"Erras, mi Lucili, si existimas nostri saeculi esse vitium luxuriam et neglegentiam boni moris et alia, quae obiecit suis quisque temporibus; hominum sunt ista, non temporum. Nulla aetas vacavit a culpa." -- Seneca Epistulae Morales XCVII

如果你认为古典文化应该被限制在博物馆和尘封的大部头上，你可能就不会阅读这篇古代/古典历史专题。但下一步，阅读原著中的经典作品，需要投入，可能需要数年时间。

拉丁语语法是最好的教育基础

与他们的父母不同，你的学龄儿童有时间去学习一项技能，这项技能将使他们终生受益。他们为什么要学拉丁语？多萝西·塞耶斯说得最好：

"I will say at once, quite firmly, that the best grounding for education is the Latin grammar. I say this not because Latin is traditional and medieval, but simply because even a rudimentary knowledge of Latin cuts down the labor and pains of learning almost any other subject by at least 50 percent." -- From the National Review.

拉丁语有助于英语语法

虽然英语的语言和语法都不是源于拉丁语，但我们的许多语法规则确实如此。例如，因为你不能在拉丁语中有一个悬空介词，某些纯粹主义者认为它在英语中是不好的形式。

拉丁语使你在英语中更加小心

在拉丁语中，你要担心的不仅仅是复数代词是否指单数名词。在拉丁语中，有7种情况不仅代词必须一致，而且形容词也必须一致。学习这些规则能使学生在英语学习上更加谨慎。

"But more important is the fact that traditional study of Latin starts out with a grammatical framework... As American students begin Latin, they become acquainted with the "Latin grammar" system, which they can indirectly transfer to their work in English. What it gives them is a standardized set of terms in which to describe words in relations to other words in sentences, and it is this grammatical awareness which makes their English writing good." -- William Harris

拉丁语帮助你提高sat分数

这家公司出售拉丁语节目。通过拉丁语，考生可以猜测生词的意思，因为他们已经知道词根和前缀。这不仅仅是提高词汇量。数学成绩也会提高。

拉丁语提高准确性

这可能是由于退休教授威廉·哈里斯（William Harris）指出的准确性提高所致：​

"From another point of view, the study of Latin does foster precision in the use of words. Since one reads Latin closely and carefully, often word by word, this focuses the student's mind on individual words and their usage. It has been noticed that people who have studied Latin in school usually write quite good English prose. There may be a certain amount of stylistic imitation involved, but more important is the habit of reading closely and following important texts with accuracy."