[HPforGrownups] Re: Teaching Styles / Sorting Hat

[fair wynn]

No: HPFGUIDX 159729





> > wynnleaf,
> > I think is that Snape is the type of person to habitually make
> > over-the-top threats.
><Snip>
>
> >  But
> > there's other personality types that just don't
> > seem to "get" this method of communcating and take these kinds of
> > threats as the real thing.  These kinds of threats can really
> > upset them, because they think the person making the treats will
> > really kill the toad (or the dog, in a case I'm thinking of), or
> > poison the student, or some other dread punishment.
>
>AD:
>So, what you're saying is, Snape is too incompetent a teacher to
>understand the damage he's doing, or too lacking in empathy to care?
>
>I can live with that.
>

wynnleaf

What do you think an "incompentent" teacher is?  Apparently, from OOTP info, 
Snape's students do very, very well in potions as a whole, even if there are 
some like Neville that don't do well.  So most are clearly learning the 
material and learning it quite well.

"Lacking in empathy"  Hm.  Well, I don't know that Snape does care if some 
people are pretty clueless to that sort of over-the-top threat.  But you 
know, very sweet teachers do not necessarily "reach" everyone either.  There 
are many people that are actually quite turned off by people who are the 
overly kind and empathetic types of teachers, because they seem just too 
fluffy.  Do those teachers "lack empathy" because they won't change and 
accomodate those of us who really respond better to a much more down to 
earth style?

Thing is, no teacher can adapt their style of teaching to fit every single 
kind of student.  There also has to be a point where students adapt to 
learning from different kinds of teachers.  It seems evident that most 
students at Hogwarts *are* able to learn from Snape, even if they don't like 
him personally.

wynnleaf

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