***Between the 10th and 13th centuries, some local vernaculars developed a written form and began to supplant Latin in many of its roles. ***
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Began to supplant in many of its roles does not mean that Latin was still not the universal language until French replaced it and then English replaced that beginning in the 1800s.
The American public school system is very proud of many of its graduates, I believe.
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Began to supplant in many of its roles does not mean that Latin was still not the universal language until French replaced it and then English replaced that beginning in the 1800s.
Latin was not the common people's language for hundreds of years before the 1600s.
It was only used by the intellectuals.
The American public school system is very proud of many of its graduates, I believe.
And the reason English replaced all of the languages of the world as the major language was the influence of the King James Bible spreading throughout the British Empire.
As for the American public school system, its early text books were based on the Bible.
McGuffey was remembered as a theological and conservative teacher. He understood the goals of public schooling in terms of moral and spiritual education, and attempted to give schools a curriculum that would instill Presbyterian Calvinist beliefs and manners in their students. http://www.mcguffeyreaders.com/1836_original.htm