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Author: Lydia Foucachon

Latin: Our Legacy

by Lydia Foucachon on Posted on

Show me the person sold on the value of classical education, and you’ve shown me someone who’s had to reckon with Latin. Latin, the uncomfortable and ostensibly stern, wizened great-grand-uncle at family Thanksgiving. At every gathering he casts foreboding from his corner of the room. One or two great-grand-nephews sit around him in his corner and to them he seems to tell the best of stories and they laugh. But to the other young ones he’s an enigma that can’t be avoided, but also can’t be befriended. Familial right guarantees him a place at the table, but the circle is small … Continue Reading “Latin: Our Legacy”