Names, that mirror, snape and teaching(OT)

[Simon Branford]

No: HPFGUIDX 1279

Hello all;

Penny wrote: "He shows up as Harry Potter on the Marauders Map, and even
when professors have addressed Ron as Ronald"

As Ron is Ronald does that mean that Bill is William, Charlie is Charles and
Fred is Frederick?

Rita wrote: "The Mirror showed Ron himself as Quidditch hero and Head Boy,
and there is no reason to believe that to be a true vision"

It shows what Ron wanted most. Which was to be more successful than his
brothers who overshadow him. It is not a false vision; it is something that
may happen (but I doubt it will).

Rita wrote: "so Harry's vision of his relatives could also have been a false
vision."

If it had been a false vision then I am sure some comment would have been
made as Harry gets the photo album. Which definitely contains photos of his
parents and maybe also of his grandparents.

Ebony wrote: "While Snape is not my favorite character, I am not shocked by
his negative teaching style.  Anyone who seeks to condemn him should spend a
day or two teaching an overcrowded room of adolescents. Every teacher has
Snapish moments.  We're not perfect, and neither are the kids we teach."

What worries me more about Snape's teaching is that he seems to favour
Slytherin and be against Gryffindor before they have even got into the
class. I can understand him snapping at students that misbehave but it is
some of his other actions that disturb me.

Ebony wrote: "Common sense should reveal to the American public that telling
its brightest and best that "those who can, do; those who can't, teach" is
self-defeating to say the least.  IMO it is rather like shooting ourselves
in the collective foot."

In the UK we are suffering from a teacher shortage. Part time or temporary
teachers have filled many posts. It has been worked out that if half of the
mathematics undergraduates that finished their course in June went into
teaching then all the mathematic vacancies in schools will be filled. I will
not be going into teaching and I know few others who want too. I will leave
others to work if the problem will get better or worse!

Simon

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