More on Snape

[tookishgirl_111]

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> Shaun wrote:
> Snape is a hard taskmaster. When his students do not perform to the 
> standard he expects, he lets them know about it. There is nothing 
> invalid about that as a method of teaching. Not all teachers do it, 
> but plenty do, and their students often learn very effectively in 
> the classroom. They work harder to avoid being told off.

> Thread Drift Sen:
> When I was in school for Lab Tech, it was the same sort of thing. 
> You *had* to be able to do the tasks right. No half way. <snip>
> Some subjects, the teachers do have to be harder because there is no 
> half way. Either totally correct or not at all. Potions AND in health 
> care. I also believe this is the reason Snape never gets the DADA 
> position. He's a stellar potionsmaster (at least its implied particularly 
> when we're told he is making Lupin's difficult potion. Not Pompfrey or 
> anyone else) and they probably could NOT find someone to fill the 
> potionmaster shoes as WELL as Snape. 


Yeah, I've had teachers like Snape myself...the taskmasters.  Their 
form of teaching is a tricky thing though, it can cause students to do 
one of two things: flourish or die.  When a teacher lays into them 
some students are driven to do better, prove to their teacher that 
they are good enough to remain in the class...or just to prove the 
teacher wrong - which I imagine is how Hermione and Harry respond.  
Of course, other students crumble under the pressure of a teacher 
verbal attacking them and only begin to make mistakes that are 
greater in number and seriousness- like Neville.  

As to why Snape never gets the DADA position is three-fold.  One is 
because he is so good at potions-making it wouldbe near impossible to 
find a replacement.  Two is that in his position he has been very 
important to other (and the fight against LV) as shown by making the 
werewolf potion and the Veriserum amongst other important creations 
that only he seems to know how to make.  And three is that 
Dumbledore, as well as other characters, may think that as a former 
DE working around the Dark Arts may be a risk for Snape (though I 
honestly doubt that snape's at risk myself, but I could see how the 
books characters might).

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