Reaction to Snape's death

[prep0strus]

No: HPFGUIDX 175716

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, Janette <jnferr at ...> wrote:
>
> Bruce Alan Wilson wrote:
> >
> > I love my aunt to death, but before she retired she was a HS
> > English teacher, and once I heard her say that her goal was
> > for her students to like her and have fun in her class, and
> > if they learned anything it was a bonus. Between a nice, sweet
> > -tempered teacher who didn't care about the students mastering
> > the material and a harsh mean teacher who sees to it that the
> > students master the material, in spite of themselves if necessary,
> > I'd take the latter. Particularly in a subject where not getting
> > things right could get you, or someone else, killed.
> 
> 
> montims:
> that last sentence makes a good point - how many sergeant majors are
> lovable?  If you're teaching a dangerous subject, it is necessary to
bully
> if you're dealing with adolescents with many other things on their
mind, to
> get htem to concentrate...  The kids behave well for McGonagall because
> she's scary, and badly for Binns and Trelawney...
> 
> 
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Prep0strus:
McGonagall was tough-but-fair.  The Snape-as-drill-sergeant doesn't
work when you see how he taught Slytherins in comparison.  Inequality
in teaching doesn't equal good teaching.  either the slytherins aren't
getting the benefit of the tough love, or the griffendors are just
getting shafted.  Personally, i know many a student who would just as
soon write off a situation where they knew they were damned whatever
they did.  A good teacher is able to teach all students.  And a great
teacher also inspires a love of the field and a desire to learn more.
 Snape was a good potionsmaster, but not a good teacher.

~Adam