Prefects paid

[finwitch]

No: HPFGUIDX 37709

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "alhewison" <Ali at z...> wrote:

> 
> Given all the talk about prefects and how they might be appointed, 
I 
> thought I should mention how prefects were appointed at my school - 
> and also at my friends schools - in England. I have only ever heard 
> of prefects being appointed by teachers, never by the students 
> themselves. I have certainly never heard of them being paid. The 
> reality it is that they act as "dogsbodies" doing many of 
> the "leadership" style tasks that teachers did not want to get 
> involved with.

That's why I think they *should* be paid, being appointed by teachers 
like that.

The term prefect was translated with "valvoja-oppilas" - refering to 
their duty of watching other students, our student-representative of 
a group is "luottamus-oppilas" - referring to trust of the students. 
They represent the group in government of the student body, and if 
someone's not been at school, he or she can well call that student to 
ask about homework. So um - they're NOT prefects. They're student's 
trustees. Quite different concept, I'd say.

The term "oppilas-edustaja" refers to the 2 chosen to represent all 
students at schoolboard. (and also 2 to take their place if the 
actual representatives can't make it).

I never was one - and I have no regrets either. I *did* cast a vote, 
however.

But not having student-elected representatives, but instead a teacher-
headmaster dictatorship with no student-voice at all! Must say I 
don't question rule-breaking in that kind of circumstances, unless it 
harms someone or something. I wonder...

What if the Hogwarts students would have a demonstration against 
cruel treatment of animals in Potions and Transfiguration and refuse 
to participate these classes unless this wrong was corrected?
What if they'd refuse to obey just on say-so without a possibility to 
have a voice on the rules? All of them. Every single student would 
join in.

What would the staff do?

-- Finwitch