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| Title | Article: As Latin Teachers Retire, Students Opt for Other Languages |
| Body | From http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/westmoreland/s_679264.html As Latin teachers retire, students opt for other languages By Amy Crawford May 3, 2010 While students are quick to note the practical benefits of learning Latin, the language is disappearing from Westmoreland County. Four out of 18 public high schools offered Latin this year. Within two years, only one school will. Westmoreland schools appear to be at odds with wider trends. The number of students taking the National Latin Exam rose dramatically early this decade, and it has been stable, at about 135,000, for the past several years. The problem is not that students aren't interested, said Scott Stickney, second vice president and treasurer of the Pennsylvania Classical Association and a Latin teacher at Hampton High School. "Our problem is a shortage of teachers," Stickney said. "We're retiring more teachers than we can replace every year." Read the full article at http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/westmoreland/s_679264.html |
| Source | Pittsburgh Tribune-Review |
| Inputdate | 2010-05-09 08:58:04 |
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| Publishdate | 2010-05-10 00:00:00 |
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