I think when I was around 12-13 or so, a new Latin teacher (fairly young - not long out of university) had our class reading Catullus. I'm sure you can imagine

I think when I was around 12-13 or so, a new Latin teacher (fairly young - not long out of university) had our class reading Catullus. I'm sure you can imagine the reaction of a roomful of teenage boys reading Latin poetry that iirc involved quite a lot of masturbation...