Tuesday, October 7, 2008

Curriculum's Comeback Kid


Link to October 7 New York Times article, "A Dead Language That's Very Much Alive".

Excerpt:
The resurgence of a language once rejected as outdated and irrelevant is reflected across the country as Latin is embraced by a new generation of students like Xavier who seek to increase SAT scores or stand out from their friends, or simply harbor a fascination for the ancient language after reading Harry Potter's Latin-based chanting spells.

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