Pre-Hogwarts education and the Weasleys

[Simon Biber]

No: HPFGUIDX 7669

warning: this poses a concept then rambles on incoherently. i was tired at
the time.

Rita (why do I see Skeeter here?) Winston wrote:

> I really believe that MOST wizarding folk are not as ignorant of
> Muggle culture as the Weasleys are.

While I understand your view that the Weasleys are patronising of Muggles, I
would expect that other wizards are even more ignorant.

What amazes me is that they don't study common subjects in the Wizarding
world. Some like Science and Engineering are rendered unnecessary by magic
though still could be interesting (I guess that's what Muggle Studies is
for), but others like Maths, Languages (where did that guy learn them?),
Geography should be very useful.

Magic can often be so convenient and change form constantly -- I am led to
believe it is not governed by a rational set of laws but by the whim of Jo's
imagination.

She can often tend to make up answers when confronted with questions instead
of constructing a response to fit with the established world-view. So, while
the books themselves are canon, I would be a little more careful about
taking her answers as definate.

Simon.