[HPforGrownups] Is education a right or a privilege in WW? Was: Re: More on Snape

[Robert A. Rosenberg]

No: HPFGUIDX 103045

At 03:06 +0000 on 06/24/2004, dumbledore11214 wrote about 
[HPforGrownups] Is education a right or a privilege in WW? :

>I still think that Harry and Neville would learn more without Snape
>in classroom, though. :)

There is a differnece between learning and being able to put that 
knowledge to use. All of the examples in Snape's class are either 
Verbal (as opposed to written) Answering or practical demenstrations 
TO HIM. Given his attitude towards Harry and Neville the fact that 
they mess up in class is not so much a indication of their knowledge 
level but of their ability to apply their knowledge while he is 
intimidating them. The only fair way to measure if they have learned 
the subject is written exams administered by someone other than him 
and/or having the practical exam taken without him in the room (IOW: 
As occurs in OOP). You are trying to equate their performance with 
their success in learning from him - Two different things as I noted.