{"date":"December 18","id":"12-18","intro":["Every schoolboy asks: “What’s the use of learning Latin?” John Locke, one of the greatest educators of all time, maintains that Latin is absolutely essential to a well-bred gentleman, and explains why."],"minutes":20,"readings":[{"author":"John Locke","end":145,"start":136,"volume":37,"work":"Some Thoughts Concerning Education"}],"slug":"december-18","status":"proofread","title":"For a Gentleman","url":"/harvard-classics/december-18/","words":4041}