Yeah, that's exactly what I was talking about,...

2010-02-03T13:37:44.808-08:00

Yeah, that's exactly what I was talking about, and the greatest thing is that you and they probably learned something not only about ancient Greece but about OUR time and culture as well.

Cynthia, this reminds me of a recent experience. M...

2010-02-03T12:53:57.590-08:00

Cynthia, this reminds me of a recent experience. My sons asked me to read them some of "the Odyssey" after we had gotten to talking about the Trojan War and what happened after.

Reading the real poem, in verse, I realized that the poetic language, mythical allusions, etc., were way way over their head, even if they understood most/all of the actual words.

So I found myself reading a few lines, then saying, "OK, the Cyclops is a son of Poseidon, so it's going to be difficult for them to escape via water, but that's the only way for them to leave. So, Odysseus is likely to find more trouble."

I was annotating like this every few lines. I think the kids got it, but it amazed me how much of the meaning was between the lines or connected in some fashion to the mythology, history and way of life of ancient Greece.

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Yeah, that's exactly what I was talking about,...

Cynthia, this reminds me of a recent experience. M...