Joshua Powell
@joshuampowell.bsky.social
I specialize in the history of Late Antiquity.
I'd like to propose a new way of understand the plural of "octopus":
May 27, 2025 at 1:47 AM
I'd like to propose a new way of understand the plural of "octopus":
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So. The AP Latin numbers for 2024 are horrific. The average score is a 2.77, compared to a 3.4 for Spanish and a 3.2 for French
But the really shocking one is
**20% of Latin testers got a 1 and another 23% got a 2.** Only 56% scored a 3+. In ESP only 3% got 1;
But the really shocking one is
**20% of Latin testers got a 1 and another 23% got a 2.** Only 56% scored a 3+. In ESP only 3% got 1;
March 18, 2025 at 8:53 PM
So. The AP Latin numbers for 2024 are horrific. The average score is a 2.77, compared to a 3.4 for Spanish and a 3.2 for French
But the really shocking one is
**20% of Latin testers got a 1 and another 23% got a 2.** Only 56% scored a 3+. In ESP only 3% got 1;
But the really shocking one is
**20% of Latin testers got a 1 and another 23% got a 2.** Only 56% scored a 3+. In ESP only 3% got 1;
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Le Berea College, fondé en 1855 par un abolitionniste, fut la première université du sud des États-Unis à ne pas pratiquer la ségrégation raciale, s'ouvrant aux étudiants noirs après la guerre de Sécession. Il pratiquait aussi la mixité de genre, une rareté à l'époque.
December 1, 2023 at 7:46 PM
Le Berea College, fondé en 1855 par un abolitionniste, fut la première université du sud des États-Unis à ne pas pratiquer la ségrégation raciale, s'ouvrant aux étudiants noirs après la guerre de Sécession. Il pratiquait aussi la mixité de genre, une rareté à l'époque.
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Please donate to Berea a no tuition college in KY. Use the dropdown to choose where it goes or allow them to choose. Today I chose the African American Opportunity Fund. In memory of my gramma who attended in 1926. The 1st girl in her family to attend college.
www.berea.edu/giving
www.berea.edu/giving
Giving
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February 15, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Please donate to Berea a no tuition college in KY. Use the dropdown to choose where it goes or allow them to choose. Today I chose the African American Opportunity Fund. In memory of my gramma who attended in 1926. The 1st girl in her family to attend college.
www.berea.edu/giving
www.berea.edu/giving
#Copilot has now asserted itself when I open @microsoft.com Word. I attempted to find the appropriate setting to turn it off, but there was no such setting. So I asked Copilot how to turn itself off. The answer it gave me was inaccurate.
January 22, 2025 at 5:31 PM
#Copilot has now asserted itself when I open @microsoft.com Word. I attempted to find the appropriate setting to turn it off, but there was no such setting. So I asked Copilot how to turn itself off. The answer it gave me was inaccurate.
Χριστὸς γεννᾶται! Δοξάσατε!
December 25, 2024 at 2:11 PM
Χριστὸς γεννᾶται! Δοξάσατε!
Two (of several) ways to greet folks today, Latine:
Faustum Christi natalem tibi opto!
Felicem Natavitatis diem!
Faustum Christi natalem tibi opto!
Felicem Natavitatis diem!
December 25, 2024 at 2:00 PM
Two (of several) ways to greet folks today, Latine:
Faustum Christi natalem tibi opto!
Felicem Natavitatis diem!
Faustum Christi natalem tibi opto!
Felicem Natavitatis diem!
Super terram pax in hominibus bonae voluntatis!
December 25, 2024 at 1:56 PM
Super terram pax in hominibus bonae voluntatis!
Omnes discipuli mei scribunt Alcibiadem fatuum esse. Opus meum perfectum est.
December 15, 2024 at 9:48 PM
Omnes discipuli mei scribunt Alcibiadem fatuum esse. Opus meum perfectum est.
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I'm going to be sharing a free sample poem from my Phaedrus' fables tiered reader soon - stay tuned for the wolf and the lamb in 3 tiers!
November 27, 2024 at 1:41 AM
I'm going to be sharing a free sample poem from my Phaedrus' fables tiered reader soon - stay tuned for the wolf and the lamb in 3 tiers!