JUST LATIN THINGS
The Advantages of a Latin Scholar
vocabulary list because the vast majority of
English words are derived from Latin! (Spanish
students can’t do that!)
If you’re a Latin student, you probably have a
very unique skill set, in addition to a unique
set of problems. Probably the most common Another upside to Latin class is the history.
problem of a Latin student hearing people call Learning Latin covers more than just what the
it a “dead language.” And while it’s true Latin Romans spoke. From the class alone, you’ll
learn so much more,
is not spoken in
especially from the
any modern
years 800 BC to 500
country (except
AD. The language also
the Vatican, I
drastically increases
guess) it is most
your knowledge of Ro-
definitely not
man and Greek culture,
dead.
literature, and mythol-
First of all, The
ogy.
National Junior
Of course, Latin
Classical League
also has its downsides.
is the 2nd larg-
Only Latin students un-
est youth organ- Summit students Joseph Delamerced, Tullus Dean, Dustin Argo and
derstand the struggle of
Caroline Klette play certamen
ization in Ameri-
conjugating 3rd conjuga-
ca, just behind
tion verbs and making forms of neuter nouns.
the Boy Scouts. Last year’s national conven-
tion saw over 1,600 people in attendance, and Really? Did the Romans have to make it this
that’s not including the countless young men difficult???
and women studying Latin who have not yet So, when you’re called a nerd for taking Latin,
had a chance to be part of this great organiza- explain to that ignoramus (from the Latin root
tion.
ignorare) all the advantages Latin has given
you. After all, they’ll probably be working for
Furthermore, Latin impacts modern
you someday!
English in a major way: derivatives. (Did you
know that the word “derivative” is actually a - Julia Dean and Davis DeFoor
derivative of the Latin word “rivus”???). A
Latin student in English class will most likely
be able to recognize almost every word on the
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