Teaching Latin and Greek as Living Languages | Guillermo Dillon
From Anchored by the Classic Learning Test by Classic Learning Test
April 30, 2026 · 44 min
About this episode
In this episode, Soren Schwab discusses with Guillermo Dillon the importance of teaching Latin and Greek as living languages and the need for a deeper understanding of their cultural significance.
What if we’ve been teaching Latin and Greek all wrong? In this episode of the Anchored Podcast, Soren Schwab sits down with Guillermo Dillon, Senior Consultant in the U.S. for the Polis Institute, to discuss why the future of Latin and Ancient Greek depends on something bigger than textbooks, but on our understanding of why these languages must be kept alive. Guillermo makes the case that Greek and Latin should not be treated as “dead languages” or mere tools for boosting test scores, but a...
People in this episode
Host: Soren Schwab
Guest: Guillermo Dillon
Topics covered
- Latin
- Greek
- language education
- living languages
- cultural preservation
Keywords
- Latin
- Greek
- language teaching
- Polis Institute
- cultural significance
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Polis Institute, Polis Jerusalem
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