What about the three Rs?

[Janet Anderson]

No: HPFGUIDX 53158

Many people have discussed the extent to which wizard children know magic 
before arriving at Hogwarts. Personally, I think it's the same as the extent 
to which real-world children know reading, writing, etc. before starting 
school, i.e., it depends on the children (and the parents).

However: we know that muggle-born children, like Hermione, and muggle-raised 
children, like Harry, will have been attending school for some time before 
they go to Hogwarts. Therefore they know how to read, write, do basic 
arithmetic, have studied history and geography, etc.

But:
A) How do wizard children learn these things, if they don't attend school? 
Do their parents home school them, or are their wizard primary schools?
B) In canon, there is no mention of the study of mathematics, history (other 
than wizard history), literature, etc. at Hogwarts (and no time, considering 
the schedules the students keep). Does this mean that the students' 
non-magical education effectively comes to a halt when they go to Hogwarts? 
I realize that wizards wouldn't need computer science (and probably wouldn't 
need chemistry or physics), but wizards, unless they are *completely* 
isolated from the muggle world, will still need (or might be interested in) 
muggle history, politics, art, literature, and the ability to write well 
enough to publish ...


Janet Anderson
(who'd rather be a Squib than never read Shakespeare)


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An ordinary person says, "You have a face that would stop a clock." A 
diplomat says, "When I look at you, time stands still."



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