NEWTs

[Steve <bboy_mn@yahoo.com>]

No: HPFGUIDX 49540

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Scott Northrup" <snorth at u...>
wrote:
> bboy_mn:
> >I never thought about N.E.W.T.s. 
> > ...edited... It is a national standardized test that is
> > given by the school but the administration and certification 
> > come from a higher body.
> 
> > What am I getting at? Well, I don't think you can get out of OWLs
> > and NEWTs. They are your qualifications and certifications, and 
> > they are administered by a higher authority than the school. So I 
> > would guess the getting out of year end tests meant that you got 
> > out of your various class exams, but not the separate national 
> > qualifications exams. Although, Cedric's might have been postponed
> > until the next year. 
> > -end this part-
> 
> 
> Me: (Scott)
> 
> It's entirely possible that OWLs and NEWTS are administered by some
higher authority.  However- since Hogwart's is the only Wizarding
school in the UK ... ... ... I'd say it's probably likely that the
school is in charge of testing.  
> 
> ...edited...
>
> -Scott


bboy_mn: 
I say that we are both right. Wouldn't be the first time it happened.

The school is a higher authority than a teacher. Class exams are given
and graded by the classroom teacher. I'm saying these are the sxams
the Champions got out of. 

The OWLS and NEWTS are certifications that come from the school as an
institution. That institution being a greater authority than the
classroom teacher. Any diploma (or certification or qualification) is
only as valid as the reputation of the school that issues it. A
diploma from Harvard in and of itself is meaningless. It is the
reputation of the school that gives it power. 

So, you say it is the school that gives, grade, and certifies the OWLS
and NEWTS, and I say that the school as an intitusion is a higher
authority than the classroom teacher.

I still say we are both right.

bboy_mn