The bulk of the prayers are done silently. There is a learning curve but you can park basically anywhere on that curve and still worship God in a fitting way. Whereas in the New Mass there isn't a learning curve, and everyone has to be exactly on the same page. The Old Mass is very freeing in this regard. Want to just kneel in the back the whole time and talk to God? Great. Want to follow the readings in a handmissal? Great. Want to learn Latin and memorize everything the priest prays silently? Knock yourself out. None of these approaches to assisting at Mass is superior to another, so long as you make an intention to join yourself with the sacrificing priest. It's not "one size fits all" like the New Mass where your every movement and response is dictated. In this way the Old Mass is actually far superior for families, because Mom or Dad can leave for a little bit with the wailing infant and bring their worship with them while they're outside. But in the New Mass if you miss the offertory procession or the Our Father because you had to step out, it's like you seriously missed out on part of your worship.

(Should also point out that we English speakers are very lucky to have a faithful translation of the New Mass into English. But a lot of countries that don't speak English have very liberal or shoddy translations. Latin always prevented that and was a unifying factor. We often forget though that the New Mass isn't the "English Mass"; it's a Latin text translated, sometimes very sloppily, into dozens of languages.)

The bulk of the prayers are done silently. There is a learning curve but you can park basically anywhere on that curve and still worship God in a fitting way. Whereas in the New Mass there isn't a learning curve, and everyone has to be exactly on the same page. The Old Mass is very freeing in this regard. Want to just kneel in the back the whole time and talk to God? Great. Want to follow the readings in a handmissal? Great. Want to learn Latin and memorize everything the priest prays silently? Knock yourself out. None of these approaches to assisting at Mass is superior to another, so long as you make an intention to join yourself with the sacrificing priest. It's not "one size fits all" like the New Mass where your every movement and response is dictated. In this way the Old Mass is actually far superior for families, because Mom or Dad can leave for a little bit with the wailing infant and bring their worship with them while they're outside. But in the New Mass if you miss the offertory procession or the Our Father because you had to step out, it's like you seriously missed out on part of your worship.