I was going through old news stories today and came across an article about Boris Johnson, the mayor of London, campaigning for increase of study of classics as a way to curb youth violence :shock:
He majored in Classics himself, so he wants to see every kid become a little more like himself?
The whole thing is quite strange, don't you think? I love ancient world and everything related to it, but isn't this expecting a bit too much?Speaking two days after the murder of 15-year-old schoolgirl Arsema Darwit – the 16th teenager to be killed in London this year – Mr Johnson said it was vital that the "root causes" of such crimes were addressed.
As well as tough action by police, youngsters needed a varied academic and physical education.
"I think there's a huge amount we can do in London by promoting the learning of languages including Latin," he said, who studied Classics at Oxford University.
"I would like to see not only that but I would like to see ancient Greek. Latin can help with all languages.
He majored in Classics himself, so he wants to see every kid become a little more like himself?
Ancient world and boxing. The ultimate solution to all teenage problemsThe new Mayor of London also suggested that building more boxing academies could help curb youth violence.