NPR July 23, 2026 • 20:37

How to keep an ancient text interesting to students? Make it a summer blockbuster - NPR

By Sequoia Carrillo

How to keep an ancient text interesting to students? Make it a summer blockbuster - NPR

<em>English teachers are excited to have a new adaptation of Homer's The Odyssey to use to get students excited about the epic poem.</em>

Casey Crowhurst has taught high school English for the past 16 years. One text has never gotten much easier to teach.
"The Odyssey was always one we kind of struggled with," he says. Getting his stu… [+1544 chars]

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