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SilverTiger 04-14-2010 07:44 AM
As he walked into the next room, Dorian raised an eyebrow as it seemed he'd literally walked into a classroom setting. Interesting, he thought, We go from a whodunit to being treated like students. Of what, I wonder? At least he could hope this would be easier than what he'd faced before coming here. But then pretty much anything had to be better than being forced to defeat your ex-best friend.

Taking a seat in one of the desks, he leaned back as he picked up the papers that had been given to all of them. After fighting back a cringe at the fact they were being told to not only read Umbridge's reports, which everything he knew had to be entirely biased, but fire people who obviously didn't deserve it. But if that was what they had to do, he could play along. Until he could figure out a better way.

Picking up the quill, he sat up again as he glanced at the blank page. Time to make his decisions. Stretching his neck a little, especially as he saw the illusions appear to others in the room since he knew he had to be ready for just about anything, he took his time before putting quill tip to paper. But finally he began.

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While above all I would prefer to be firing Professor Umbridge for her blatant favoritism and biases against what most people would actually consider good education, since she was a Ministry plant, I will refrain from going for that obvious response.

Instead, I will choose to terminate Professor Snape's employment at Hogwarts. He obviously worked in much the same way as Professor Umbridge, both as evidenced by her words in this report and by historical anecdotes tht are not part of this. While many people "learn" in an environment of fear, it is not a method I would think should be lauded. And not only did he relish instilling respect through fear, he blatantly showed favoritism toward his own house's students, letting them get away with much more than anyone else could even think of. The least of the worries with him was whether or not the potions he taught were of a level that was appropriate for students. Many students with the aptitude had the capabilities to brew much more complicated potions, even without his lurking over them. He would be much better off able to go off and nurse his biases outside a class setting without taking them out on innocent students.

In the matter of who seems best suited for their job, I would have to support Professor Sprout. It would be easy to say Professor Flitwick, since I have a personal like of his subject, but the fact of his classes often ending up with mishaps cannot be entirely forgotten. However, everything Umbridge listed as a negative for Professor Sprout is actually a positive. Especially her use of group work. The study of herbology is not an exact science, by far, consisting of a lot of things that come down to basic nature and things we cannot control. Being able to learn these things from each other can often be more beneficial than having a professor lecturing you about them, and Professor Sprout was always at hand to help. The matter of foul language is not as bad as it sounds either, since the students would have used the language anyway, outside the classroom. Sometimes the frustration brought about by dealing with bubotubers, flutterby bushes, or even moreso the more dangerous plants necessitates some release and cursing is often the best way.

Therefore, my final decision would be to fire Professor Snape for his obvious biases, and approve highly of Professor Sprout's abilities to convey her subject while letting the students be able to work their own ways.
Setting the quill down again, he sat back as he waited for his decision to be looked over. In a way he was looking forward to dealing with even an illusion of Severus Snape. That couldn't be any more frightening than what he had already faced in his own history.

justme 04-14-2010 11:00 AM
Tyler walks in the room. Ah a report from Umbrimbridge. He grabs a piece of parchment and starts to scrible furiously.
Charms: Proffessor Flitwick seems to have the appropriate teaching skills. I think that the High Inquistor is wrong about him. I think that he holds the class with enough discipline to keep the class moving along. There is no need to fire him.
Divination: Proffessor Trelawney seems to keep her class moving very slowly. She has the required skills for Divination, but can't keep the class following her most of the time. Most people have a hard time learning or don't learn anything at all. I would suggest that she starts the ministry approved messages or go on probation.
COM: Proffessor Hagrid seems to be a fairly well teacher except for a few things. He is showing the class things that are dangerous. If he followed Grubby-Planks lesson plans the lessons would be more acceptable for the ministry. If not there may be a reason to put him on probation if he keeps showing those things.
Herbology: Proffessor Sprout seems to be a great Herbology teacher. I think that the amount of groupwork they do acctually teaches them more. Though I would suggest that they maybe do a little work alone.
Potions: Proffessor Snape seems to be an acceptable Potions teacher. He could review the syllabus and maybe change his disclipine. He seems to be to hard on the children he teaches.

Ladybug 04-14-2010 11:45 AM
Emma walked into the room, looking round as she walked, she took a seat. Flicking through the notes that were givent to her:

After reading through the whole passage, finding the good qualities and the bad. Two caught her eye.

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Divination: Professor Trelawney lacks the basic skills of divination and teaching. Her predictions are a mixture of deduction and wild guesses. Her class control is minimal, she resorts to making ghoulish predictions in order to scare or bore her students into submission. She is also unable to make predictions on request.
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Potions:
Professor Snape is a highly competent Professor who had excellent control over his classes. It is clear that he has consistently and throughly educated his students throughout his tenure at Hogwarts. The Hogwarts High Inquisitor, that is to say I, have doubts about some of the potions that are currently on the syllabus, for example Strengthening Solution. However, there are other considerations to take into account which outweigh this. Professor Snape seems to be highly skilled in many areas and seems to be an asset to the school.
'All the other teachers show good understanding in there classes, and how to get the student to consentrate in there class, through cheerfulness (Flikwick) or through more bulling standards (Snape) But although this all seemed not the right way to handle the class in question, nevertheless the students were being taught with good understanding. But not all subjects need the best to teach' She though in her head. Looking down at the passage on her sheet she grabbed a piece of parchment and quill and began to write.

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"I think it best to let Professor Snape go. Although he can teach his students with great understanding, and they learn what i needed, he shows levels of bullying in the classroom, and he teaches some potions which is to complicated for the brewer. Professor Snape also uses fear to control the more scared students, and also high levels of favourtism to students on his own house (Slytherin). He therefore is not fit to teach classes at the school"
She finished and looked around.

Roselyn 04-14-2010 12:13 PM
Making her way into the room, Lilah, out of habit, went to go sit down in the back, wiping a little tiny bead of sweat off of her forehead while doing so. She had ran allll the way up to the fourth floor to grab her wand and bag before sprinting allll the way back down to where she sat now. She definitely needed to work out more. Or perhaps, figure out if she was able to apparate into this place. Nobody mentioned if that was possible.

Taking her seat, and setting down her newly retrieved bag under her feet, she half listened to what the woman up front was saying, and half thought over what had happened. The Minister of Magic was gone, and so was the...other lady who she forgot the name of already. It was somewhere in her mind, except her thoughts were just reeling with what just happened, she couldn't quite calm them down enough for a moment to think about it.

However, her thoughts were interrupted when a report landed on her desk. Lifting it up slightly, she glanced over the words while listening to what they had to do. They had to do...what? Give their opinions and say who they would fire? And they had to, fire an illusion of the person. There was a reason Lilah was not a Professor or close to becoming one! But, she set on the task at hand anyways, hoping to maybe write really slow so she could think of what to do when...the illusion came. Eh.

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I believe Dolores Jane Umbridge, High Inquisitor of Hogwarts, had made several decent opinions of her own on these Professors from the time, however I do not agree with most of them.

Charms: It seems that the High Inquisitor was trying to rule out any freedom or fun from the Hogwarts school, and that, I must admit, is something I myself do not agree upon or ever will. Especially in the Charms position with Professor Flitwick. In my opinion, he had the right idea for having a fun environment and atmosphere where the students could learn and be safe at the same time. It is known that most students learn better and retain the information for a longer period of time while being in a fun environment, than one being in silence and practicing on their own. Besides, being a welcoming Professor such as Professor Flitwick offers the position of being someone open and friendly, and someone that the students can easily communicate with; which is something that teachers need in order to connect with their students more.

