by Cheryl Lowe G. K. Chesterton said that “Ultimately, in any case, it may be agreed that we commonly mean by a paradox some kind of collision between what is seemingly and what is really true.”
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is a paradox that Latin—that seemingly least practical of subjects in a curriculum—is really the most essential, the most integrative, the most consequential. We understand that it is difficult for many teachers and parents to resist the gale-force cultural winds that blow in favor of the modern understanding of education, which emphasizes pragmatism, practicality, and career training, so here we invoke Chesterton and offer a "practical" defense of a dead language, that "impractical" subject: Latin. Latin is the glue that binds a curriculum together and supports success in every subject. Latin is transformative. It will revolutionize your school or homeschool and take it from good to great. If you want to offer a better education and to develop better students, Latin is the answer.