[Homer2010] [Homer 2010] Introduction

[Janice Jewell]

Hi everyone.  My name is Janice Jewell and I am a high school English
teacher.  After 15 years in the IT world, I needed to get back to my inner
English major, so I walked away from the business world, went back to school
for a Master's and started teaching 10 years ago.

I teach honors 9th and 12th graders, and in the interest of full disclosure,
yes, I do teach *The Odyssey*.  However, far from making me some sort of
expert, I have realized that as many times as I go through this text,
there's is always something more to be learned.  This translation was new to
me, so that's the first thing.  Secondly, I really like the questions and
thematic access points that Pat has identified; all were different from what
I do with students.  Also, I'm interested in hearing about the relevance of
a story like this from adults (very different from 9th graders).  I'm hoping
to grow my own understanding of the book and enhance some of the ways I work
with it with students using what I learn from the group.

I learned about this opportunity from my husband who receives Pat's
newsletter.  He's the musician; I'm the reader.  We are acquainted with Pat
through the Falcon Ridge Folk Festival in New York.  My husband is the
musical "networker," I just tag along to a variety of places to hear great
music.  Other hobbies: cooking, sampling good wine.  One daugher (15 years
old) and one dog (boxer-shepherd rescue mutt) complete our household.  They
are both very cool.

Can't wait to meet everyone.

Janice
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