[HPforGrownups] Re: FF: Snape, Harry, Dumbledore, and flaws in the books

[Dolies]

No: HPFGUIDX 106457

--- Erica Sadun <erica at mindspring.com> wrote:
> Hogwarts is full of bad teachers: Trelawney, Hagrid, Binns, to
> name just a few. Snape, however excellent he is at potents,
> is cruel--not a great advantage in pedagogy.
> 
> One might think that Dumbledore has structured his school more on
> building character and a personal army than simply educating
> future wizards.

Or that these eccentric incompetent or sadistic teachers are just more
entertaining to write/read, more drama and tension for this fictional
school adventure story?  You sure hear more from them than some good
proper teachers (which I'm sure do exist, the names-only teachers that
don't worth pages to detail how good and proper they are?). 

D.