Jinxed Jobs /Teachers in the WW/ What standards are we using... LONG

[hickengruendler]

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> Alla:
> 
> Trelawney's example is a PERFECT example IMO of how Dumbledore's 
> several hats get confused. No, I don't think that Divination is a 
> joke to WW, far from it. And Dumbledore himself calls Cassandra 
> Trelawney extremely gifted Seer, so he acknowledges the truth of 
the 
> subject, right?

Hickengruendler:

While Divination might not be a joke, the teaching of it is (maybe 
excluding Firenze's teaching,)IMO. Ignoring her annoying Death 
Predictions for a moment, I don't think Trelawney is that bad as a 
teacher. First of all, she teaches pretty close to the textbook. 
While that isn't of course something to judge the quality of a 
teacher, it does prove, that she teaches the way it seems to be 
common in the wizarding world. Meaning that it might be possible to 
find better seers than Trelawney, but I'm not sure their way of 
teaching would be any different. Trelawney also encourages the 
students to work in groups and she gives them practical work with the 
tealeaves, crystal ball and dream interpretation. IMO, that proves 
that her teaching skills aren't that bad. But how do you teach 
Divination? Judging by Trelawney's powers (and I am aware that she 
might be an exception), it cannot really be taught at all, since the 
gift seems to come pretty unregularly. 

Bottom Line: I think that Divination is nearly impossible to teach, 
and that Trelawney, should she drop her melodramatic act, is at least 
an average teacher. 
 
> Alla:
> 
> IMO - it is protection again. Hagrid was expelled, he really had 
not 
> many places to go to and Dumbledore gave him a refuge again. As to 
> Hagrid teaching , well I think he has the potential. :-)

Hickengruendler:

Yes, but Hagrid was already living and working in Hogwarts. He was 
therefore protected even without being given the job as CoMC teacher. 
I agree with you that Hagrid has some potential as a teacher and 
probably Dumbledore saw this potential as well, but I still find it 
irresponsible that Hagrid was thrown into the cold water. If not 
irresponsible towards Hagrid, than surely toward the students. 
 
Hickengruendler