Rampant Ingratitude, was Re:Lusting After Snape

[Amanda Geist]

No: HPFGUIDX 129397

Amandageist opined:
> > 
> > Ah, but I am one who will not concede that he's miserable at it.
> >  Because I think what a teacher should do is convey information, 
> > and (with the exception of Neville, who has trouble in classes 
> > other than Snape's) Snape does that. I don't think it's required 
> > for a teacher to be nice. I think it's required for a teacher to 
> > pass fundamental information about the subject he/she is teaching, 
> > and there is canon to support that Snape is quite effective at 
that.

Amiabledorsai responded:
> 
> If you asked me to clean your best china and I used a sandblaster to
> scour off all of the food particles, incidentally scrubbing off the
> pattern, would you consider me a good dishwasher?
> 
> After all, the china would be clean--cleaner than it's been since it
> left the kiln.

Amandageist:

I think we may have reached the point where analogies are becoming the 
focus rather than supporting material, and it's starting to obscure 
meaning. I'm not sure how you intend me, as a reader, to relate 
scrubbing dishes to a learning experience.

Clearly you have a strong opinion, and both of us can make 
entertaining analogies to illustrate points, but I ask again: may I 
have canon points or examples to for the analogies to illustrate?

~Amanda