psychopath / Kingsley / education for wizarding students

[Carol]

No: HPFGUIDX 184246

Carol earlier:
> > Hogwarts itself certainly provides inadequate preparation for
university-level classes in literature, foreign languages, math, the
sciences, and Muggle history, to name only those subjects that come
immediately to my mind. >>
> 
> Pippin:
> Since Harry never took Muggle studies, we don't know what's covered
in that course. Arthur certainly doesn't inspire much confidence, but
it may be that eventually, under Dumbledore's headmastership, the
subject was taken, and taught, more seriously.

Carol responds:

We get some idea of it from Hermione's homework, which involves in one
instance Muggles lifting heavy objects and in another, IIRC, some sort
of wiring diagram. And we're told in HBP that Charity Burbage taught
her students, in essence, that Muggles are people, too. That's better
than nothing, certainly, but it's no substitute for college prep
courses from a high school or prep school, including those I listed. I
doubt that, say, foreign languages or Muggle history are taught as
part of the Muggle Studies curriculum, though the latter certainly
should be.

BTW, Pippin, I was confused at first by your Catlady-style post and
had to check twice to be sure that it was really yours!

Carol, who thinks that a well-taught, well-balanced Muggle Studies
curriculum involving a great deal more than "eckeltricity" should be
mandatory for Hogwarts students