[HPforGrownups] Re:Neville and potions- an unpopular opinion

[Irene]

No: HPFGUIDX 108023

xtremesk8ergurl2 at aol.com wrote:

> From:  Irene <irene_mikhlin at b...>

>>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. 

> 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.

Wow, what can I say other than enormous respect to your experiences and 
achievements? I'm glad that someone else has a contrary opinion to the 
majority vote that Snape should be fired, arrested and then fired again, 
preferably with a firing squad.

 > Also, in reference to your comment about parallels, I think Hermione
 > is parallel to an academically
 > and intellectually gifted child.

Yes, and Ron represents "lads culture", I'm afraid. :-)
And if he tries to drag Hermione down one more time, I want someone to 
kick him.

Irene