[HPforGrownups] Re: OoP(Spoilers) Snape as teacher

[SnapesSlytherin at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 66977

In a message dated 7/2/03 10:58:46 PM Eastern Daylight Time, bard7696 at aol.com 
writes:
> I think you're right that it takes more than the ability to follow 
> instructions to 
> make a decent potion.
> But the problem is, I don't see Snape trying to instill this ability. His 
> lesson 
> plan seems to be to have the students follow instructions. 
> Granted, some of the instructions seem to be incredibly complicated, but 
> nothing a calm and clear-headed student couldn't handle.
> EXCEPT... how many calm and clear-headed students do you see in Potions 
> that aren't Snape's pet Slyths? 
> Which is why I pointed out  that Neville, away from Snape, turned out to 
> make 
> a decent potion.
> So the question is: Does Snape get more satisfaction out of scaring the crap 
> 
> out of his students or actually seeing them perform?
> If it's the former, I have a hard time agreeing that's he's a good teacher.
> Darrin
> -- The Pet Slyths would be a great band name.

*falls off her chair sighing "Oh...not *this* again!"*
All right...aqui vamos:  Harry & Co. are 5th years now.  They should have the 
ability by now to read the directions and follow them.  It's not like they're 
first years.  They have four years of Severus telling them what to do in 
Potions (although Ron has said "Like we don't have anything better to do than 
listen to Snape" (not an exact quote!)).  We've never (to the best of my 
knowledge) seen Severus just write instructions and have everyone follow them.  I think 
Severus is an effective teacher.... The students could perform in their OWLs. 
 That's his job - to prepare them for the tests (because not all of them will 
continue to take Potions for their future professions).  If the students can 
do the work, he's done his job.  Wait!  Before there are any mad responses: 
This doesn't make him a *good* teacher necessarily.  Effective and good are 
different.  I know that.

~*~*~Oryomai~*~*~
Captain of SILK SHIRTS
--I think this is one of those debates that no one will ever win.  It's one 
of those things where neither side will ever change their mind.  And those kind 
of debates are the best to have!


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