A Hogwarts education, was "Mad-Eye Moody" - Character Sketch (long)

[milz]

No: HPFGUIDX 6197

--- In HPforGrownups at egroups.com, "Joywitch " <joym999 at a...> wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at egroups.com, atelecky at m... wrote:
> 
> > Incidentally, I haven't ever seen any evidence of any education in 
> > music or art at Hogwarts--nothing like a band or an orchestra. 
> > Dumbledore apparently likes chamber music; you would think he 
would 
> > encourage music learning at his own school [snip] 
> > Not much of a thread, but can anyone think of some other things 
> > Hogwarts might be lacking in? Right now its a bit of a one-
> dimensional 
> > school--there's no philosophy or literature-- I suppose magic 
takes 
> > the place of science classes, and Hermione is taking Arithmancy, 
so 
> I 
> > guess there's some version of math in the magical world? 
> 
> JKR has said that some of the traditional muggle subjects are 
studied 
> in the elective Muggles Studies classes, and the students certainly 
> do a lot of writing in all their classes.  But it is true that the 
> way Hogwarts is structured that the students do seem to be missing 
> out on a lot of subjects that would be useful in both the magical 
and 
> muggle worlds.  In particular, I have wondered about the lack of 
> music, and also sports other than the official House quidditch 
> teams.  And shouldnt students like Dean Thomas, who are good at 
> drawing, get some opportunity to get more artistic training?  Oh 
> well, we cant expect JKR to think of everything!
> 
> --Joywitch

I've wondered if they take courses such as mathematics at Hogwarts. 
Harry came from a muggle school and had the equivalent of an American 
6th grade education. It would be strange if his mathematics, 
geography, etc. would stop at that point.

:-)Milz