Divination: While I must admit, I am hesitant with Professor Trelawney, there must be a reason that Headmaster Dumbledore hired her in the first place. Even though her teaching methods may be out of the ordinary, her experience with the creation of prophecies is something that one should always look at. How many Headmasters can say their Divination teacher creates prophecies? Requesting a prediction on command however, just shows the impatience and how close minded Dolores Umbridge really is which, given thought, would probably make one reconsider believing what she has written in her report of the Professors. Predictions cannot be made on command, and reprimanding someone because of it, their own opinion that is, is definitely wrong. Professor Trelawney has been in her teaching position for many years, and one does not need to be the best in the world to teach Divination.

CoMC: Even though I have come from the states and never experienced Hogwarts myself, I have heard a lot about Professor Hagrid and how kind he was, even though he was a half giant. And, reading Dolores Umbridge's report on him, I find it hard to believe that he enjoys seeing other people hurt. However, I can see why some students may be intimidated by him, and perhaps the class as well since it is dealing with creatures, and because of the creatures, yes there will always be some sort of injury. Perhaps that could be some obstacle that would prevent students from learning, so for one, I do agree that he should've used creatures that were less harmful for the students, and less intimidating.

Herbology: I am really just cracking up at this report of Professor Sprout. Not liking rude language is the High Inquisitor's opinion and really not worth anyone's time reading it in a report. There will always be rude language in the world. Why try to stop it in a classroom full of young kids and adults? It's impossible. As for teaching each other instead of receiving instructions from the Professor herself, I believe that that is the best teaching method possible. The students will not have a teacher standing over their shoulder guiding them through lessons the rest of their life.

Potions: From reading the rest of the reports, there definitely has to be something wrong with the professor if Dolores Umbridge herself thinks that he is excellent in the position of Potions Master. From what I have heard, the way he takes control over his class is from fear and intimidation, two things which should NOT be used in a classroom. Not to mention a classroom that sometimes deals with unstable and rather poisonous ingredients. However, teaching potions at the level the students are at, I do agree with. He should go at a pace where everyone can handle and catch up to.
So now she had to fire someone? This was the part she was dreading. Even though she technically wasn't firing someone who was still working that position, it was even hard to write down. But she had to! So, forcing her hand to write, she picked the quill back up and started.

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After considering each Professor and what position they teach, I would have to say that I would choose to let go Professor Snape. He is excellent at what he does, being a potions master and all, but the way he teaches he is class just too much. Students should feel safe in their classroom and their teacher, not the other way around. Not to mention his particular behavior towards certain students compared to his liking of others. His favoritism definitely had an effect on the students, and the man is just, not fit to be a teacher.

And I believe that Professor Sprout is best suited for her job. While having a friendly, open, and safe environment, she is also teaching the students to help each other instead of relying on the teacher, which is something that students need to learn for when they go out into the world on their own.
There! She was done! No matter how painful it was to write that down, she was done! *queue the victory dance in her mind* So, now what? They were to wait or something?

Saiai 04-14-2010 12:14 PM
Walking into the room Skander decided that maybe this wasn't as big a waste of time as he thought. This job fair thing may actually be worthwhile. Maybe...

Pondering on the handout Skander quickly began to scribble out his response.

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If I had to be responsible for firing any of the professors it would have to be Snape. He definitely knew about Potions and the effects they had but the man was no teacher. He didn't interact correctly with the children, ruling them by fear rather than respect. Yes accidents rarely happened in his class and he could control the students but no-one wanted to be around him for longer than necessary.

To add to this Snape was also incredibly bias against particular students such as Harry Potter and his Gryffindor friends. Snape also showed extreme favouratism towards students such as Draco Malfoy, meaning his Slytherins.

Because he showed to many negative aspects of teaching and hasn't got many positive points for himself I believe Snape would be the ideal Professor to fire or at least to harshly reprimand and suspend.
Placing down his quill once more Skander looked around the room, waiting for what would happen next.

Daemon 04-14-2010 12:34 PM
Dessie listened intently to the task that they were supposed to do, her emotions torn between horror at the current situation and over what had happened during the conference while on the other hand. . . This was almost like being back at school. And while she couldn't join the cheerleading squad here, it was the fact of sitting and listening to someone handing you instructions in this manner that made her oh-so-very excited.

Nodding at the Education Dept. Head finished, Dessie opened the pamphlet and began reading through the list of Professors at Hogwarts, her History studies coming back to her. BAH. She hated History. Although, the more she read, the more she was pleased with herself - she actually REMEMBERED some things.

Nibbling on her quill for a bit, Dessie finally decided who she was going to pick and turned the pamphlet over so that she could write her explanation down. The actual firing bit? EEEEK. She'd see about that later.

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Even though Umbridge stands out as being the definite worst instuctor at the Institute, I am going to have to pick Professor Hagrid. While his relationship with most students is outstanding, I feel a teacher should be a teacher first and a friend second. A close second - but still. A second.

Hagrid knows a lot about magical creatures, that is true, but he doesn't really know how to teach about it. The fact that he didn't complete his education is also a key factor in this decision. While I believe that he does what he does from the heart, he is not even a graduated wizard and I find it quite bad that he was hired in the first place.

So, yes, the decision may be harsh, but it's what I feel to be the correct one. And, in my opinion, the person most suited for their job is Professor Snape. Yes, he might have steered away from the course potions - but the subject is very broad and the students will never learn anything for nothing. Plus, there is always room for a little variety in every syllabus and I applaud him for his decisions.

GrapehSarah 04-14-2010 01:23 PM
Pierre walked in the room, completely freaked out about what he had seen. He went and took a seat. Listening to what had to be done, he hoped he had a good feeling that he might be good at this from his experience with bad teachers in the past.

As soon as the Education head finished talking, he looked over the list of teachers, taking each of the notes in. There were a couple that stuck out to him.

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Care of Magical Creatures:Professor Hagrid is difficult to understand, intimidating to the students and seems to take pleasure in the thought of other people being hurt. His curriculum is vastly inappropriate for the age group he is teaching and he refuses to admit this. There have been injuries in his classes, one of which has led to a hypogryff being sentenced to death by the Committee for the Disposal of Dangerous Creatures, although the beast escaped, something that the Hogwarts High Inquisitor, that is to say I, am convinced was arranged by Professor Hagrid.
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Potions:
Professor Snape is a highly competent Professor who had excellent control over his classes. It is clear that he has consistently and throughly educated his students throughout his tenure at Hogwarts. The Hogwarts High Inquisitor, that is to say I, have doubts about some of the potions that are currently on the syllabus, for example Strengthening Solution. However, there are other considerations to take into account which outweigh this. Professor Snape seems to be highly skilled in many areas and seems to be an asset to the school.
Pierre never thought that one of the people on his list would be a Potions professor. Now he had to mull things over in his mind. He took a piece of parchement and started to write to sort out his thoughts about Professor Sanpe:

To start off, Professor Snape has seemed to intimidate his students into doing the work and he shows favoritism towards his house (Slytherin). However, I do not believe that Potions on his list would've been too difficult for the students. It all depends on how hard that they are willing to work. With that, I don't think Professor Snape needs to be dismissed.

After looking over what he had just written, Pierre knew he was right not to fire Professor Snape. Now he looked to his other candidate: Rubeus Hagrid. He read over it again and went back to the parchment to think things through:

I will admit the Professor Hagrid does have a good relationship with his students, which may help them become interested in their lessons. However, he has seemed to introduce them to dangerous animals many times before. He seems compitent when it comes to instructing his students on the knowledge of the animals, but this does not outweigh him constantly putting students in danger. This constant endangering of students is why I would dismiss Professer Hagrid.

Pierre looked over what he had written. He was very proud with his answer and hoped it would suffice.

Yusrieee 04-14-2010 02:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Pink Ninja (Post 9264401)
Antigone smiled at the man who seemed to be in deep thought over her little challenge. YAY for that! Again she fought the urge to do a little happy dance in the middle of the room.
He caught the speaker smiling at him from the corner of his eyes and being the friendly man he was, smiled brightly back at her. It felt so good to be back in the ministry once again.

