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 | myspace-365138839 (1)
07/21/2008 | I took Latin in the 9th grade, I loved it but I will say I don't remember any of it and it has NOT proved to be useful :-)
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 | punkluv2000 (0)
07/18/2008 | I think it should be back in high school.
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 | Crystal911 (0)
07/11/2008 | don't know much in that subject.
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 | irishgit (138)
06/26/2008 | This was an elective in my high school which I never took. I took it in university so I could read some of the Roman writers in the original. I remember being surprised at the time at how simple it was, and how relatively easy it was to learn.
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 | Randyman (103)
06/26/2008 | With respect, this is for the previous reviewer and anyone else that might benefit from the clarification. The study of the Latin language is not the study of Mexicans. It is the study of the language of the Romans. Mexicans, and other groups from Latin American are called latino though I wonder where the connection comes from. Perhaps because of the Spanish - Mediterranean connection or from the early Roman conquest of Spain, then Spains conquest of the New World. Regardless the study of the latin language and latino studies are two completely different subjects.
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 | ~?jEsSiE-lOo ?~ (0)
06/26/2008 | well i am mexican! so i gotz to be good! lol
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 | Oo Michelle oO (1)
06/19/2008 | Never took it but it always intrigued me.
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 | Mecha Becca™ Loves Ian (0)
06/17/2008 | dead language.
why should you take it?
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 | g8rhoo (0)
05/31/2008 | Once again, I took this class in college, not in high school.
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 | Ted189 (0)
05/28/2008 | its a dead language and its only use is for medicine
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 | myspace-30849171 (1)
05/06/2008 | uh, what ivy league school are YOU going to?!
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 | lmorovan (12)
04/28/2008 | It sucked, but then, being my home language of Latin origin, it was not such a difficult subject. I always had a good propensity to learn languages easily (at one time I was fluent in 5, only 3 of them remaining).
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 | trebon1038 (62)
04/28/2008 | They quit offering Latin years before I got to high school. Too bad because so many languages stem from it.
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 | GenghisTheHun (168)
04/28/2008 | This is probably the most helpful course that I took in high school. I started public school in the 1940's and already the "modern" method was used to teach grammar and English. I did not learn English grammar, unfortunately, until I was in high school. Sob, I was one of the first victims of the crappy modernist public eduction. Latin taught me English and intellectual discipline, for that matter.
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 | twansalem (36)
04/28/2008 | Even if it's not spoken anymore, I can see it's value. But I don't think it's exactly a common high school class anymore.
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 | CanadaSucks (45)
06/27/2007 | Should be mandatory- but stupid American kids will fail and their enabling parents won't support a challenging curriculum that forces a kid to do real work.
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| Limpin' Trenchfoot (16)
06/27/2007 | Latin grammar, and ancient Greek, should be taught as part of English to show where much of the English vocabulary comes from, but not as a subject in its own right as kids will often wonder 'why the f*** are we learning this?
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 | Flick01 (71)
05/01/2007 | For one year when I was in 7th grade I took Latin. The only memory I have of this class is the look of frustration on the teacher's face as he tried to get a group of 12 year old boys to pronouce k-o-o-n-t as "coont."
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 | XAgent (28)
04/30/2007 | It was the only foreign language class we had and I rather enjoyed it.
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 | Broodinghen (12)
04/30/2007 | I was good at Latin though the grammar and Caesar's damned Gallic war bored me to tears and I knitted sweaters under the table during the lessons. Later in life I hardly ever missed the quickly forgotten knowledge of its intricate syntax, the dreaded "sequence of tenses" and other bother of that kind.
To know the vocabulary and its flexion was often a great help for learning French and English, and for guessing or remembering what the terms of various professional jargons mean.
I'm German and do not know how Latin is taught in America. As for our country I'd recommend to skip all this dull reading of Caesar, Cicero and Ovid and replace the subject "Latin" by something like "Classic vocabulary" to teach the words and flexions of Latin AND Greek, along with a mimimum of grammar. I could also imagine "International vocabulary" where the connections of Greek, Latin and modern languages are shown up.
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 | Ih8rateitall (5)
03/13/2006 | Why are American kids learning this?
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 | Mr.Political (18)
09/28/2004 | While very difficult, Latin gives you many rewards. By learning latin, you have a MUCH easier time on the SAT's and despite what people say, it's not a dead language! Okay, granted not everyone goes around talking in Latin commonly but when you learn it you have a simpler time learning other languages that are used frequently.
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 | CastleBee (81)
05/27/2003 | I did not take Latin in high school and I regret it. I'm sure I'd have gone kicking and screaming into the class had I been forced to take it. However, taking this course - or at least one titled Greek and Latin Derivatives which was offered in my high school - would have been an extremely intelligent option. As dull as it might seem to the teenage mind, it is from this no longer spoken language that so many others were born. An understanding of the origination of words can quickly build a very slick vocabulary and can give you a tremendous ability to deal with almost all things verbal. Mastery of language is key to the progress of both the individual and society.
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 | twinmom101 (31)
05/22/2003 | This language is far from dead and should be required in school again. Understanding Latin means understanding so many words in our own language and how they are constructed. Also, for those taking the SAT's, knowing Latin roots and stems can send scores through the roof. I took this for two years in college and saw a MASSIVE improvement in my writing ability. Latin helps English speakers and writers better understand the nuances of language and the rules of grammar. Considering how poorly most students of public schools perform in writing, this should once again be de rigeur in all classrooms.
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 | BIGBABY (10)
05/22/2003 | When selecting a language to learn, why would anyone want to pick a language that is dead and long gone?
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 | kamylienne (77)
05/22/2003 | Well, it's a dead language, and the sentence structure is a little confusing at first (even frustratingly so), but many languages stem from latin, and you'll find your overall comprehension of the English language improved. Good, if you can stand it.
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