A stand-out point here was the extent to which consumers of mythology in children's TV (and lit) are encouraged to identify with or sympathise with classical monsters more than they ever were in the past. Dr Amanda Potter of The Open University talked of: Bringing Classical Monsters to Life on UK Children’s Television. Dr Tony Keen gave some examples of teaching points that he raises when teaching ancient myth through cartoons – particularly noting that students' familiarity with how a character can be presented differently in different cartoons can be helpful for thinking about how flexible myth was within antiquity. In the next session we looked at teaching mythology with visual culture. Dr Arlene Holmes-Henderson added on a bright note that ACE (Advocating Classics Education, ) supports those teaching or looking to teach classical antiquity without a language focus.Ībove, Lisa Maurice discusses her search for the classical. In short, if you want to look for the classical world, look for it in all sorts of places and if you'd like to teach it but can't teach it straight-up, perhaps it can be worked into other areas of the time-table. In Israel, the case-study examined here, you won't find classics within the main curriculums, but you will find it in the literature curriculum, where Greek tragedy holds its own well. While that work has been important, it is also positive to look for classical material beyond that horizon. She noted that, in the past, studies of classics in school curriculums have tended to focus on classical language teaching. Lisa's part in Our Mythical Childhood is to research where classical antiquity features within curriculums worldwide. The day kicked off with Dr Lisa Maurice of Bar Ilan University, presenting Our Mythical Education: an overview and some preliminary notes on Israel as a case study.
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You can also see the full programme here. This post contains details of some of the presentations and the ideas within them (including some news on Panoply's current work). Mythology frequently plays a role in education, and this was an opportunity to look at some current and historical practice, and to share thoughts constructively. Much interest and positivity has surrounded Mythology and Education: History and Practice – a workshop held recently at the Faculty of Education at the University of Cambridge, organised by Frances Foster, Katerina Volioti, Susan Deacy and I (aka Sonya Nevin).
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