[HPforGrownups] Re: Teachers and fairness (WAS Is Snape unfair with House Points? )

[Ladi lyndi]

No: HPFGUIDX 56555

--- bluesqueak <pipdowns at etchells0.demon.co.uk>
wrote:
> As Mel says - Snape tells Hermione to let him
> run the class, takes 
> points off her when she disobeys, and tells her
> *exactly* where 
> she's gone wrong. It's sharp, nasty and
> probably very effective. 
> 
> After all, Hermione's improved hugely by GoF.
> ;-)
> 


Me:

Any teacher who would humiliate my child in
public would find themselves called on the carpet
and I would insist on a public apology to my
child.  Yes, it's sharp and nasty but I don't
agree that it is effective in a positive way. 
Snape responded not in an adult manner but in a
childish one, he publically humiliated her.  Now,
if he had kept her after class and done this, I
wouldn't have the same problem with this.  Then,
it is private.

I remember having a teacher like Snape in school.
 While I was fortunate enough never to have been
on the receiving end of his caustic remarks, it
affected me so much that I would never answer in
class and this was the only class that I received
a grade below B as I was so afraid of what may
happen that I never learned anything and it
really hurt my enjoyment of learning.  On the
other hand, I do remember a teacher who kept me
after class and told me, in a not so nice manner,
how other students were being affected by my
behavior in that class (no, I wasn't trying to
answer all the questions, rather is was my
boredom because I did know the answers LOL). 
While I still walked out of the meeting crying
due to the manner in which I was informed of
this, I learned that my behavior does affect
others and went back to the teacher later to not
only apologize to him but to discuss it further. 
He ended up becoming a favorite teacher.

Lynn

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