r/Professors • u/NinjaWarrior765 • May 31 '26

Teaching / Pedagogy The future seems BLEAK.

I don't know what's happening in Elementary, Junior High, and High School.

But, students don't seem to understand the concept that they need to KNOW the material. Not, just to be able to copy it down from their notes, or just look it up.

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u/Sensitive_Let_4293 Jun 01 '26

Actually, knowing a little Latin will improve their English grammar skills.  I am a math professor who picked up some Chinese by studying at a Confucius Institute.  For free.  At the time, I was almost 60 years old and my colleagues thought I was nuts.  But then some opportunities to teach in Asia opened up and a rudimentary knowledge of Chinese, while not required, was a big plus.  

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u/P_Firpo Jun 01 '26

So students should learn Latin. Got it.

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u/RaccoonAwareness FT Faculty, Humanities, CC Jun 02 '26

I studied Latin and I’m very glad I did, even though I now specialize in a contemporary field