Teaching Styles LONG/ small response to Potioncat

[potioncat]

No: HPFGUIDX 147861

Alla wrote: 
> But is it really fair to base the assessment of Snape on Ernie 
> McMillan words, if we did not see how Snape interacted with him?
> snip< 
> And I am not even dismissing it, I completely agree that Snape can 
be 
> a good teacher for Ernie McMillan.

Potioncat:
We also have Hermione who often defends Snape, even though she has 
enough reasons not to bother.

The "Is Snape a Good Teacher?" thread has existed in some form since 
before this list began...I'm sure of it. If you picked a post number 
at random, you'd have a good chance of it discussing some variation 
of this theme.

The biggest difficulty, aside from the fact that we, as a group, 
don't even agree upon the defintion of a good teacher, is that we all 
see Snape through a different filter. Upthread somewhere Alla 
commented that while canon supported one view, she also had her years 
of knowing Snape to use in support of a different view (I know, I 
really should go get that comment, but it's close, isn't it?) The 
bigger point is that it brought home to me that I'm doing the same 
thing. Some see Snape through a filter that associates cruelty as a 
motive in the way Snape deals with Harry. Some see through a filter 
that adjusts for "there's a reason for this/it's more than it seems." 
None of us just read the page and move on.

I do think that Ernie's comment, and Hermione's were JKR's way of 
supporting Snape as good DADA teacher. Just as in earlier books we 
have Ron's quotes from the twins about Snape and that gave us some 
information too. (I think it came from the twins.) For that matter, I 
think it's an important detail that Hermione did better in Snape's 
class than she does in Slughorn's.

I just don't know what it means that Hermione trust(ed) Snape but not 
the HBP, while Harry trust(ed) the HBP but not Snape.


>Alla: 
> Potioncat ( I think) made a brilliant point that Snape does not 
> really use Unforgivables in his DADA lesson, instead he just shows 
> pictures, contrary to what Fake!Moody did and that he claimed about 
> learning unforgivables.
> 
> If Potioncat reads this post, I just want to acknowledge that I 
find 
> it a very good possible proof for the DD!M Snape who does not 
really 
> have much fun of showing off Unforgivables. ( But I hope not, LOL!)

Potioncat:
Although in later chapters Draco seems to say that DADA isn't 
important, Snape seems to be very open about what he's doing.


Potioncat,(feel free at any time to attribute any brilliant points to 
me.)  ;-)