Teaching Styles LONG

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No: HPFGUIDX 147955

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "finwitch" <finwitch at ...> wrote:
>

> Well, we must also consider the subject. Trelawney is teaching a
> subject that *requires* a certain set of mind, which Hermione does not
> have. While her mindset - logic, theory, abstract - is excellent for
> theoretical achievement and applying a theory, also provide excellent
> grades for many subjects, her set of mind does not help her to beat
> her boggart. Harry's mindset OTOH - while not making him the model
> student - is the sort that helps him defeat not just a boggart, but a
> dementor and deal with TimeTravel in a deep, profound understanding
> which Hermione did not achieve with a year of practice.

Well, Divination seems to be mostly about making up the kind of wild
stories the teacher wants to hear, according to the homework grades of
Harry and Ron. Or fawning over the teacher as Parvati and Lavender are
doing. Being gullible and believing everything the teacher does also
helps, see the rabbit incident. Actually I think this shows Hermione's
sound mind and her ability to detect rubbish and being conned even if
it is in the disguise of a teacher and subject. 

Then, where does it say that Harry understands time-travel? And that
Hermione does not? Harry would have rushed in Hagrid's cabine if
Hermione had not stopped him. The only reason he fought the dementor
is not because of an understanding of time travel, but because he
realised that when he saw himself that first time he thought it was
his dad, only now, when actually time-travelling he realized he saw
himself and that gave him the confidence to cast a Patronus. 

Gerry
> 
> Note: Harry came to *understand* TimeTravel without theory trough ONE
> practice. Hermione had theory and experience of being in 3 places at
> once for a year, and yet she did not gain understanding. Seeing to the
> future (Divination) is that kind of TimeTravel. It's apparent Hermione
> can't deal with it (she realised it by the end of her third year).
> Trelawney saw that in her - she can't deal different times - she can't
> deal with Divination - and Trelawney told her so.
> 
> Everyone can't deal with unpleasant truth (like Fudge) - or
> predestination that will happen no matter what (Hermione) - but that's
> what Divination is all about. Wasn't it better for Hermione to learn
> that early on and having the 'it's nonsense'-defence than learn how
> everyone else can do something while she can't? And Trelawney didn't
> call Hermione stupid - she said her mind is 'mundane'. Snape calls ALL
> students potential 'dunderheads', and presumes they don't appreciate
> the subject.
> 
> I see a difference in name-calling students including taking points
> unfairly from Gryffindor-house (what was that thing with the library
> book? or when Harry came in with Tonks in HBP?) and telling a student
> she's not fit in the subject.
> 
> Finwitch
>