After what seemed like 5 minutes of intense deliberation, Edilson picked up his quill and got started with the task before him.

SPOILER!!: Parchment

Starting off, I'd like to mention that I do agree with Dolores Umbridge's harsh findings but I'm not fully in compliance with her ideas and if given the power, I'd gladly sack her first.

Now let me begin by saying that Professor Severus Snape was indeed a genius. Snape, through his wisdom and the advanced curriculum, gave the students a taste of what they might have to deal with in the real world. I'm in full support of his complex syllabus for many Hogwarts graduates do not opt for higher education and keeping that in view, the school is their only supply of unbounded learning. Having said that, sometimes wit and knowledge aren't the ruling attribute of an ideal educationalist.

Dreadful interaction skills and an ego bigger than the giant squid, appeared to be the sinking point of Professor Snape's persona. His callous attitude, biased temperament and the daily dose of insults hurled at the students by him veered away their interest from a subject which could make or break their future in the Wizarding world's highly acclaimed careers. Fear and dread overruled his lessons and pupils attended them out of trepidation of what might happen to them rather than sheer enthusiasm in the fascinating subject of the art and science of potion making.

Therefore, I've concluded that the school would have been better off without the brilliance of Severus Snape which is a shame because he had a caliber that existed once in a million years. If given the choice to appoint someone apart from him, I'd pick Professor R.J Lupin - the essence of a true teacher, who touched the heart of his students not only through his knowledge, but by means of fun-filled classes and a friendly nature which drew the attention of pupils to Defense Against the Dark Arts, a subject that is a popular favorite among numerous children.

Giving his parchment a quick read, a small smile crept onto his lips as he folded the paper in half and leaned back in his seat, waiting for the next task.

Harron Peasley 04-14-2010 02:11 PM
Leighton sat there nervously. Her first day at the Ministry, and she was already involved in this big event. Her seat near to the back was fine, and she listened intenetly to what the woman from Magical Education was saying. They had to what?! Decide which Professor needed to go, and fire them? But wasn't thant kind of mean? Oh, Leigh had already decided she wasn't going to like this, athough she badly wanted to enjoy working here, in the Ministry.

Picking up the parchment as it landed on her desk, the young woman peered at it. Well, there were pro's and con's for each Professor, really, although there were a few she wasn't certain on. She remembered from her History lessons that Professor Snape, however competent, had controlled the class through fear, really. He wasn't nice to the students, in the was Umbridge commented on with Professor Flitwick, for example.

But also, the 'High Inquisitor', a name Leighton didn't think the wretched woman deserved, hadn't mentioned that in the write-up, and due to the fact that this was what they were supposed to be going off, she put that fact out of her mind, and scanned the parchment again.

Hmm. Thinking she was about reay with her answer, Leigh pulled a pen from the purse she had settled onto her desk, and unscrewed the cap.

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Looking at the write-up Professor Umbridge has given, I believe that Professor Hagrid needs to be dismissed.

This is because, for one, he did not complete his education whilst he was a child. Therefore, he does not have the qualifications that he should in order to teach under-age wizards. Also, within a classroom, communication is important, as otherwise Students aren't to learn much if they cannot understand their instructer.

Athough he is a great friend to many of the students, this does not mean they are learning anything. It can be an asset, as it would encourage them to interact in the lessons, listen and ask questions, however if they cannot understand him, or he doesn't work with the curriculum, then they can't be learning what they need to be. If he doesn't cover the required fields of knowledge, then how can they be expected to do well in their exams? I understand that exams aren't everything, and that pupils do require a rather broad understanding of magical creatures, but in school, they should be learning the information needed to get a qualification, and leave room for furthur study afterwards if they wish.

The fact that students were injured in his class due to the wider, and not always apropriate range of creatures studied also puts the Professor in a bad prespective. Students should be safe at school, and we should be confident that they can learn without putting themselves into danger.

The teacher I would deem best suited to their profession would be Professor Sprout. She is extremely knowlegable and interlectual, and can keep good control over her class. I belive her methods of teaching are practical, not only to get the work done, and the information learn't, but to prepare the students for life outside the classroom, in which they will have to work closely with other people. The students seemed to enjoy her lessons very much, and indeed learnt the subject matter. Although the use of foul language is frowned upon, I do believe that many students would use the language even if it was forbidden.

Buggy-Boo 04-14-2010 02:17 PM
Alyssa was ready, she had walked into the room and read the parchment over and over again trying to think of the best answer. She had never thought about doing education before so it was hard to think of the appropriate way to answer. She pulled out a quill and some ink and began to write.....hoping it was the right way to go.

If any teacher should be deemed incompetent in educating students I would say Professor Trelawney would be that teacher. There are very few true seers in the world and Professor Trelawney is posing as one, making the true seers look like fools. She does not make actual or accurate predictions and the predictions that she does make are false and rather annoying and a waste of time to the students. I do not however feel that she should have been asked to predict on demand. A true gift does not work that way. However, she doesn’t appear to know much beyond what she ‘thinks’ is seeing the future. I feel that a more thought should go into hiring the next Divination professor and Professor Trelawney should be asked to leave.

As for what teacher is best suited for their job, I would say Professor Sprout. She is a fine educator and works hard to insure that all of her students have gained the knowledge necessary to move onto the next year at Hogwarts. She knowledgeable in her subject and can answer the student’s questions in a timely manner. I feel that the group work she assigns in class is necessary for the students to best learn with each other. It allows the students to not only learn Herbology but how to socialize and interact in group effort. I feel the group work makes for fewer accidents in the class room seeing as they can watch out for each other when vicious plant may attack.

Alyssa finished what she felt was a rather well thought out example and raised her hand to show that she was ready for expection.

StarShine 04-14-2010 03:26 PM
Although Birce missed some points of the instructions--the speech was too long for her Turkish ears to listen, she thought she got the most important parts. They were to evaluate these reports and write their own report. The problem was that she didn't know any of these professors, so how would she know if this Umbridge woman wrote the truth? Still, with a great amount of curiosity of what to come next, she got a pen and began writing her best:

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Charms report: I disagree. Although I believe discipline is extremely important, I feel that the accuracy of the education given is more important. So if the students learn accurately their lesson, the merriment is a plus. It is a common knowledge that fun lessons are more interesting, so as long as the teacher can teach what is needed and control the class a bit, fun is nice.

Divination: I definately agree with Ms. Umbridge. This professor definately needs probation. Not only does she lack the seer ability, but she also cannot control the class. Scaring or boring people are bad actions, and when applied to young minds, they have a great possibility to end terrible. As if to top off her awful teaching and seeing skills, she can't predict on request. Definately needs to be fired.

Care of Magical Creatures: I would have agreed with Ms. Umbridge, had it not been a professor hired for the most reliable wizarding school in the world. I think she has exaggerated, if not misunderstood. As far as I know, no such professor would be hired for Hogwarts, and I'd like to see another report on Professor Hagrid before I fully decide.

Herbology: I have to say that, after thinking the report carefully, I disagree. Foul language is surely not to be used by the students when they grow up. I of course agree that a teacher must warn students when he hears it, but while between students, I feel it is alright. About the work, how will the students learn if they do not experience things by themselves? Not to mention they will work hard when they get a job. If school is the place where they get used to the real world, they sure have to work hard at times.

Potions: An excellent professor! Control, knowledge, and skill are the keys for teaching. As I've stated before, a school is the place to get ready to real life and there must be times of hard work.
She read what she had written so far while massaging her hand. Phew! She was a bit worried that the language she used wasn't as formal as in the pamphlet, but she guessed it was fine. She wasn't a native, after all. Taking a breath, she went to to conclude:

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In conclusion, I think Professor Trelawney needs to be fired. She is obviously incapable of teaching, knows nothing about her subject, does not know student psychology, and absolutely has no talent in seeing.
Professor Snape is the best suited one for his job. He has control over the class, very knowleageable about potions and very skilled. Any more supporting words to explain how great he is?
Finished! Now they would wait, right? If only she knew what was next to come...

