Neville and potions- an unpopular opinion

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From:  Irene <irene_mikhlin at b...>
> 
> If we allow that  at least  some of the Hogwarts pupils represent some 
> features from the real world  education, then Neville has the most  
> obvious parallel - he is the special needs child.
> Now,  I maintain another unpopular opinion - that Snape's  teaching method  
> is not criminal and not even outside of the range of valid methods, and 
> works perfectly well for average and above students.  It might even be 
> one of the more efficient methods for gifted students. But that's not 
> the point I want to argue today.
> But even I agree wholeheartedly  that Snape's methods and  special needs  

xtremesk8ergurl2:
Believe it or not, I'm both severly dyslexic, ADHD, and CAPD (auditory 
processing disorder), and have an IQ over 145. I went  to a  school for gifted kids with Language Based Learning Differences (mostly Dyslexia  etc.), and I had a teacher for Literature who was just like Snape. While she was one of the meanest people  I've ever met, and even often embarassed me in front of the class, she was the only teacher I had who could ever teach me how to write a paper.  Ironically, she had the whole greasy haired look that Snape had too. While I despised the way she treated me and some of my classmates, I often took certain things she said with a grain of salt, and I feel she really wisened all of us up instead of sugarcoating things for us and making excuses for us like other teachers do for special needs students. 

And another thing special needs students need to learn and that often only a Snape-type teacher can teach, is that you have to work twice as hard in life. The Snape teachers I've had in my life are probably the reason why I'm as self-motivated today as I am.  While encouragement can do this for some people, a lot of people just need a kick in the butt. I actually think having a Snape teacher is a good experience for a Special needs child. Also, in reference to your comment about parallels, I think Hermione is parallel to an academically  and intellectually gifted child.


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