Cultural standards, nasty teachers, abused children

[Irene Mikhlin]

No: HPFGUIDX 144727

Instead of repeating the same old arguments ("He is an
abuser!" "Oh no, he isn't!" "Well, in my school he'd
be soooo sued"), I thought some people would be
interested to read about experiences of a real english
child in a real english boarding school. This text
describes year 1915, but that's even more relevant to
Hogwarts and wizarding world than a modern muggle
equivalent.

http://www.netcharles.com/orwell/essays/suchwerethejoys.htm

I wonder if Snape had read it before he started his
teaching career. It certainly seems that he had
adopted the following quote for his pedagogical motto:
"The schoolmaster who imagines he is loved and trusted
by his boys is in fact mimicked and laughed at behind
his back. An adult who does not seem dangerous nearly
always seems ridiculous."

Irene


		
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