Latin To Be Introduced At 40 State Secondaries In England

[naomi24]

//£4m scheme will form part of government effort to counter subject’s reputation as elitist//

https://www.theguardian.com/education/2021/jul/31/latin-introduced-40-state-secondaries-england

A difficult one. I tend to think that teaching modern languages is more beneficial to the majority - but I would welcome teaching Latin selectively - which makes it elitist. No?

[Peter Pedant]

// but I mind on reading about another neutral country's citizen not being allowed to enlist with UK forces due to neutrality.//

I think they took anyone who would fight for King George.
Poles - OK not neutral, not english speaking but didnt like Nazis much. and what about boys and girls..... republic of ireland - welcomed with open arms
and all the Oirish old lags had to keep quiet about it after the war

[Peter Pedant]

// I used to drive a Scania (articulated truck), and I loved it. All the controls were in Swedish. (I particularly like "f@rt" which means "speed".//
Oh I was fixated by the Dutch Scheepvaart Museum
agricultural museum - ship faring, but never mind
sheep-f@rt was better

De collectie van Het Scheepvaartmuseum is één van de grootste en meest vooraanstaande maritieme collecties ter wereld met circa 400.000 objecten.

this says they gotta lorra lorra naval objects ( wags head and rolls eyes as judge Judy does)

[nailit]

//Nailit, "Council House kids" go to the same schools- and deserve the same education?//
I know Pix.
I was a council house estate kid once.

[pixie374]

That doesn't have anything to do with Latin though?

[DTCwordfan]

I loved Latin - I got my O in it and moved on to Geography in which I got the first ever grade 1 at O-level and I went on to A-levels with it and it was my first degree.....Now if I hadn't dumped Latin, aged 13, going on 14. And Ancient History, Greek or Hebrew were on my charts,

My Goddaughter got a 1st in Latin from Durham and now pulls down one hell of a screw in London......maybe I did go wrong!

[DTCwordfan]

'were not on my charts/horizon' - sorry......

[nailit]

//That doesn't have anything to do with Latin though?//
I can recite the Alphabet backwards (my party trick)
Done me about as much good as speaking Latin.
When is ANY comprehensive school kid ever going to use Latin in their life except to say
illegitimi non carborundum

[nailit]

I was also taught techninical drawing/metal work/and art.
All of which were bull to me, then & now

I was NEVER taught thinking critical thing skills,
Which might have helped me manage my life better, then & now

[johnny.5]

Carpe diem.?
Ceasar Day

Am I Right ?
I'm Not Wrong !

[pixie374]

//Done me about as much good as speaking Latin//
You do know Latin then?

[pixie374]

It helps, everywhere... that's the point. And nobody speaks Latin.

[naomi24]

//I was a council house estate kid once. //

Me too.

[tonyav]

Latin To Be Introduced At 40 State Secondaries In England

Why is it taught anywhere, totally useless ( dead ) language.

[douglas9401]

Do people still say "pulls down"?

[bednobs]

yes, dtc did up there ^^^^

[jno]

you could say merere bonum stipendium. But you might be paid in salt, which is what "salary" means.

[Peter Pedant]

archeologists talk of 'writing Latin Greek, Coptic, Old Nubian'

Languages Spoken,
Languages written - - - - figure on their CVs