Jojogali 04-14-2010 03:35 PM
Katherine listened to the explication provided by the Head of the Department with interest, all of this, this game, this job fair had turned into the most strange thing she had ever been involved in.

She took a look on her sheet of reports done by Dolores Umbridge on her time at Hogwarts. She read it carefully, remembering what she knew of those professores, they had be quite the legend on their days plus they were AT the castle during the final war between you-know-who and Harry Potter.

Being that little woman with the toad face as evil as Katherine knew she was - and had the confirmation after the illusion appear - she considered that her reports might have been a little tendencious. After some deliberation she decided who she would fire and who she would keep in their jobs. She took her quill and the blank page and started writing:

After analyzing these reports, and some deliberation I've decided to fire Professor Trelawney from her position as teacher at Hogwarts. Comparing her report with the others and being fair to what we know it's true, Professor Trelawney is the least suited for her position since her predictions are only true every 10 years or so and for the rest of the time she can't guide the class or teach even what's in the manuals approved by the Ministry. Her students don't believe her and for that reason don't respect her as well. I do believe though, that she should be allowed to keep living in the castle, like Dumbledore did when Umbridge fired her, because when she does predict something, she doesn't recall it, and endangers her own life.

And this said, I'll now say who is the Professor best suited for their job, which is, in my opinion Professor Sprout. Her vast knowledge of Herbology is an asset that Hogwarts must not let get away. We also know that Professor Neville Longbottom was trained under her and he became another brilliant Herbologist. Being Herbology classes mostly physical, I don't see it as a negative point the fact that sometimes the students use less proper language when dealing with the plants. Plus group work is an effective way of learning and if the Professor spreads her lesson to the wide group and after that they ask each other what was said, that's not exactly her fault that they weren't paying attention, again a proof that her classes were effective was the training of brilliant Herbologists such as Neville Longbottom.

This done, Katherine looked to sheet once more, before putting it down, and observe her surroundings, waiting for something.

harita 04-14-2010 03:45 PM
Laura stepped in she listened to the woman who spoke and then looked down at the parchment in front of her. She took the parchment and began to read through and then sat down to make her conclusions out of the notes provided.Laura had known about the High Inquistor Dolores Jane Umbridge and she was a horrible little woman was what she had known from her elders who were in Hogwarts when she was the high inquistor there.

Laura went through the notes once again and then began with her work on the blank page.
SPOILER!!: CHARMS
Charms, Professor Flitwick: Well yeah, Professor Flitwick was slightly disorganised and squeaky when he taught. But he had been the best Chrams teacher one could have.He taught the best charms ever.And moreover Charms is the subject the that charms the kids around when they are performed properly and have can be bad too when performed improperly.And it is every students nature that they cant perform the best from the very beginning and hence the certain mishaps.Professor Flitwick has always been cheery and happy go lucky man which makes it easier for children to approach him.He was always ready to appreciate good work and give a scope of improvement for those who couldnt do so well.


SPOILER!!: DIVINATION
Divination,Professor Trewalney: Divination, as a subject is a very difficult one. no one knows when to believe and when not to believe because predicting future is a very difficult task.Professor did yes scare a few students with wild guesses or bored them to submission but that solely doesnt become a the reason for firing someone.And moreover no one can make a prphecy on request or look into the future on request that isnt an easy job.So i think Professor should be given a chance.


SPOILER!!: CARE OF MAGICAL CREATURES
Care Of Magical Creatures,Professor Hagrid: Well, i need to disagree with Professor Umbridge that Professor Hagrid
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intimidating to the students and seems to take pleasure in the thought of other people being hurt.
That is completely not true.If one could fit in the expression 'big man with a big heart' then that certainly would be Professor Hagrid.He loves his students very much and so does his animals.He has good control over the animals and has a record of keeping them trained.Any mishaps or accidents that might have happend might have been because of the students carelessness on not listening to their professor when taught.But i would certainly like if Hagrid would follow the school curriculum.But that certainly doesnt mean he should be fired,certainly not.


SPOILER!!: HERBOLOGY
Herbology,Professor Sprout:i certainly feel that Professor Dolores Jane Umbridge has a knack of pointing out faults and falacies and enjoys doing so even amongst the best of the teachers,Professor Sprout for one is the best Hogwarts could boast off.
Professor Sporut had sound knowledge of what she always taught,she always wanted to spread her knowledge and not teach and instruct students and that most of the time led to quite some discussions between the students only improving the student-student interaction and students-teacher interaction,which is the most important thing for a teacher.Group studies are the best as children end up enjoying the process of learning rather then getting bored of the typical wrote learning which Professor Umbridge herself patroned.Professor Sprout was always careful of her plants and also of her students and this shows such an awesome teacher she is.

SPOILER!!: POTIONS
Potions,Professor Snape:[/B] Professor Snape is highly competent and skilled Professor from Department of Potions.He has very good knowledge of his subject and teaches his students well.But the only problem would be he intimidates the students at the point up to the student get highly terrorized even by his presence.Such an attitude from a professor isnt expected.However wonderful the teacher be but if he keeps terrorizing the students then he shouldnt expect them to learn fast in his presence.Professor Umbridge praises him for his control in class which i certainly dont agree with and another point that she makes against Professor Snape that there are some dangerous potions brewing which might be too advanced for the children,i disagree on that too.Since Professor Snape knows the capabilities of the students i think he doesnt need to check out on the curriculumn either.so i certainly dont think he should be fired but warned about his attitude towards students...



So i wouldnt fire anyone of them but give them another chance.
But i would atlast want to add that if Professor Dolores Jane Umbridge would have put herself up on the list i certainly would have fired her for her horrible behavior as a teacher and a even more pathetic behavior as a High Inquistor.

Laura looked around to see what would be next and looked around to see if others finished with their reports.

MeredithRodneyMckay 04-14-2010 05:00 PM
Olivia still wasn't sure this was the right thing to be doing, even though the parchment had instructed it.But there she was, sitting and listening to the Department Head for Education, and being told what would make a good teacher.

Sighing, she inspected the paper before her, and turned it over.Chewing the end of her quill, Olivia began to write her thoughts:


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Charms:
While I agree that you need discipline in a classroom, part of learning is the 'getting it wrong'.Children learn through trial and error, both of which result in mishaps.So in my opinion, High Inquisitor Umbridge was being far too harsh on the teaching style of Professor Flitwick.As she pointed out, the students were focused on their studies, and eventually, no doubt, would achieve the desired standards.


Divination:
I actually agree with the sentiments in this report, if not the method of presenting it.Professor Trelawney does need to work on her teaching skills.While I am not disputing the fact she was a Seer, her gift seems to have lapsed and resorting to scaring the students with her wild guesses is not the way to either get it back, or teach them.However, as far as I'm aware, even the best Seer's cannot predict on command.


Care of Magical Creatures:
I feel this report is partly based on High Inquisitor Umbridge's hatred of giants.While her opinions on his method of teaching, and of having dangerous animals present, are valid ones, the parts about his personality and look are not.I don't think that Professor Hagrid was even capable of feeling happiness at another person's pain, especially a student.From what I have heard of the man, he got on well with the vast majority of the children he taught.
However his love for the job does not necessarily cover for the fact he isn't well versed in the proper ways of teaching, so probation based on that fact, I agree with.


