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Five Tips for Teachers on Bringing Homer to High Schoolers

Goodkin: The Odyssey and its hero, who does not behave in ways that conform with our modern understanding of heroism, is more relevant than ever.

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How can a 3,000-year-old epic capture the attention of students shaped by screens and short attention spans? These practical strategies help teachers bring The Odyssey to life as a deeply human story of home, identity, courage, failure, and perseverance, inviting a new generation into one of our civilization’s enduring conversations.