[HPforGrownups] The real worst teacher at Hogwarts

[Chase Wildstar]

No: HPFGUIDX 56953


----- Original Message -----
From: "darrin_burnett" <bard7696 at aol.com>

> Now that Lockhart is gone, the real worst teacher at Hogwarts is
> Trelawney!
>
> Here are her sins.
> 3) You think Snape was mean to Hermione? (Well, yeah, he was, the
> slimy git) Trelawney's response to having her predictions challenged
> is to tell Hermione "I don't think you have the gift."
>
> That's equivalent to a language teacher who has been caught not
> knowing what he or she is talking about saying "well, you don't have
> the aptitude for language."


Now that the pre-requesit editing is done, I can get on with my comments.

Telling a student that they do not have the "gift" or aptitude for something
is not being mean at all.
Its not being unprofessional either. Why allow a student to struggle thru
something they have no hope
of ever mastering?
Isn't it better to let them know that they MIGHT be wasting their time, and
MIGHT want to
invest such time in something else that they may have a better apitutude
for?
Hey, I suck at ENGLISH and lanugage.. but I excel at Math and Science.
If my english teacher (years ago) told me not to pursue a carreer in
litiature, I would have laughed and told her that I had NO intention. I like
to read, and I read a lot of books. But I hate writting a half page
paragraph about what ONE, 9 word sentance is about. THat to me, is just
plain stupid.
And thats what we had to do in English class.. talk about a waste of time.

Chase Wildstar