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A Society Impaired: Why Students Must Be Taught Mythology, Elise Hayen
A Society Impaired: Why Students Must Be Taught Mythology, Elise Hayen
Emerging Writers
This piece investigates why mythology taught in schools is not being retained by most students and therefore causing a major deficit of understanding in society. The author analyzes why mythology is still relevant and how it has impacted our world by shaping our language, our brain, and our perception of the world. Different educational methods are introduced to demonstrate how mythology education can be advanced in all levels of schooling. Lastly, the author shares stories from teachers and students that have successfully integrated impactful mythology into their curriculum and in order to see how this impacted their communities.
Discovering Identity With World Language, Constance Reynolds
Discovering Identity With World Language, Constance Reynolds
Emerging Writers
This article argues that teaching different foreign languages in schools opens the educational, mental, and universal benefits of language diversity and that the elimination of language diversity from schools hinders the development of students' identity, destroys curiosity, and delinks students from their heritages.