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Back in the Renaissance era, kids (I mean boys) were taught Latin, Greek, and rhetoric and turned out to be fine, educated individuals.

Out of curiousity, would this be harmful or helpful to our generation if we did the same thing? Would they be able to function better as adults in the workforce or be stuck flipping burgers for the rest of their lives?

2006-09-14 06:36:37 · 3 answers · asked by chrstnwrtr 7 in Education & Reference Primary & Secondary Education

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All education is helpful. Rhetoric would be great for children to learn, along with Latin. Since Latin is such a pervasive part of languages from Europe (and grammar rules influencing our own) it would only be beneficial. Children should have more schooling. The current amount isn't nearly enough.

2006-09-14 06:40:27 · answer #1 · answered by somedays_lovely_dreamer 3 · 2 0

When I was a boy, the Catholic Mass was read in Latin. In school aged 14, we had a brief excursion into Latin and quite honestly, I found it to be a wonderful way of learning other languages. It gave explanations for common English words and made sense of the language, therefore easier to learn. In Italy, although I cannot understand Italian, the little Latin that I did learn enabled me to have a conversation with someone in their local dialect. Wonderful idea..............

2006-09-14 13:44:22 · answer #2 · answered by thomasrobinsonantonio 7 · 2 0

I think that it would be a vast improvement. Possibly, back in ancient times, each boy (or at least a small group) had a personal mentor who would make efforts to build him as a person, rather than a blind follower of the mob. Exposure to fine literature, classical music and intellectual thought tends to produce intelligent individuals, but they would still (generally) need guidance in the ways of wisdom.

2006-09-14 13:52:00 · answer #3 · answered by Silkie1 4 · 2 0

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