The Hero's Journey
In Education and in Life
Welcome to Harris Communications and The Hero's Journey in Education. This site explores the hero's journey pattern and its implications in education and in life. It is also the home of the award-winning curriculum The Hero's Journey: A Guide to Literature and Life, an approach to using the hero's journey pattern to teach language arts. The site has four sections:
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Monthly news: updates on research into the journey and related topics, a quote of the month, news and thoughts on the educational journey, and recommendations for books, films or websites of interest. NOTE: the price for the hero's journey curriculum will increase to $32.95 on September 1, 2008.
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Hero's Journey Teaching Curriculum: Information and excerpts from The Hero's Journey: A Guide to Literature and Life, by Reg Harris and Susan Thompson, and other Harris Communications' publications;
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The Reading Room: The Reading Room contains articles and information about the hero's journey from mythological, psychological, philosophical and instructional points of view;
- Seminars and Workshops: Information on seminars, workshops and in-service presentations on the hero's journey and related subjects.
This site is updated regularly with articles, quotes and teaching ideas, so check back often. If you have any questions about anything on the site or the hero's journey in general, please feel free to contact me.