Herbology:
I wholeheartedly agree that Professor Sprout was very knowledgable on her subject.I think, however, that Umbridge failed to take into account the fact that most of the children being taught are teenagers, and as such do on occassion use foul language.While Professor Sprout should discipline them if it is said aloud to the whole class, doing it under ones breath is not so much of a problem - in my opinion.
As for the fact she gets the students into groups and appears to not interact much, well learning isn't always about someone forever telling you what to do.Children have to be able to do things on their own, safe in the knowledge that a Professor is there to help them if necessary.


Potions:
While I don't doubt Professor Snape's ability as a potioneer, I do doubt his handling of students.Umbridge seems to be filing a report on a kindred spirit as far as the ways of interacting with children are concerned.He obviously did not have their best interests at heart by teaching them about potions that were too advanced for their years.
The children may be learning about their subject, but they are doing so through fear of what the repercussion might be if they don't.That is not the way to run a classroom.Personally I would have suggested that Professor Snape learn some manners, and how to have a bit more fun.In other words take a leaf out of Professor Flitwicks book.


The best at their job: For me it is a tie between Professors Flitwick and Sprout.Both have a slightly more relaxed teaching method, but equally the students learn everything about the subjects they are being taught.Yes a little more discipline wouldn't go amiss, however the students are hardly out of control and wild either.


Whom to fire: While I disagree with the way Professor Snape treats the children, there is no doubt that they DO learn in his classes, so for that reason I would just advise him on manners, rather than fire him.
Going through all the notes, the one person that sticks out as NOT teaching the children anything worthwhile, NOT doing it in a fun manner, and NOT being disciplined enough, is Professor Trelawney.
Her brain is so muddled and panicked from her inability to get her gift to work, that she is failing to deliver a good enough class, or teaching the students anything about Divination.
I'm afraid I say: Fire Professor Trelawney.
Reading over her notes, Olivia absentmindedly carried on chewing the quill, so much so it was getting rather damp. "Ohhh dear," she mumbled, removing it and placing it down on the desk next to her finished parchment.

Now what to do?

♥♥♥Bella♥♥♥ 04-14-2010 05:13 PM
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Extract from the Initial Report of the Hogwarts High Inquisitor

Charms:

While Professor Flitwick is cheerful and welcoming, the Hogwarts High Inquisitor, that is to say I, feel that this demeanor encourages the wrong sort of learning environment. While the students were focused on their studies, there were more mishaps than one would have expected, all of which resulted in far too much merriment.

Points for improvement: Professor Flitwick should focus on disciplining his classes when they step out of line, and conduct his lessons with a serious manner.

Action to be taken: Probation not deemed to be necessary.

Divination: Professor Trelawney lacks the basic skills of divination and teaching. Her predictions are a mixture of deduction and wild guesses. Her class control is minimal, she resorts to making ghoulish predictions in order to scare or bore her students into submission. She is also unable to make predictions on request.

Points for improvement: Professor Trelawney needs to revisit some tried and tested, ministry approved disciplinary procedures and apply them. She must also become more accurate in her predictions and teaching methods.

Action to be taken: Further inspection is required. Probation may be a necessary measure.

Care of Magical Creatures:Professor Hagrid is difficult to understand, intimidating to the students and seems to take pleasure in the thought of other people being hurt. His curriculum is vastly inappropriate for the age group he is teaching and he refuses to admit this. There have been injuries in his classes, one of which has led to a hypogryff being sentenced to death by the Committee for the Disposal of Dangerous Creatures, although the beast escaped, something that the Hogwarts High Inquisitor, that is to say I, am convinced was arranged by Professor Hagrid.

Points for improvement: Professor Hagrid should follow the lesson plans left by Professor Grubbly-Plank while he reassesses his curriculum so that it is in line with Ministry expectations. He should also concentrate on enunciating clearly so that the students can understand him.

Action to be taken: Further inspection is required. Probation may be a necessary measure.


Herbology: While Professor Sprout has a sound knowledge of her subject and so she is able to convey this knowledge to a reasonable standard. However, she allows her pupils to use foul language in her classes, something that the Hogwarts High Inquisitor, that is to say I, find most abhorrent and unnecessary. The amount of group work that is undertaken by Professor Sprout’s classes is also of concern, as they seem at times to almost be teaching each other, rather than receiving instruction from her.

Points for improvement: Professor Sprout would benefit from revisiting and revising some basic teaching skills, including what is acceptable language for the classroom.

Action to be taken: Probation not deemed to be necessary.

Potions:
Professor Snape is a highly competent Professor who had excellent control over his classes. It is clear that he has consistently and throughly educated his students throughout his tenure at Hogwarts. The Hogwarts High Inquisitor, that is to say I, have doubts about some of the potions that are currently on the syllabus, for example Strengthening Solution. However, there are other considerations to take into account which outweigh this. Professor Snape seems to be highly skilled in many areas and seems to be an asset to the school.

Points for improvement: Professor Snape should consider revising which potions are on the syllabus as some of them are too advanced for young children.

Action to be taken: Probation not deemed to be necessary.



Katherine walked into the room and frowned slightly. Desks? As in...School desks? She smiled to herslef, remembering when she was back at school, and then took a seat at one of them. She looked at the paper infront of her and read through the reports. She took a pen out of her hair and thought for a moment. She sighed. There were 2 she thought could be fired, but wasn't exactly sure which one should be. She chewed the end of her pen quickly before starting to write.

Having read Umbridge's reports, in my opinion I think that Professor Hagrid should be fired. Children have been hurt in his class, which I think is unacceptable. One should always make sure that their class is 100% safe before going through it, with injuries a minimum. The fact that a poor hypogryff had to be sentenced to death because of his poor planning is a horrible thought. It also says that he seems to take pleasure in the children being hurt, which I'm not sure I believe, because if he did, he wouldn't have been a professor there in the first place. However, if it deems to be true, that is a completely unacceptable thing to be thinking. It sounds like the children are intimidated by the Professor, and how is it possible to teach children who're scared of the person teaching them? I'm guessing it'd be hard to concentrate with him around if he's intimidating. Also, his curriculum seems to be dangerous for the children, and perhaps himself, as he is not following the Ministry guidelines which he really should do being a professional professor and all. The fact that, 'His curriculum is vastly inappropriate for the age group he is teaching and he refuses to admit this' is also quite worrying, what creatures is he showing these young children?

The professor who I think is most suited to his/her job is professor Flitwick because it seems like he is a joyful man and likes the children to have fun whilst teaching, which is what it’s supposed to be like. When learning is fun, the children have fun and therefore they learn more, which I can say from past experience. However, I do think that he should perhaps be a little more strict, as, according to Umbridge, there were many mishaps when the children focused on their studies. I think that if he maybe made the children concentrate more on their studies than having fun in his lesson, he’d be the perfect teacher: Fun yet easily respected and the children do what s/he says. I do like the fact that when a child does something wrong, the result is not sadness, but merriment. When a child does something wrong and everyone around them scolds them, it can be very off putting, and make the child not want to try again in case they get it wrong again and are scowled again. This way, the child knows they have done something wrong, but as it is laughed off, they do try again, and are not shy about it, resulting in better practice and fun for the children and better results. In my own opinion, of course.

Katherine read through it twice, correcting mistakes, and then put her pen down, and waited, not sure what to do next.

The Announcer 04-14-2010 05:29 PM
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Oliver was a little confused, but decided it would be best for him to keep writing. He took his pen and added I believe that Professor Trelawney should be let go. The reason being because even though High Inquisitor Umbridge is a bit harsh on evaluating the Professors of Hogwarts, she does have a point. Professor Trelawney does not show she has the skills or talent to teach a course, especially a subject as questionable as Divination. Some of her many faults included not paying attention to her students neither academically or just to make sure they were actually paying attention to what she was teaching. She seemed to be off in her own little world in most if not all of her classes. Most of her students were falling asleep and by if some chance they were engaged in the classroom they give her half hearted answers giving the impression they hadn't the slightest clue what had been going on. I believe Professor Trelawney is wasting students time because not only is her subject useless, but she doesn't know how to teach it. When asked on her knowledge about her subject of Divination she give questionable answers and did not seem to have a firm grasp on what she was talking about, also when asked to perform what she was teaching her students she failed and made a pathetic attempt to pretend she knew what she was doing. Professor Trelawney does not deserve to be a professor because of the nonsense she pretends she knows how to teach and because she gives no attention to her students or how they are doing with their work. Oliver put down his pen for the second time and hoped this time he had written enough to satisfy the evaluator.


