Re: Wizard elementary school

In article <1141398831.354340.310380@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
FJ <frans_jonkers@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Richard Eney wrote:
FJ <frans_jonkers@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Richard Eney wrote:
[[schooling]]
With magic, it may be possible to have a remedial class in reading and
basic math that takes a whole ten minutes.

That doesn't make much sense. If that's possible for reading and math,
why bother teaching Potions etc. the hard (normal) way?
<snip>

Reading is slightly more complex but the basic alphabet sound relationships
are fairly standard. With a spell to insert phonics and a spell-check wand,
Crabbe and Goyle need not have learned to spell perfectly. As long as they
can read the text aloud (or have someone read it to them), all they need to
do is remember what it said.

You're kidding, right?
Your comparison with chemistry is quite accurate I suppose, so here's
the question: would it be harder (i.e. take more time) to
a) teach a kid who can't read reading and writing
b) teach a kid who can read and do arithmetic chemistry

I'd vote (a), but at the very least the amount of time is in the same
order of magnitude.

Actually, I've read a first-person account by a kid who didn't learn to read
until he was twelve (lived in an isolated area and parents didn't think it
was important, if I recall correctly). It took him about a week. I wish I
could remember the name of the book.

It has been said that in a modern city with all the street signs and window
displays, it would take serious effort to prevent a normal child from learning
to read even without direct teaching.

Chemistry by a recipe (the way early Potions is taught) is no harder than
cooking stew, as long as the recipe is accurate. Real chemistry requires
learning and understanding molecular structures and how they work together,
which is quite a lot more complex than reading or ordinary math.

=Tamar
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