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Bringing Classy Back
Why American Schools Should Return to Teaching Classical Languages
The Fall of the Classics
• 1960’s Catholic Mass now
celebrated in local languages
• Classics programs are cut
from Catholic and public
schools
• Replaced with “Modern”
Languages
Classical History and Culture
• Ancient History/
Mythology prevalent in
literature
• The U.S. Constitution is
based on the political
set-up of the Roman
Republic
• Democracy derived from
Ancient Greece
Classical Languages and Linguistics
• Latin alphabet is the most
commonly used around the
world
• Root Language to 6 Modern,
European Languages
• Romance Languages have
almost identical
grammatical structures and
are separated by dialect.
• Greek and Latin
Foundations of English
Test Scores
Careers in the Classics
• Military
• Politics
• Architecture
• Archeology and Museum
Curation
• Medicine
• Law
• Biology
• Classics Education/
Academia

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Bringing Classy Back

  • 1. Bringing Classy Back Why American Schools Should Return to Teaching Classical Languages
  • 2. The Fall of the Classics • 1960’s Catholic Mass now celebrated in local languages • Classics programs are cut from Catholic and public schools • Replaced with “Modern” Languages
  • 3. Classical History and Culture • Ancient History/ Mythology prevalent in literature • The U.S. Constitution is based on the political set-up of the Roman Republic • Democracy derived from Ancient Greece
  • 4. Classical Languages and Linguistics • Latin alphabet is the most commonly used around the world • Root Language to 6 Modern, European Languages • Romance Languages have almost identical grammatical structures and are separated by dialect. • Greek and Latin Foundations of English
  • 6. Careers in the Classics • Military • Politics • Architecture • Archeology and Museum Curation • Medicine • Law • Biology • Classics Education/ Academia