Tag Archives: Self-Education

It’s Alive! It’s Alive!

Posted on 23 February 2022 by The Bookworm

What a great week! First, I heard from Professor Grote. And today, Jim Tirey, the brains behind Textkit!! You always hope when you find that things have not changed for the better that there’s a happy reason. What a relief … Continue reading →

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An Incomplete Education by Judy Jones and William Wilson

Posted on 24 January 2022 by The Bookworm

I wish I could remember where I picked this up. Might have been Hastings, but I get rid of their stickers as soon as possible because they put them in the most inconvenient places. Anyway, I haven’t finished the book … Continue reading →

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A Comprehensive Guide to Wheelock’s Latin by Dale A. Grote

Posted on 21 February 2017 by The Bookworm

I have recently had the most wonderful email conversation with Professor Grote. He’s been so informative, friendly and approachable — which I guess you have to be if you’re going to be teaching Latin these days! He even answered my … Continue reading →

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Textkit

Posted on 20 January 2017 by The Bookworm

When you hit the home page at Textkit.com it looks pretty sad. The site is obviously broken, the image and CSS files having been stored and linked from a rackspacecloud.com account which seems to have expired. The Facebook page is … Continue reading →

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Study Guide to Wheelock’s Latin by Dale A. Grote

Posted on 18 January 2017 by The Bookworm

Digging around for my old Latin resources, I was relieved to find that the Study Guide to Wheelock’s Latin by Dale A. Grote was still freely available online. As we all know, however, when it comes to the InterWebs, too … Continue reading →

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How to Study Wheelock’s Latin

Posted on 16 January 2017 by The Bookworm

Why study Latin — or any language for that matter? For one, I’m lately finding several things I would like to read but have not been translated into English. Further, I’m becoming more cynical about translations in general — you … Continue reading →

Posted in Foreign Language, Frederic M. Wheelock, Getting Organized, Richard A. LaFleur, Self-Education, Tips & Tricks, Wheelock's Latin, Wheelock's Latin | Tagged Homeschool, Latin, Non-Fiction, Organization, Self-Education, Tips & Tricks, Wheelock's | Leave a comment

The Cornell Note-Taking System

Posted on 12 January 2017 by The Bookworm

The Cornell Note-Taking System isn’t for everyone, or for every book — it’s actually designed for lecture notes — but it is extremely useful in the right setting. I created this template several years ago for my son to use … Continue reading →