to 11), Rhetoric Stage (ages 14 to 18)
Tuesday, 12 April, 2016
categories: College and Post Graduation, Dialectic Stage (ages 12 to 14), Grammar Stage (ages 4 to 11), Rhetoric Stage (ages 14 to 18)
I have been teaching Latin now for almost twenty years. Often the parents of my students will lament to me that they did not learn Latin, or any other language, when they were young.
I will often ask them a simple question: “Why not start now?”
The quick answer is...
Carry On, Mr. Linguist!
by Dwane
Thursday, 22 October, 2015
categories: Articles, Classical Christian Education, Dialectic Stage (ages 12 to 14), Rhetoric Stage (ages 14 to 18)
Thursday, 22 October, 2015
categories: Articles, Classical Christian Education, Dialectic Stage (ages 12 to 14), Rhetoric Stage (ages 14 to 18)
Perhaps you are familiar with the book Carry On, Mr. Bowditch by Jean Lee Latham.
Carry On, Mr. Bowditch is the story of an early American merchant who spends quite a bit of his time at sea. As Mr. Bowditch sails around the world selling his wares, he teaches himself...