Through the door stumbles the bugged eye glasses wearing Divination Professor. She was slightly slack jawed and already starting to cry. "You would have me fired? Taken from my home? Why would you do such a thing?" the Trelawney illusion asked in a quiet, sad voice as she fidgeted with the many layers of bead necklaces around her neck.


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Originally Posted by Cinn-O-Bun (Post 9264325)
Erik looked around and as a pamphlet was handed to him looked at it blankly. Wait...what were we supposed to do? And why was it the ministry always felt the need to give us more paperwork? Staring at the paper he looked around at others working and sighed. Well here went nothing.

Erik bit at his quill as he read the retarded rumblings of the idiot that was Umbridge. The woman really did have a severe issue. Absolute power did in fact corrupt absolutely it seemed.

Setting his quill to the paper he began to write.

While as much as the woman was historically known to be a cruel witch. Literally. I would have to say that I agree with her findings for the most part. No matter how rude Severus was he was a good teacher and the others she stated were safe did a good job in their own methods. If I had to choose one of the two that she suggested a further investigation for to fire I would have to choose Hagrid. A nice guy he may have been he was not particularly qualified to teach. Granted many of the things that occurred were not necessarily his fault, the fact that they occurred should not have happened. For example, students being bitten by carnivorous books. Books are meant to be read, not to eat the children. I do not think he intentionally does things to intimidate or harm the children but his naivety has done more harm then good. So yes, I would say that Professor Hagrid should indeed have been fired from that position at least and it given back to Professor Grubbly-Plank or another qualified professor who has shown an exceptional knowledge of their field.

Setting his quill back in his mouth he bit it thoughtfully. If he were back in school he knew a number of students who wouldn't be happy with his thoughts on that matter. Oh well.


Through the door once more loped the crying form of Rubeus Hagrid. He was blotting at his eyes with his huge necktie and stopped in front of the man before shifting back and forth on his feet. "Y'wanta fire me to, eh? Why're you doin this ta me? I love the kids more than anyone..." he trailed off and blotted at his eyes again.


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Originally Posted by dan arjay (Post 9264336)
DH nodded and reconsidered. "Okay, lets put it this way. All three can redeem themselves if the two can learn how to control their students and you can learn how to be a better mentor than be a, how do you say this, a controller. Which I doubt about that." he said.

He then looked at his lists and the reports...


The Umbridge illusion placed her hands on her hips. "THat is your final answer is it? Well I wouldn't want to work with half blood, mudbloods, or blood traitors anyway. I will see myself out!" she said in her sickly sweet voice as the illusion shimmered and disappeared.



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Originally Posted by PattyH. (Post 9264366)
Prometheus wondered if anyone else picked up on the irony he found in this task. Dolores Umbridge with evil intentions had viciously attacked the staff of Hogwarts all in the Name of the Ministry, and had been chastised and evicted for it. Now however her evil motives were in fact aiding the powers of good, for through her notes, a greater evil was to be stopped and the Minister and Senior Undersecretary saved.

To solve the challenge that was before him, Prometheus was going to place himself in the position of a student in the classes of these teachers, and see which one he as both Man and Boy would fire.
As he scanned Umbridges notes, would really stood out to him was the teachers relationships with the Students. Each Teacher had a pro and con, These Prometheus scribbled down on a piece of parchment he conjured.
  • Relationship with Students.

    Trelawney
    Pro: For those who took the class seriously, she was able to instill a sense of self belief
    Con: However she was not able to hold the focus of all students
    Flitwick
    Pro: The Students respect him; he allows them to enjoy the class work.
    Con: nil
    Hagrid
    Pro: due to his relationship with the animals he keeps, he was able to protect his students.
    Con: He exposed unprepared students to dangerous creatures
    Sprout
    Pro: Cares deeply both for her students and her plants
    Con: nil
    Snape
    Pro : nil
    Con: Uses fear and intimidation to get his way
From this to Prometheus it was simple : Snape had to go!
and as for the best it was a neck and neck tie with Flitwick and Sprout.


Through the door swept the greasy form of Severus Snape, his typical scowl locked into place as he surveyed the man who was choosing to fire him. In his uncaring voice he asked, "Why would you, an obvious imbecile, even be here within the Ministry of Magic to begin with? Much less to fire a man with my obvious skill as a potions master?" That was obviously all Snape had to say about things because then he commenced to scowling and eyeing all of the other imbecile's in the room.


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Malachi couldn't help it. Despite the seriousness of the situation, A grin spread across his face as Antigone spoke, this was so very... her to set up this kind of task.

He read through the report and his grin faded. Too much merriment? This woman must have been a real pain in the rear end. For a moment, he considered firing her... but he knew better than that. He wouldn't want to break one of Antigone's rules...

He took a quill out of his jacket pocket and started to write in his neat, loopy hand.

While I would personally prefer to sack Professor Umbridge, since she is not one of the options, I would have to sack Professor Trelawney. If she actually did lack the abilities of a true seer as the report suggests then the insight and guidance that she could have offered the students would be limited.
Equally, if she could not command the respect of her students, then her delivery of the subject would have been negatively affected.

The Professor I believe was best suited for their job is Professor Flitwick. Charms is a subject where there are always accidents of one sort or another as the students are learning. This Professor would seem to have had a cheerful disposition, which in my experience, is far more effective as a teaching style than being a disciplinarian who barked orders.

Malachi place his pen down and waited, reading his answer through, just to be sure.


Trelawney turned and looked weepily at the man and shook as she asked, "You would have me taken from the castle as well? Shucked out of my home. Was I not a real seer? Why am I not fit to teach the noble art of Divination?" She hicupped a little sob and looked at the man with sad pleading bug eyes.


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Benjamin actually laughed at the fact that "Delores Umbridge" was standing in front of him. It was quite amusing that he would now be arguing with an illusion. He raised an eyebrow not phased at all. "Yes, I see your crummy list. But you fail to recognize the positive qualities that the teachers take as to make them the greatest teachers of all time. Yet, you seem to have left yourself out. Why don't I do you?" He began to circle Umbridge. "Let's see... Okay, the fact that you didn't allow magic to be done in your class si absolutely absurd in a magic school. Also, you didn't TEACH spells or tactics... Rather, you poorly taught them theory. All this horrible teaching actually led the students to have to teach themselves... Which, believe it or not, saved. Their. Lives." Benjamin approached her and wanted to leave her with one last sentence. "So, shut up. You're fired." He looked at Antigone with a smile. Hopefully that was suffice. He then let out a laugh at the fun he had.


The form of Umbridge in front of the man put her hand over her heart in mock shock. "You sir are very rude! I am former Senior Undersecretary to the greatest Minister of Magic this land has ever seen... How DARE you?!" she shouted at the man before her form shimmered and disappeared.

OOC: Those of you who have finished your firing please wait for your PM

Erindipity 04-14-2010 06:07 PM
From Lara through Bella :) Sorry guys I am playing catchup and having tech diffs...
 
Antigone walked through the crowd of people and smiled as she looked over all of their parchments. "Oh great work all of you! With the exception of you there," she said pointing out two people (justme an harita), "Watch for your cue to begin the next task."


She clapped her hands together and made her way to the man she had pointed out and squatted down next to him (justme). "These are excellent points, but I need to know also which one you would fire and which one, based on these reports, you would keep in their post," she said kindly.

