Should Latin Be Offered as a Secondary School Elective?

[RonaldReagansGhost666]

No, It's a dead language (though let the schools and parents make that decision). What I would do: teach them a language that gives them an easy out in case of needing to emigrate, that can help in business and trade, that exposes them to another culture, that they can have conversations with natural speakers in. I would want to learn latin, but it's at least 5 languages down on my list.

If students are struggling with english, might it not be their english classes that are inadequate?

We spent a lot of time watching and analysing Star Wars III: Revenge of the Sith. In year 11 (seccond final year), and in the higher exam track class (not english lit though), not the pat on the head for being able to spell 'banana' correctly classes.

Must I remind you that Latin is the foundation of the English Language?