Why do I have to take Latin at school?

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Why do schools teach Latin?

I take Latin at school, but I was talking with a friend about it and he told me that Latin is useless because it's a dead language. I enjoy Latin, but I think his question is valid. What are your opinions of this?

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I'm taking Latin right now, too. I guess it's useful because a large proportion of English words (and...

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Should I take Latin or Spanish in High School?

Right now I'm scheduling my classes for high school. Three years of language are mandatory for my honors diploma, and there's only two language classes available at my school (latin and spanish). I'm not really passionate about either of them and they...

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After four years of high school Latin I can safely say...take Spanish. Latin did not help me on my SATs...

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Where can i take a GCSE in Latin outside of school?

I am 15 and have always been interested in learning Latin. But my stupid school (that actually calls itself a language school) doesn't teach it so i couldn't take it for GCSE. I was wondering if there was a way to take latin as a GCSE outside of school...

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You could study through the Cambridge website, you'd have to get your school to pay. However, if your...

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I took Latin for 4 years in high school.

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Should I take latin for school?

Okay, let me get this straight: I know latin is a "dead language," but I only wish to take it for pure interest in the subject. I am not taking it to complete any credits for graduation, as I have already taken Spanish for three years, and...

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I think you should take Latin :) Latins an amazing language and very interesting to learn. Even if your...

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Should I take french or latin for high school?

Ok I am in 8th grade and I'm scheduling courses for high school, but for my world language I don't know what I should take. I'm taking french currently and I suck at it (I have a D) but I recently did well on some tests. I heard that Latin is really...

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I think Latin would be more helpful in the long run than French. It's probably better to take if you...

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Can I take the test for Boston Latin School not in boston?

Can I still take the test if I live in Massachussets but on the outskirts of boston? I don't live in the city and don't want to move because the schools r bad, exept for Latin. Can I still take the test? Please Answer!

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Yes. My cousins had had taken the test for Boston Latin School and were living in Quincy. They never...

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Should i take spanish or latin in high school ?

i i want to be a doctor and i heard Latin helps for that and SAT s but i think it would be good to know Spanish because Americas second language is spanish and i did take spanish in 7th and 8th grade and i know 2 languages already.

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Too bad you can't do both. I would do Spanish first, then later on learn latin. Sounds like you'll need...

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Should I take Latin or Spanish in High School?

I have to take a foreign language (and I'm not exactly an A/B student). My mom said Latin because it would help with Language Arts and vocabulary, and it's not exactly "conversational". My friends and a teacher from last year (that happened...

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Take Spanish. It will help you out later in life. I have been amazed about how much I have had to use...

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Should i take spanish or latin in high school?

i want to be a doctor and i heard latin helps for that and SATs but i think itd be good to know spanish because americas second language is spanish

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Spanish of course! Not only is it the second language in the USA, but it it is the prevalent language...

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