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07-31-2007, 12:28 PM
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Carolyn Banfield, headteacher at St John's Church of England school in Midsomer Norton, Somerset, spoiled the ending of Deathly Hallows for 400 children when she read it out in an assembly. Quote:
A spokesman for St John's said: "The school held an assembly on the last day of term to say goodbye to the children and staff who were leaving.
"At this assembly a very small passage from the new Harry Potter book was read aloud.
"The passage was carefully chosen to reflect the theme of saying goodbye.
"The school felt that this reading would not spoil the children's enjoyment of the book and its plot.
"Many of the children and staff at the school are fans of the Harry Potter series, and we used the text as a way of illustrating how uncertainty can sometimes accompany new beginnings."
However the decision has been "condemned" by the National Confederation of Parent Teacher Associations. Quote:
Spokesman Margaret Morrissey said: "It beggars belief as to how someone could even consider doing something like this. It spoilt the book for a number of children.
"The good thing about Harry Potter is that it has encouraged a lot of children to pick up books and read.
"Whatever the motive there wasn't sufficient thinking behind this.
"It is something that the children at the school would have spent the majority of the holiday reading rather than saying they were bored.
"It is very hard to understand why anyone would do that, most of all a teacher in a primary school."
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07-31-2007, 04:34 PM
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07-31-2007, 04:38 PM
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what an idiot!!!!!!!! really, what was the point in that...that's really the stupidest thing i've ever heard...those teachers should be banned from teaching...really, how horrible for those poor students..that's really, really low...really what idiots!
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07-31-2007, 04:40 PM
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Hmm, as soon as I read the title, I thought O_O. But now that I'm thinking about it, she might have read one of the two poems at the start of the book... Or not. Either way, it's evil and quite annoying how a teacher would do that.
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07-31-2007, 04:44 PM
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Yeah, hold up a second... what if it wasn't really all that spoilerly?
I think their point is, as Mrs Felton said, that reading ANY part of it when others hadn't had the opportunity to do so in their own time, would be considered spoiling.
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07-31-2007, 05:10 PM
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So rude! She totally ruined it for them just by reading that!
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I have a feeling about which part of the book she read, seem as the theme was saying goodbye. If I'm right it would have completely ruined it for the poor kids! I would have screamed! I kept blocking my ears every time I heard Harry Potter on the radio just too avoid spoilers, then she went and read it out loud, how stupidly foolish...
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How could she?
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That's utterly horrible! There are a million better speeches out there that would better fit the mood. This is unacceptable.
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07-31-2007, 05:35 PM
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My question is what are they still doing in school?
Yeah, I would've packed my bags and left forever in my attempt to not hurt the headteacher.
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I think there are plenty of other books they could have chosen. They would have known how high profile those books were and i'm surprised common sense didn't kick in, spoilery or not spoilery.
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Why in the world would the Headteacher do that?
She should of just said "Alright, Bye kids. Have a great summer."
And left Harry Potter out of it. *pokes Headteacher*
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Grr that's so annoying!
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07-31-2007, 06:20 PM
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how rude.
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i would have thrown something at her to make her shut up!!! lol it's not fair!!
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Those poor kids ... I would've read it whether spoiled or not, for it was spoilers that got me to read HBP before it came out in Spanish  i heard who died and I just had to know why and how and all those things so I picked up the book whether I understood English completely or not it did not matter 
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07-31-2007, 07:29 PM
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i hate spoilers. :[
there are a bunch of YouTube videos that people shoot of themselves yelling out spoilers to bookstores where people are waiting in line outside.
It's like, they get satisfaction from ruining someone's fun.
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07-31-2007, 07:29 PM
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I think I'd have to know exactly what passage she picked to read. But even so, to hear a passage from the end of the book that mentions certain characters is a spoiler in itself, for you would then know that those characters survived. Guh. It sounds like they were trying to do good and to unite the students before leaving, but I don't think that's a good way to do it - there are 6 other books that deal with goodbyes that they could've chosen from! | |
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07-31-2007, 07:41 PM
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Well...I sort of understand why they would want to read a passage from DH for saying goodbye...I mean it's DH!!! It's very very good...but since it just came out and some people still haven't got the chance to read it, it was a foolish [and maybe] honest mistake.
I feel bad for the kids who had to hear those spoilers and haven't read/finished the book yet. And I am kinda angry at that headteacher for making a bad judgement as to actually choose to spoil DH for those kids.
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07-31-2007, 07:46 PM
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HOW DARE SHE?????????????????????????????????? Why on Earth would anyone do that???? I would be so so so so so so mad if someone did that to me..... She may've thought that it was about saying goodbye, but there are plenty of other things to read about goodbyes!!!!!!!!!!!
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That is truly awful!
Wow. Good thing I got out of school before HP came out... If I was one of those kids... I would probably be locked up. *ahem*
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That is so mean!!!! If I heard my teacher reading from DH in assembly I would stand up and walk out!!! I wouldnt care how many detentions I would get.....no way would I let anyone ruin it for me! | |
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hmm, i want to know what passage!
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I would have started a hate campaign right then & there!
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