Academic dishonesty

[meltowne]

No: HPFGUIDX 139479

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Caius Marcius" <coriolan at w...> 
wrote:
> 
> Also, I would argue that "good teaching" implies more than simply 
> fostering warm-fuzzies with the student. Flitwick, for example, 
seems 
> to be an excellent teacher who imparts his knowledge with 
> considerable skill (even if Charms are a soft option). And Flitwick 
> may very well have built such bonds with other students, who are not 
> part of the main narrative.
> 
Remember also that the books are for the most part from Harry's 
perspective - and written for children of his age.  When I look back 
on my high school days, the teachers I would consider the best were 
not the ones I liked the most.  They were the ones that challenged me, 
and pushed just enough to halp me reach my potential.  One of the best 
was an english teacher I had in 9th grade - I hated his class, and 
didn't particularly like him at the time.  But he was the department 
head, and knew what he was doing; he usually taught only older kids, 
so he treated us like them, which we were not prepared for.

The teachers are not there to be liked, but to teach.  I consider a 
good teacher to be one who is effective.  Most of the Hogwarts staff 
fits that bill - even Snape to some degree.  Many of them probably 
have one or two students with whom they've developed a strong 
relationship, it's just that Harry is not aware of them, so neither 
are we.