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The initiative has sparked a
debate about the
of Latin. Many people have ridiculed the programme as being
but a "poorly-funded gimmick". Politician Tim Farron wrote: "Latin is
because only people who are guaranteed successful careers, thanks to family
, can afford to waste time on a subject whose only practical
is in understanding...the dialogue in [ancient] books." Author Emma Kennedy questioned the use of a "
" language. She uses Latin to "occasionally translate
on tombs". A teacher said money would be better spent on living
like Chinese or Arabic that would enable children "to get ahead in and engage with the world," or on computer
.
