education

Teachers and Curriculum: Would You Want This For Your Child? • Essay

Posted November 26, 2001 by Steve VanderArk in Canon discussion / Essays

Academics at Hogwarts are a curious mix of practical experience and rote learning. While the curriculum is dictated to some extent by the Ministry of Magic (GF14), each instructor is given considerable leeway in exactly what they teach and how they go about it. To be perfectly frank, some of the instructors at Hogwarts are very… Read More

Textbooks • Essay

Posted November 8, 2001 by Lisa Inman in Canon discussion / Essays

Updates by Michelle Worley The Booklist Every year Hogwarts students receive book lists in the post, telling them which textbooks they will require for the year. First years get the longest list, presumably because some of the books last them the whole seven-year course of their study. Here is a… Read More