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Re:Astonishing regularity in learning rate among college stu... by Aunche on Wednesday February 01, 2023 @03:12PM (#34616881)
Ancient China is in a different department. It would make sense to allow students to choose ancient Aramaic instead of Latin, but that's not the change. You can now graduate specializing in Ancient Greek without reading a single line in Ancient Greek.
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Re:Astonishing regularity in learning rate among college stu... by nerdponx on Wednesday February 01, 2023 @03:23PM (#34617038)
> You can now graduate specializing in Ancient Greek without reading a single line in Ancient Greek.

Is that true? It sounds more like classical Greek literature was just removed from the core curriculum.

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Re:Astonishing regularity in learning rate among college stu... by 34611 on Wednesday February 01, 2023 @04:57PM (#34618494)
Aramaic wouldn't make any sense either as aramaic isn't part of european civilization. It should be latin and greek. A degree in "classics" ( the works of greco-roman civilization ) should require both latin and greek.

Heck all students in american education ( K-12 ) should be taught latin at the very least. Why we stopped...

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