#student shenanigans
So for grad school on Monday, I have to teach four Latin words to the rest of the class (all language teachers, none of whom know Latin, all of whom know my antics) without explaining what they mean in English.
I’m thinking of coming in in full Athena/Minerva costume, labeling my spear, shield, helmet, and aegis, and just yelling at them in Latin like I am a vengeful goddess carrying their doom at the end of my craft foam spear.
Thoughts?
So the costume was 100% the right call.
I wore my peplos over my regular clothing, hiked up so it was hidden under my jacket. The rest of my costume was tucked into a duffle bag, and my classmates had spent all class trying to figure out what was inside, while I just smiled and gave no hints.
I was the last to present.
“So you all know me well enough by now,” I said, “to know that I’m a ‘go big or go home’ kind of person.” And I casually took off my jacket and unrolled my peplos, put on the aegis, helmet, and shield, and held aloft my spear, shouting, “SALVETE, MORTALES!”
One of my classmates whispered, “That is such a power move,” while my professor absolutely lost it laughing in the back of the class.
I kept the helmet on after presentations were over, and my professor used my spear as a pointer for the rest of his lecture. I have no idea how my grade is going to turn out, but it was a good time.
Last class was Monday, and I STILL hadn’t gotten a grade for this, so I finally cracked and asked the professor how it was. He still didn’t give me a letter grade, but he burst out laughing and said it was “amazing”, so I think that’s an A?