Then she moved to the next person (harita) she had pointed out and said, "You have to choose someone to fire and whom is best suited for their job, honey." With a wink she made her way to the corner of the room to watch the next round of firings commence.


OOC: I am so sorry!! I had a lovely multiquoted post and I timedout and lost it all :(

Zellanna 04-14-2010 06:28 PM
ooc: Yeah, those are killer.

Armand smirked a little as he received his go-ahead. Perfect! With a bit of a dash, he made his way out.

hermygirl 04-14-2010 06:37 PM
Alina sat and listened, beofre reading the parchment intently. Sure, she was a tad confused quite what was happening with an Education Fair, and now two of top people disappearing, but if she was here, she might as well do the tasks to the best standard she could.

Formulating her thoughts about Umbridge's report in her mind, Alina picked up the quill and started to write in her small handwriting on the paper in front of her.

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Charms
A cheerful and friendly demeanor is positive for an academic area such as charms, to put those students who are new to the concept of magic at ease. Indeed, one should expect mishaps when students are learning new charms - and a enthusiastic teacher and warm classroom atmosphere ensures that weaker students will not get upset if a spell does not function as first intended. Discipline is important in the classroom, however there is often a time and a place. And if things are generally going well, and students are working within a safe environment, then there is little to gain by disturbing the classroom with being too over zealous.

Divination
This is a hard subject to master - and we know from history that Professor Trelawney did have some accurate predictions. However, it also known that she had no knowledge of these times - and it is always unrealistic to expect accurate predictions on demand. Sometimes a little theatrics are needed to keep a class enthralled, however too much and it can start to sound overdramatic. Perhaps cutting down on this, and focusing on the theory of divination would be better.

Care of Magical Creatures
Some of the points made here seem appropriate. Hagrid was known for his love of more dangerous creatures, and thus his curriculum may have been considered inappropriate at times. With the wrong sort of class this could end in disaster - and yes, some students did get injured. There is something to be said for learning about these sorts of creatures in a careful and controlled environment, to inspire the next generation of Magizoologists interested in working with more dangerous creatures. However, perhaps Hagrid - whilst having a love for both the job and the creatures he worked with - was not the strongest leader in the classroom. In this sort of lesson, control is essential so perhaps he was more suited to Gameskeeper and tuition on smaller, fully interested groups than full on teaching. Or perhaps he just never had the chance get comfortable in his position of authority.

Herbology
Professor Sprout is well-known in the field of Herbology, and from the start a worth quite a lot in terms of respect. In a practical class such as this, group work is fairly essential. It is sometime unrealistic for students to manage a plant each (or just not feasible due to numbers) and alongside this it is good for students to learn to interact and work with their peers. Sharing knowledge and experience is as important in the learning process as sitting being lectured at. Here the High Inquisitor was not taking account of the bigger picture. And bad language should be monitored, but if being strangled by a tentacula - definitely justifyable!

Potions
This appears to be a very one sided account of Professor Snape. Whilst his potioneering was of a high standard, and he demanded a high quality of work, it is also probable that many a student was scared of him. These students were then too afraid to ask for help, and thus likely to have got lower grades than they could have with better support and confidence.

Best suited:
The best suited appears to Professor Sprout. She has direct control in the classroom if needed - and yet allows students to learn interactively and at their own pace. She takes good care of both the greenhouses (ensuring certain plants for the good of the school are available when necessary) and passed on a passion for a her subject to her students.

Professor to be fired:
Firing anyone is not a decision to be tasken lightly. There are two candidates here - Sybil Trelawney and Rubeus Hagrid. Perhaps due to his teaching inexperience and lack of quantifiable structure, rather than lack of knowledge, Hagrid should be the one fired. He definitely deserved a role with his understanding of the creatures in the grounds of Hogwarts, but is perhaps the least qualified in the position of Professor of Care of Magical Creatures.
Reading over what she'd written, Alina gave a slight frown. It wasn't exactly her best report. Ah well, she wasn't supposed to be an expert on teaching methods, nor past Hogwarts professors. Hopefully it'd be considered good enough...

VRSCIKA 04-14-2010 06:44 PM
Rinatta thought the entire matter over very carefully for a good ten minutes before she even put her quill to her paper. You could almost see the wheels of her mind turning. It was a descision not to be made lightly, hypothetical or not. It was a serious question put to her and she would give it a thourough nad serious answer. She carefully put her quill to her parchment and began to write in her neat script.

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I admit that I may have less experience with this subject than many here as I did not attend Hogwarts and the history of it was not a main point of my schooling, though I will give the best answer that I possibly can. It is too bad that the High inquistor herself is not listed here, but then I suppose no one would think through the other options much and simply say to sack her for very obvious reasons. So from the choices provided I will give an explanation of my reasoning for each and whom I would choose both for dismissal and to be kept.

Charms:

I would have to say that I would strongly disagree with the High Inqusitor here. Cheerful and welcoming is the best demeanor to have with your students. If you welcome your students and encourage them cheerfully they are much more likely to have a desire to learn from you. If you treat your students well they will treat you well and desire to learn in return. While it is nessesary for students to behave , an iron fist is not needed to achieve that result. A good class atmosphere results in happier students and better learning. He , from records, was excellent in his field and a wonderful example as a teacher. As for the minor mishaps, with charms there is always that chance, merriment or no, and better for the students to become accustom to that early on rather than be at a loss later. There were not any really risks beyond the ordinary and if I were headmaster I would be proud to have him as a member of my staff.

Divination:
Firstly I do not believe inability to make predictions upon request is a just reason to fire her. It is extremely difficult if not immpossible to have premenitions and prophecies on demand and that is an unjust demand to make of her. As for whether or not she was truly a seer, I don't believe that is relevant to her teaching skills. I don't believe that one has to be a seer to teach the matter of divination , but I do believe an adequate knowledge of the subject is required. Her teaching methods seem, well, unmethodical. Randomly scaring or boring your students with outlandish predictions that really never come to fruition, in attempt to keep them interested, will only make them believe that the subject is a crock and that there is no need to pay attention to the lesson or learn anything from it.


Care of Magical Creatures: I believe that it is doubtful that the professor would enjoy seeing his students in pain. This is the only report on this man that indicates so and I believe that she was stating personal feeling not facts. He was indeed extremely knowledgable in the subject that he taught, which is an extremely important factor to being a good teacher, especially in this field. Though he have indeed used a little advanced of creatures for the age group, to be too strict to teaching really of only the smaller ,more easily managed creatures of our realm is ill-advised as well. Creatures is a subject one should have a broad spectrum of knowledge in as it is envitable that you will incounter a large variety in your lifetime. It is nessesary to identify the creature that you come across and realise its habits ,whether or not it could be threatening, and how to handle it. I believe his choice of advanced creatures was good one, though I must admit I may be slightly biased in this opinion. I do indeed believe that he would need to be counsled on the matter of how he allowed the students to handle the creatures. More careful instructions and a knowledge of compliance, of the student, before the encounter is advised, as well as perhaps written out lesson guides for him communicate more clearly. I believe that his heart is definetly in the right place ,intenese love of his students and his creatures is the main key to teaching this subject. I believe that with a bit of proper counseling he would be able to become an exceptional teacher.

Herbology: I disagree with the High Inquisitor yet again. As for the foul language, whether it was banned or not , students would still use it. It is part of our nature when we are children. If it is banned sometimes it is even more prevailent, if only for the sheer fact it is often thought fun to use or cool ,simply because it is not allowed. A mention to keep them in line would be all that is nessesary in that way. And as for the group interaction I commend her. The more group interaction and co-operation the better adjusted the class. It ,though nessesity if nothing else, teaches them the importance of communication and co-operation with others , an essential lesson for all matters not only herbology. Careful guidance when needed and effective lessons involving ones own discovery of the answers, result in a wonderful learning experiance.

