Latin's Comeback

From The Guardian:

The grassroots interest in all things Latin is in no doubt. Hollywood follows the money, and has no fewer than eight classically themed movies in production. Minimus – the textbooks that introduce primary-school kids to Latin, has clocked up its 110,000th British sale. Yet whereas the majority of the Lib-Con cabinet benefited from a classical education, we're in danger of denying this opportunity to modern Britain.

In a recent survey of 1,000 schools, 75% of parents and teachers said they would welcome the reintroduction of Latin. The benefits are tangible. When, in 1989, I was roughed up by the Romanian secret police, I negotiated my way out in pidgin Latin. Thanks to the Latin base of all Romance languages, I'd have a similar chance in 36 other countries. In the United States, surveys have revealed that children from disadvantaged backgrounds do better not just in languages but also maths and English once they have studied a year of Latin.

Now, if we can just convince the American bishops and parish priests of the beauty of Latin, once more.