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CruppieMom89 · 04-15-2010, 02:14 AM

Chloe followed the group into the next room and sat down. When Antigone stood up to speak, she simply smiled. This was a challenge about teaching. Chloe had this one in the bag because this was, after all, her department's job. After listening carefully to the instructions, she began to extensively read through the pamphlet, annotating it by circling the good things about each teacher and putting rectangles around the bad ones, and she wrote notes to herself in the margins. When she got to the back page, she flipped through her pamphlet once again, trying to make a decision.

Hmph! Obviously this Umbridge woman is the one who should be fired! Chloe thought to herself, though several people had tried this approach now, and she wasn't sure that this was the point of the exercise. After thinking for a few more moments, she put ink on her quill and began to write.

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Being a great teacher is not something that just happens overnight. Being a great teacher is a destiny, a skill predetermined by your birth. Not just anyone is capable of becoming a great teacher. It takes dedication, compassion, self-sacrifice, intelligence, poise, stage presence, acting, maturity, a level head, impeccable communication skills, an ability to be engaging, an understanding of your students, adaptability, responsibility, believability, approachability, as well as a whole host of innumerable other attributes. That being said, it is my opinion that at such a fine a school as Hogwarts, we should only be hiring the greatest teachers. They should not be people who simply need a way to make a living. They should be people who are as passionate about their students as they are about their subjects.

In light of these points, I am of the opinion that the professor in need of being fired is Professor Trelawney. Though she seems to be well-versed in the different denominations of divination (though according to the information given, we have no proof she is capable of applying the various methods), she lacks the proper disposition to be a great teacher. It is not apparent to me how students could take her or her class seriously, nor, I imagine, do they find her interesting and engaging as she seems to be more of a joke than a figure worthy of their respect and attention. Based on the information received, she lacks few, if any, of the traits I have mentioned above for what I consider to be a great teacher. Nor, would I venture to say does she fit any of the criteria discussed by Ms. McArdle except perhaps the negative traits.

04-15-2010, 02:14 AM	#86 (permalink)
CruppieMom89 Formerly: Dances_With_Potter DMAC Jobberknoll Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 4,153	Chloe followed the group into the next room and sat down. When Antigone stood up to speak, she simply smiled. This was a challenge about teaching. Chloe had this one in the bag because this was, after all, her department's job. After listening carefully to the instructions, she began to extensively read through the pamphlet, annotating it by circling the good things about each teacher and putting rectangles around the bad ones, and she wrote notes to herself in the margins. When she got to the back page, she flipped through her pamphlet once again, trying to make a decision. Hmph! Obviously this Umbridge woman is the one who should be fired! Chloe thought to herself, though several people had tried this approach now, and she wasn't sure that this was the point of the exercise. After thinking for a few more moments, she put ink on her quill and began to write. Quote: Being a great teacher is not something that just happens overnight. Being a great teacher is a destiny, a skill predetermined by your birth. Not just anyone is capable of becoming a great teacher. It takes dedication, compassion, self-sacrifice, intelligence, poise, stage presence, acting, maturity, a level head, impeccable communication skills, an ability to be engaging, an understanding of your students, adaptability, responsibility, believability, approachability, as well as a whole host of innumerable other attributes. That being said, it is my opinion that at such a fine a school as Hogwarts, we should only be hiring the greatest teachers. They should not be people who simply need a way to make a living. They should be people who are as passionate about their students as they are about their subjects. In light of these points, I am of the opinion that the professor in need of being fired is Professor Trelawney. Though she seems to be well-versed in the different denominations of divination (though according to the information given, we have no proof she is capable of applying the various methods), she lacks the proper disposition to be a great teacher. It is not apparent to me how students could take her or her class seriously, nor, I imagine, do they find her interesting and engaging as she seems to be more of a joke than a figure worthy of their respect and attention. Based on the information received, she lacks few, if any, of the traits I have mentioned above for what I consider to be a great teacher. Nor, would I venture to say does she fit any of the criteria discussed by Ms. McArdle except perhaps the negative traits. __________________ It's the way you're smiling at me. It's in the way you hold my hand. It's the way I've watched you change me from a boy into a man. It's a million things about you, and I don't know what it is. I have never known a love like this.