Greek Myths Second Edition

[park academy]

I am about ready to start my younger child on Greek Myths. When I went to order a student book for her I noticed they are now marked as second edition. How different are they from the previous edition? I have the older teacher book from when my older child did Greek Myths a number of years ago. Do I need to order a new teacher's manual?

[pickandgrin]

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Following this for an update.

[Michael]

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I am about ready to start my younger child on Greek Myths. When I went to order a student book for her I noticed they are now marked as second edition. How different are they from the previous edition? I have the older teacher book from when my older child did Greek Myths a number of years ago. Do I need to order a new teacher's manual?

Good morning,

The change from the 1st edition to the 2nd was primarily a reformat, but the two editions are incompatible. However, the Teacher Manual is eligible for a free replacement if it was purchased new directly form Memoria Press.

[park academy]

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Thank you! I will contact the appropriate people to get a replacement teacher book and order a new student text.

[RunnerJoy]

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Were the flashcards updated as well?

[Michael]

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Were the flashcards updated as well?

No. The change was mostly reformatting, so flashcards weren't affected.

[RunnerJoy]

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No. The change was mostly reformatting, so flashcards weren't affected.

Thanks, Michael!

[ljallen44]

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Good morning,

The change from the 1st edition to the 2nd was primarily a reformat, but the two editions are incompatible. However, the Teacher Manual is eligible for a free replacement if it was purchased new directly form Memoria Press.

Can you elaborate on why they are incompatible? From the sample I can see that things shifted on pages, but that the content at least for the sample is the same. Would I be able to use the old teacher guide if I knew the page numbers wouldn't line up, or are there other issues I would experience?

I bought this used for my own self study but will need it next year when we reach 3rd grade.

Thanks,
Laura

[Michael]

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Can you elaborate on why they are incompatible? From the sample I can see that things shifted on pages, but that the content at least for the sample is the same. Would I be able to use the old teacher guide if I knew the page numbers wouldn't line up, or are there other issues I would experience?

I bought this used for my own self study but will need it next year when we reach 3rd grade.

Thanks,
Laura

Apologies for the delayed response. A little research had to be done

Yes, you could make the old Teacher work with the new Student, and perhaps I should not have used the word "incompatible." A better word might be "inconvenient." The new TG, in addition to different page numbers, contains updated maps, "Jeopardy!" reviews, lesson number references for drill questions, and clearer identification of what material from the lessons will be on tests. We also did a full re-proof. When we looked at everything we had updated, we felt it would be too difficult to use the old TMs and decided to offer the free replacement.

[serendipitous journey]

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Apologies for the delayed response. A little research had to be done

Yes, you could make the old Teacher work with the new Student, and perhaps I should not have used the word "incompatible." A better word might be "inconvenient." The new TG, in addition to different page numbers, contains updated maps, "Jeopardy!" reviews, lesson number references for drill questions, and clearer identification of what material from the lessons will be on tests. We also did a full re-proof. When we looked at everything we had updated, we felt it would be too difficult to use the old TMs and decided to offer the free replacement.

Laura, I thought I'd add that many of these additions were made in response to homeschool users' requests for them. The maps in the older edition could be hard to use, and the tests for Greek Myths are very challenging. Folks often think they are harder than the Famous Men of Rome tests even though the Greek Myths is for younger children.

The new TG seems to be a good value, given what I've been seeing on the forums over the last few years.

On the other hand, if it seems an unwise use of your resources to purchase new materials then you could plan ahead a bit more over the summer. You could look over the tests and decide if you wish to use them at all. If so, then you could clearly mark the material for the tests in your Teacher Guide, and in the Student Guide if you wish. You could also go over the mapwork and make sure that you can find the correct maps & locations easily, making notes as you wish and posting here if there are any troublesome spots.

And finally, come up with a plan for regular review and memory work, maybe adding information to the drill questions if needed for the tests. I often find it easiest to run the oral memory work from my teacher manual, focusing on the bits that will be tested.

HTH!

[Michael]

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Laura, I thought I'd add that many of these additions were made in response to homeschool users' requests for them.

Yes, we are so grateful for all of the feedback provided by our customers. You help us help future users (including your own rising students), so thank you all very much!

[howiecram]

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I noticed the book also has a new cover on it. Is this book the same, with just a new cover? (it's black instead of gold?)

[Michael]

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I noticed the book also has a new cover on it. Is this book the same, with just a new cover? (it's black instead of gold?)

The only change, besides the beautiful new cover, is a new Afterword about the D'Aulaires. Otherwise, the book is the same.

HTH!

[ljallen44]

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Laura, I thought I'd add that many of these additions were made in response to homeschool users' requests for them. The maps in the older edition could be hard to use, and the tests for Greek Myths are very challenging. Folks often think they are harder than the Famous Men of Rome tests even though the Greek Myths is for younger children.

The new TG seems to be a good value, given what I've been seeing on the forums over the last few years.

On the other hand, if it seems an unwise use of your resources to purchase new materials then you could plan ahead a bit more over the summer. You could look over the tests and decide if you wish to use them at all. If so, then you could clearly mark the material for the tests in your Teacher Guide, and in the Student Guide if you wish. You could also go over the mapwork and make sure that you can find the correct maps & locations easily, making notes as you wish and posting here if there are any troublesome spots.

And finally, come up with a plan for regular review and memory work, maybe adding information to the drill questions if needed for the tests. I often find it easiest to run the oral memory work from my teacher manual, focusing on the bits that will be tested.

HTH!

Thanks for this observation. I have read about some of the feedback on Greek Myths and with Michael's response on the changes, I agree that getting the new version is the best idea. I'll have 3 kids go through it so those changes will be appreciated. Thanks for taking time to bring up your thoughts on this!

-Laura

[serendipitous journey]

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Thanks for this observation. I have read about some of the feedback on Greek Myths and with Michael's response on the changes, I agree that getting the new version is the best idea. I'll have 3 kids go through it so those changes will be appreciated. Thanks for taking time to bring up your thoughts on this!

-Laura

So very happy to be helpful!