*Amber* Posted March 8, 2010 Share Posted March 8, 2010 First let me preface by saying I haven't read TWTM, yet it is on it's way to me. I am just wondering why Latin? What are the benefits to a latin centered curriculum? Enlighten me please. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dangermom Posted March 8, 2010 Share Posted March 8, 2010 That's two different questions really. Many people teach Latin, not so many have an LCC. I'll let someone else tackle that part, or you could go There are a lot of benefits to Latin, but people focus on different things. Here is a summary of why we should study Latin from Memoria Press. And here's Dorothy Sayers on the subject (I prefer her reasons to MP's). I went through MP's entire article archive before deciding to try Latin, and then I was hooked once we did try it. Like most Americans with PS educations, the idea of studying Latin was entirely foreign to me! Short list of reasons to study Latin--pick your favorite: Latin is the root of many modern languages and makes studying them much easier Has a lot of grammar--good for learning other languages and English too Very structured--teaches careful thinking and logic Most of the difficult words in English are Latin-based, so great for vocab. and SATs Major language of Western civilization--history and religion in a package Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ereks mom Posted March 8, 2010 Share Posted March 8, 2010 http://www.memoriapress.com/articles/whylatin.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joanna from CAP Posted March 8, 2010 Share Posted March 8, 2010 Also, here is an article by Karen Moore, author of the Latin Alive curriculum. It is posted on the CAP website. http://www.classicalacademicpress.com/images/samples/why_latin.pdf Hope this is helpful as well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Amber* Posted March 9, 2010 Author Share Posted March 9, 2010 Thanks this helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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