Students are Loki Into Mythology
January 23, 2018
Here at Pahrump Valley High School many things are changing. Earlier in the school year students were asked to vote for new clubs, activities, and classes that they would like to participate in and one of the popular choices was mythology.
It is commonly mistaken that mythology is strictly the study of Greek gods and how they relate to the Earth, but it is much more than that. By definition, mythology is the study of myths but it has been separated into multiple different categories such as Greek, Roman, and Norse.
If the class were to be offered in the upcoming year, either Mr. Larssen, Mrs. Planck, or Mrs. Kolodzieczyk would teach it. Mr. Larssen has had prior experience in the subject and taught it for four years before teaching English and Journalism.
“I enjoy it.” Larssen says. “If I taught the class the lesson plan would go as follows; symbols and archetypes, Sumerians, Egyptians, Greek/Romans, Norse, world mythology, American folklore, Zombie folklore, Star Wars, and then the students would create their own mythology.”
Larssen’s schedule would keep the student’s open to all types of Mythology and they would get the opportunity to get in-depth knowledge about each one.
Larssen added, “It’s of very high interest.”
Larssen’s personal favorite God is Thor. “He is a bumbling idiot but he also protects the Aesir and Vanir gods.” Not only are the teachers interested in the subject, but the students are showing some excitement for it as well. Junior’s Jordyn Larsen and Emanuel Ribeiro are two of the students interested in taking the class and look forward to learning more about the subject.
“I am interested in Mythology and I enjoy writing stories about it. I find it very fascinating,” says Jordyn Larsen. “I hope to learn [about] the origins of mythology and what each character represents.”
Though many of the students know bits and pieces about the main gods and goddesses, students like Ribeiro hope to learn more about the topic.
“I wanna learn about the smaller figures in mythology,” he says. “The mediocre characters that nobody talks about.”
It has not been made official yet, but in order for there to even be a mythology class at least 40 students have to sign up. The class would only be available for one semester or two semesters, but the students will be able to learn a lot of new information.
“Sign up for mythology, you will enjoy it I promise you,” says Larssen.
Here at PVHS, new ideas are finally being taken into consideration and can lead to a very insightful future for both students and teachers.
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Joseph Keplinger • Feb 12, 2018 at 9:09 AM
Although I would absolutely love a mythology class, I would not join for only one semester. If I’m going to join a class with such an abundance of information, I would like to get all of said information rather than just half. Another unnecessary point is the fact they need a whopping forty students to make it a class. I would lower that number as the amount of students needed only has to add up to one class’s amount of students, because even if it is only one period it is still a class. I agree with Larssen’s comment that “it’s of very high interest” as many students would want to join; however, I disagree with the comment that “new ideas are finally being taken into consideration.” Student Council members and other students or staff I know all agree that while they are pushing ideas or trying to improve, the school will just not listen. Overall, very good article and I hope that this class ends up being very interesting and very popular as I am hoping to sign up.
Brandon Sorum • Feb 9, 2018 at 11:54 AM
This class sounds absolutely brilliant! It’s ultimately a magnificent idea and a genius one at that, especially if somebody is an aspiring story writer one day. When it comes to literature, mythology is key to telling great compelling stories. Storytelling is a work of art that just like any other form; it takes profound inspiration from the reality of the world around us, which is incredibly important to know when creating in-depth, engaging and believable story arcs and characters that transform common nature into grand fantasy. I approve of this class and I hope to be able to participate.
Rafael Chavez • Feb 9, 2018 at 11:54 AM
I agree, mythology could be a very interesting class to take and many people agree to wanting to make this official since “one of the popular choices was mythology.” I think this will soon come true and we will have the choice to take mythology.
Sabrina Jaynes • Jan 23, 2018 at 1:43 PM
I would thoroughly enjoy learning about Egyptian mythology in detail. Even if it was only a one semester class, I would break my senior half-day schedule just to take it.
Spencer Abrams • Jan 23, 2018 at 8:47 AM
First, that is without a doubt the best title to ever be featured on this website. Second, I appreciate the interviews with not only a possible teacher, but the possible students who would be involved as well. I would love to take the class, but I would hope modern mythology would take a bigger part than just a brief discussion of Star Wars or Zombies. The way I see it, old mythology developed into modern Sci-Fi; just discussing Star Wars seems to shallow of a study. I’d also like to see some Lovecraft discussed, but I appreciate the open end where we get to discuss our own mythology.