✈️ Blog Post #3: Mystic Mythologies

Hi everyone,


Creating my own myth definitely helped in enhancing my overall knowledge/studies of mythology. I think—similar to poetry—being able to really immerse myself in the creation process leads to a better understanding of why myths are so timeless. Some of the wacky approaches my classmates took made it feel unique to them and their philosophies, whereas some might have taken a more serious one. Myths stem from an intense need for a question/phenomenon to be answered, and this hasn’t changed since the time of the ancient Greeks. Myths seem to be a natural part of our human psyche as every child grows up with an infamous “myth” story passed down from friends or classmates (for instance, a ghost haunting the bathroom at school, etc). We have been creating myths before we even knew how to define them—heard a sound in the hallway while walking to class as a kid? Must’ve been the dead janitor from years ago haunting the halls!


In this way, I think it is beneficial to utilize and connect ways that myths are ever-present in our world as a means of helping with my future teaching career. Kids care about certain subjects when they feel they can relate to them, and what better way to incorporate myth-telling in my classroom than having kids share their own made up myths, similar to how we did it in class. It certainly helped grow my caring/understanding for the subject, and I can now view mythos through a new lens.


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  1. Adela PerezOctober 25, 2024 at 1:15 PM


    Hi Daniel,
    I really enjoyed reading your blog post and your thoughts on creating a myth. I especially like that you bring in the fact that some students, like myself, took a wacky/sily approach in order to really let loose and have fun with it! Most of all, you are right on the nose when you mention how myths still play a vital role in how we tell stories. This is something helpful to note because as future teachers we need ro be able to teach materials in a way that can connect or relate to our students. I think that most students would enjoy the creation of the myth and even knowing where myths come from and how they still can be seen today. I know that in the future I want to implement fragments of this lesson, specifically having students create their own myths, in order to develop their writing and critical thinking skills
    - Adela Perez

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  2. Kevin LimaOctober 27, 2024 at 5:13 PM

    Hi Daniel. Creating my own myth also helped me understand the shift of myth. This was the case for me because when the task was assigned, I sort of went all out and made a nonsensical story that ultimately did have elements that carried over to my final version, but it didn’t have much to do with explaining a phenomenon. I had to take a step back and acknowledge what parts of the fiction could be applied to something that occurs now so that the story would serve as an explanation. I also think utilizing the shift myth is a good way to connect to students because when breaking down its characteristics, it can be easy to apply the myth to methods of storytelling that appeal to them now, seeing as how modern storytelling draws plenty from ancient mythology.

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  3. Kevin LimaOctober 27, 2024 at 5:14 PM

    Study* not shift

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