On Studying Latin Again

I am teaching myself Latin once again. My brother has long been trying to persuade me to take it up and, having experienced the sharp rules of the language, I can see the appeal. Nonetheless, my position that our youth, at this point, are not mentally developed enough to understand Latin before the mid-teen years has not changed and, while it may help to improve students' skills in mathematics and, to some degree, English, I believe that they will have little hope of understanding the language of ancient Rome and lingua franca of medieval Europe unless education in America (including classical and/or Christian schools) becomes more rigorous (which I doubt will happen.)