Why would students want to take mythology? If you have an interest in mythology, the paranormal, or fairytales, then maybe mythology is for you. What type of Mythology is taught? It can
vary from year to year. “What I do is set out like eight or nine units that the kids can choose,” Mr Schmitt said. Usually the semester allows three units and if students don’t get the unit they want, they can sign up for Mythology 2. The actual mythologies taught are Greek, Norse, Egyptian, Japanese, Fairy tales, monsters folklore, and urban legends are also offered when the course is taken. The most common one chosen is urban legends because they get to go out and research an urban legend like a haunted house or cemetery. Greek is also popular because of things like Percy Jackson and getting to dress up as a Greek god. Monsters is another popular one because students get to create a survival guide and kit to protect themselves from monsters of all sorts. Usually there are 15-17 students that take this class a semester. There have been two myth classes. There is a myth one in semester one and two. Not every year myth two is offered because it depends on how many students sign up. If this sounds like something you’re interested in then mythology may be the class for you.
