From: DON'Tvictordix@imapmail.orgSPAMME
On Wed, 15 Jun 2011 14:42:17 -0400, Draco Malfoy wrote:
> On Wed, 15 Jun 2011 14:37:41 -0400, VD wrote:
>
>> Being a seasonal Floridian, I found this article home-hitting,
>> relevant and sadly ;( true.
>>
>> "By all lights, the fantasy and the reality of school life will
>> continue diverging. Harry Potter is now entering the realm of the
>> classics. Its powerful imagery about the role of teachers in our lives
>> has already been established as the most formative educational fantasy
>> for a generation."
>>
>> "And the Republican governors, having found a political idea that is
>> not demographic suicide, will in all likelihood extend their
>> demonization of the teachers' unions on the national stage in 2012."
>>
>> "The cost of producing Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows is about
>> $250 million, while schools in Florida ¡X where the Harry Potter theme
>> park resides ¡X will suffer a $1 billion cut. We pay for the fantasy
>> that we won't pay for in reality. We invest in fictional teachers
>> rather than real ones."
>>
>>
>
> Yeah but what a fucking reach to make a political point. lol
>
> One of the things that bothered me about HP was this concept of
> teachers who were all too bumbling and all too linear and all too
> often subsets of a normal persons.
Except for Snape ;) ???
Yes, true, Draco, they were often ugly, obese, devious, egotistical,
personal failures, werewolves :0> etc.
As per the article...
"J. K. Rowling and the Republican governors share a fundamentally
childish view of the teacher, although, to be fair, Rowling writes
children's books and the Republican governors write policy. But why do
we have to choose between our teachers being gods or monsters? Why
can't they just be ordinary people tasked with an extraordinarily
tough job?"
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