Teaching is not and never has been a popularity contest.

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Bruce Alan Wilson:

<Snip dissertations, from Shaun and BAW, of the pedagogical benefits
of being a prick>
 
> Whatever you may say about Snape as a person, as a teacher you have 
> to give him this--his students LEARN THE SUBJECT; on the principle 
> that 'the proof of the pudding is in the eating', we have to admit 
> that he is a good teacher.  

AD:
So, if being an ass is the best way to get through to Neville, we can
conclude, from his performance against the Boggart and his "E" in
Charms, that Lupin and Flitwick are even bigger bastards than Snape?


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