Umbridge's teacher evaluations, Why some teachers and not others? |
 Mar 15 2008, 03:10 PM
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Madame Pince's House Elf  Posts: 4,710 Joined: 5:46pm January 28, 2005 Location: In HP Book Club 5, awaiting Deathly Hallow's release.  |
TEACHER EVALUATIONS As High Inquisitor (and all the rest) Her Toadiness conducted reviews on the following teachers: 1. Professor Trelawney: Taught Divination for sixteen years. Put on probation by Umbridge she was found wanting and sacked. Although Dumbledore allowed her to stay at Hogwarts, Trelawney's experience was so traumatic she turned to drink. 2. Professor Grubbly-Plank: A competent casual teacher for Care of Magical Creatures during Hagrid's absence, she breezed through the evaluations. 3. Hagrid's return to duty before Christmas does not excuse him from being reviewed. Though Hagrid's teaching had improved, Umbridge makes fun of his lesson as well as himself. Put on probation, Hagrid faces the sack. 4. Professor McGonagall: Despite having taught Transformation for over thirty years, Umbridge thought she could review this teacher who treated her like the irrelevant busybody she was. It would not be the last time that Professor McGonagall would openly clash with Umbridge. 5. Professor Snape: After a Hogwarts career of sixteen years teaching Potions, Umbridge reviews him. Though satisfactorily snide to Harry Potter, Snape is told his Strengthening Solution lesson is too difficult for OWLs students. Later, when he is unable to supply Umbridge with Veritaserum on demand, Snape is threatened with being put on probation. At his review, Umbridge was curious as to why Snape had applied unsuccessfully for the DADA position. 6. Professor Flitwick: The charms teacher was not teaching Harry Potter when he also was reviewed. But he treated Umbridge like a guest and there were no further repercussions. 7. Wasn't Dumbledore the one who was really under review? These reviews were somewhat dubious, given Umbridge's own teaching methods. Although Hermione considered Divination a subject that was a complete waste of time, it doesn't follow that Professor Trelawney did not attempt to teach it. She set exams, set texts and gave the students homework. Did Trelawney really deserve to be treated the way she was? Hagrid was a half-giant and Umbridge had an aversion to beings like him or Remus Lupin, an earlier DADA teacher. She had passed legislation which would make it impossible for Remus Lupin to get employment elsewhere. Would Umbridge's reviewing Hagrid be fair or deserved? Given her own methods of teaching, was Umbridge really interested in improving Hogwarts Education, or was she more interested in removing Dumbledore's influence? Some teachers who really should have been reviewed weren't, such as Professor Binns. Others we never hear about. Professor Sprout, a good teacher, never seemed to have a problem with Umbridge. Why did Umbridge target Snape and McGonagall? What are your views about Hogwarts teachers? --------------------  Check out Book Number 5 POA edition. |
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