Trelawny/Teachers

[finwitch]

No: HPFGUIDX 53549

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Risti" <pretty_feet51 at y...> 
wrote:
> 
> 
> I agree with you on some points.  I do think that Trelawney's first 
> prediction was big enough to keep her around, but I have a couple 
of 
> other thoughts for why she might be kept there.  Could it be that 
> she's better off in Hogwarts, then roving around on the streets?  I 
> mean, she's probably spout off her predictions to every person she 
> met or passed by, and who'd want to take the chance that one of her 
> few correct predictions could be witnessed by a passerby who 
doesn't 
> even recognize it.

Me:
Kept in Hogwarts... That's for Hagrid and Snape, I think. But those 
two are good at the things they teach, but their teaching skill is 
very questionable. In Hagrid's case it's inexperience and lack of 
education...

Risti: 
>You don't necessarily have 
> to be good at the practical to spew off the theories.  That kind of 
> person may not be the best teacher out there, but it certainly is a 
> common kind.  How many science teachers could practice what they 
> teach?  Math teachers who could actually prove some of the theories 
> they make their students memorize? Of course, the best teachers are 
> the ones who can, but usually if they can, they don't teach.

I guess I was lucky then, having the math teacher like that in 
school. She definately did know how to prove those theories. Not only 
that, she also knew how to teach. But yes, to have one who knows 
practise (and therefore also the theory) is better than just theory...
But as I see it, Trelawney is the sort who knows the theory AND some 
of the practise. She did predict the things about Hermione: She 
doesn't have the Sight, she can only learn so much from books
(Hermione failed her Boggart), she left them for good...

And even with true Seers, (And I'm positive Harry's one since the 
Buckbeak-Flying-Free-in-Crystal-Ball-vision) they may not *always* 
get visions, maybe not even when they want it, but they do. What ever 
else dear Trelawney has taught, Harry&Ron can tell a *real* 
prediction when they see one... Also, Harry's thing to See is 
dream/Crystal Ball, Trelawney's uncalled trance that just comes. I 
wonder if Harry would See more of future if he peeked into his 
Crystal Ball?

About teachers who only knew the theory, there's Quirrell who went to 
get experience in practise, but got possessed and Lockhart who 
pretended to know practise, believing it himself to somewhat, but to 
write those books, he DID know the theory at least.
Others-- they DO know their area. All seem to be the best expert in 
their own branch of magic, Hagrid with Safely Dealing with Monsters 
(if only the course changed name, but Hagrid Cares for them!) - and 
there *might* be another Care of Magical Creatures teacher about 
Unicorns & such... Why not separate those into two courses?

-- Finwitch