[RaceBannon]

I didn’t study latin, I studied math and science

I found that what mattered more in work situations was learning the trades: carpentry, plumbing, understanding of mechanics

what mattered more in understanding world affairs was history,history,history

not once did the knowlege of a dead language matter to me, either in engineering or technical manufacturing

[nonsporting]

The study of Latin involves more than simply learning the language. It also requires an emersion in the culture and historical period. History is great. But many of the graduate students I met during my study of Classics (Latin and Greek) were from other disciplines, many being history majors looking for additional tools.

[Trailerpark Badass]

not once did the knowledge of a dead language matter to me, either in engineering or technical manufacturing

As with more advanced mathematics, Latin is beneficial exercise for the mind. I have retained little actual knowledge of the Latin language I learned in middle school and high school, but I know that it's study benefited me greatly.