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Because, naturally, it's elitist to have an A-level that people might actually fail.
Reply 2
Well, we were all expecting this, weren't we? Maybe we'll be lucky and they'll be stopped in their tracks. But I doubt it. It will be another obstacle for the Classics world to overcome...
grrr ********s. Why does everyone pick on Latin?? and Greek but I don't do it
Reply 4
:mad: about covers it I think.
Reply 5
That's so...grrr! :hmmm:

I just started Latin AS, due to take the A2 in 2009. I hope this doesn't affect me :hmmmm:
Reply 6
you can still take 'Classical Civs: Greek' and 'Classical Civs: Latin' can you not? It's more of a rename than a scrapping is it not?
I think that there is a narrowing of breadth. Also, call me superficial but having 'Classical civilisations' on the C.V. isn't quite the same as having 'Greek' or 'Latin'.
In one sense I want to laugh at the public schoolers who want to study these subjects. But in another, it really is godawful that anything perceived as academically elitist gets scrapped asap. It won't be egalitarianism when the grey-faced, grey-suited scumbags who want to bring everyone down to the lowest common denominator finally get their way, and we have no hierarchies of intelligence, just an level-playing field consisting of nothing but ignorant *******.
Reply 9
KidIcarus
you can still take 'Classical Civs: Greek' and 'Classical Civs: Latin' can you not? It's more of a rename than a scrapping is it not?

It will mean that the language and literature in the original element will be cut down, as room in the syllabus will have to be found for the 'civilisation/history' part. Also, rather more significantly, it will prevent people from doing both Latin and Greek to the highest standard, as specialisation in one or the other will be required.

All in all this will probably mean the vast majority of people who would previously have done A-levels in both Latin and Greek will end up doing an A-level in 'Classics: Latin', which will essentially mean the death of the teaching of Greek in British schools. Very sad, I think.
Reply 10
I think it's entirely possible to still take both langauges to A Level standard. There are four Latin modules and four Greek modules, so there doesn''t seem to be anything stopping you from forming two 'Classics' A Levels with different subnames.

You can find the 5 different Classics courses here.
Actually, I think you're right. The article from The Times was very misleading, and the OCR website doesn't make it explicit either way, but that seems to make sense. It appears that it's just a slight rebranding with more flexibility to mix up Class Civ with the languages; if that's the case, then it's hardly a major issue.
Reply 12
yes, the article is fairly misleading. The outrage over Latin and Greek being 'scrapped' is completely unneccessary. If the people bitching and moaning about it just took a step back and did some research, rather than rely on a distorted media take, they'd realise that.
Reply 13
Yeah, they could never get rid of such a classic (soz for the pun) subject, it'd be like scrapping Maths or History
Reply 14
My school's too backwards to have either, I had to settle with normal history and religious studies (philosophy and ethics)
Guys- this isn't happening apparently. I was at the Manchester Classics open day yesterday and I asked a professor about it. He told me an act of parliament had gone through preventing it- not happening he said.

Yay :smile:
Reply 16
damn :p: