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It has been recently suggested that the classical or 'dead' languages Latin and Greek should be re-introduced into the school curriculum. Those that oppose the idea clam that the ancient language are of no practical use and no help in getting a job. Those in favor of the idea say that education is more about training the mind than preparing career.

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It has been recently suggested that the classical or 'dead'
languages Latin
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languages, Latin
 and Greek should be re-introduced into the school curriculum. Those that oppose the idea clam that the ancient language are of no practical use and no help in getting a job. Those in
favor
promote over another
favour
 of the idea say that education is more about training the mind than preparing career. In today’s
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, people generally tend to see everything from the utilitarian perspective and see the value of things on the basis of their practical application. If things have no direct practical application,
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career
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a career
, getting jobs or making money, they consider these things useless.
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 is the reason why the so-called dead languages like Latin and Greek are no longer included in the school curriculum. There are
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 many people who see
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 issue differently and argue that learning the old languages is important for fostering
knowledge
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 in students and for turning them into true scholars. I strongly support the idea of re-introducing dead languages like Latin, Greek and even Sanskrit because I believe that the vast body of literature created in these languages contains a huge amount of
knowledge
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 and wisdom which can be useful for today’s generation as well. The fact
is human
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is, human
 society cannot achieve a balanced progress only with science and technology alone. Just like scientists and
inventers
someone who is the first to think of or make something
inventors
, we
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 need thinkers, philosophers and scholars who are capable of thinking out of the box and find new solutions to the problems humanity is facing today. In
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 context, the study of dead languages can help us to explore the
knowledge
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 and wisdoms of our ancestors and learn about the ancient societies and their arts, cultures, values and traditions. We cannot make a desired progress ahead by turning a blind eye to our past. On the whole, studying dead languages like Latin and Greek many not have immediate practical
benefits but
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benefits, but
 the
knowledge
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 of these languages will definitely help to enrich our understanding and benefit the human societies in the long run.
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, in my view, it is crucial to re-introduce the old languages in
school curriculum
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the school curriculum
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