Potions:
I am afraid that I primarily disagree with the High Inquistor yet again. I believe that his advance curriculum was an asset not a fault. Very few institutions offer such advanced lessons and few students seek futher knowledge after attending Hogwarts. He was ,admittedly a potions genius and was amongst the very top in his field. To receive such advanced lessons ,though difficult, is good for a learning mind. He clearly communicated the lessons and had exceptional knowledge of them ,in that respect he was an excellent teacher. I do not ,however, deem it acceptable to treat ones students so harshly or have favoritism in such a way. Instilling fear or serving insults to ones charges , negates the effectiveness of the lesson. It makes the students concerntrate more the teacher than the lesson itself, fearing to upset the teacher or fail and be belittled. A student has much less of a chance to actually remember and absorb there lessons in this sort of environment and I believe that he would need counseling on the matter.

It was a very difficult desion indeed and I would have no desire to fire any of them, but rather work with them. Though since a decision must be made regrettably, it was incredibly difficult to decide , I am afraid that I would have to fire Proffesor Trelawney. For if you cannot teach your students anything, I am afraid that you fail as a teacher.

I believe that the ideal model of a teacher was Proffesor McGongall myself ,but of course her teaching was never in question. As for who I would keep it was a toss up yet again, I believe that both Proffessor Flitwick and Proffesor Sprout would have been excellent teachers. Proffesor Sprout is an extremely close second, but I would have to say my choice will be Proffesor Flitwick. A wonderful attitude an atmosphere, clear communication, as well as impeccable knowledge results in a excellent teacher.
Rin looked down at her parchment quite pleased with herself and waited for futher instructions. It was like being at school again what fun.

Lizasaurus 04-14-2010 06:45 PM
Thinking back to her teaching year she had done the previous term, Mackenzie fiddles with the corner of the paper, nibbling on the end of her quill. She didn't want to sound forceful, but yet...

She had met some interesting professors during her term as Quidditch/Flying instructor, some that would put those to shame, and others that should have been laughed right out of the school. Umbridge was another thing though...she remembered reading about her, and some of the things she had pulled, and in Mackenzie's opinion, she was just full of hot air.

Placing her quill on the paper, she begins to write:

Quote:
"Prof..."
Scratching out the Professor she had begun to write, she starts over. Thinking of Umbridge as a professor was degrading to educators alike.

Quote:
Professor High Inquisitor Professor Delores Umbridge was a disgrace to every educator ever known. If I had the choice, she would have been fired, before she had even enterred Hogwarts.

Speaking as a prior professor, these professors that she had made these reports on, did what they deemed necessary as educators. Perhaps Hagrid might have thought to start out with something simple, but even the best professor would like to show off a bit on their first day. myself included

As a student I had often found myself wanting something more challenging. Many students enjoy that. If it's too simple for them, they get bored, and move onto something different, possibly something that could get them into trouble. Professors might have to improvise at times, but as long as the students are getting the information they need, and are able to do the tasks given to them, there should be no reason whatsoever, that they shouldn't be given tasks more challenging to them.

So for Umbridge...Ahem High Inquisitor Umbridge, I feel that she was too harsh with these professors, and should have been fired immediately.

Torchwood 04-14-2010 06:55 PM
Quote:
"These pamphlets are excerpts from ,the once High Inquisitor of Hogwarts, Delores Jane Umbridge's reports on the Professors. What I want you all to do is look over these reports and decide whether or not you agree with her reports. Knowing what we do about the fine educators of that time period I think it might be an easy task."

She had begun to make her way around the room watching as the reports landed on desk after desk after desk. "You will find that the back page is blank. The reason for this is that I wish for each of you to tell me here which of these professors you would fire and why. Also please tell me which one you think is the best suited for their job, she said with a grin.


Quote:
Extract from the Initial Report of the Hogwarts High Inquisitor

Charms:

While Professor Flitwick is cheerful and welcoming, the Hogwarts High Inquisitor, that is to say I, feel that this demeanor encourages the wrong sort of learning environment. While the students were focused on their studies, there were more mishaps than one would have expected, all of which resulted in far too much merriment.

Points for improvement: Professor Flitwick should focus on disciplining his classes when they step out of line, and conduct his lessons with a serious manner.

Action to be taken: Probation not deemed to be necessary.

Divination: Professor Trelawney lacks the basic skills of divination and teaching. Her predictions are a mixture of deduction and wild guesses. Her class control is minimal, she resorts to making ghoulish predictions in order to scare or bore her students into submission. She is also unable to make predictions on request.

Points for improvement: Professor Trelawney needs to revisit some tried and tested, ministry approved disciplinary procedures and apply them. She must also become more accurate in her predictions and teaching methods.

Action to be taken: Further inspection is required. Probation may be a necessary measure.

Care of Magical Creatures:Professor Hagrid is difficult to understand, intimidating to the students and seems to take pleasure in the thought of other people being hurt. His curriculum is vastly inappropriate for the age group he is teaching and he refuses to admit this. There have been injuries in his classes, one of which has led to a hypogryff being sentenced to death by the Committee for the Disposal of Dangerous Creatures, although the beast escaped, something that the Hogwarts High Inquisitor, that is to say I, am convinced was arranged by Professor Hagrid.

Points for improvement: Professor Hagrid should follow the lesson plans left by Professor Grubbly-Plank while he reassesses his curriculum so that it is in line with Ministry expectations. He should also concentrate on enunciating clearly so that the students can understand him.

Action to be taken: Further inspection is required. Probation may be a necessary measure.


Herbology: While Professor Sprout has a sound knowledge of her subject and so she is able to convey this knowledge to a reasonable standard. However, she allows her pupils to use foul language in her classes, something that the Hogwarts High Inquisitor, that is to say I, find most abhorrent and unnecessary. The amount of group work that is undertaken by Professor Sprout’s classes is also of concern, as they seem at times to almost be teaching each other, rather than receiving instruction from her.

Points for improvement: Professor Sprout would benefit from revisiting and revising some basic teaching skills, including what is acceptable language for the classroom.

Action to be taken: Probation not deemed to be necessary.

Potions:
Professor Snape is a highly competent Professor who had excellent control over his classes. It is clear that he has consistently and throughly educated his students throughout his tenure at Hogwarts. The Hogwarts High Inquisitor, that is to say I, have doubts about some of the potions that are currently on the syllabus, for example Strengthening Solution. However, there are other considerations to take into account which outweigh this. Professor Snape seems to be highly skilled in many areas and seems to be an asset to the school.

Points for improvement: Professor Snape should consider revising which potions are on the syllabus as some of them are too advanced for young children.

Action to be taken: Probation not deemed to be necessary.
SPOILER!!: Opinion

Assignment

As it happens, I have known all of these Professors. One of the advantages of old age is the amount of time spent meeting people. I have also had the dubious pleasure of meeting Miss Umbridge. I thought her to be intolerant, self-absorbed and of extremely questionable judgement.


Charms: Retain. Students learn more in a casual environment. While discipline is necessary in a classroom, a lack of merriment is not.

Divination: Fire. The Professor could not divine the time of day while looking out a window and she was an ineffective teacher. I do not believe that additional training would be of any benefit to her.

Care of Magical Creatures: Retain. Rubeus Hagrid knows more about creatures than anyone else that I’ve met. Perhaps, Miss Umbridge’s well known disdain for creatures that are not pure-blood wizards colored her evaluation of Professor Hagrid.

Herbology: Retain. Herbology, but nature, is a hand’s on class. That Professor Sprout has nurtured an atmosphere where the students interact freely, is to her credit. The purpose of these classes is to prepare young witches and wizards for their future. I have found that young people are more receptive to information when it is offered by one of their own age. That Professor Sprout is intelligent enough to use this is to be commended.

Potions: Retain. Although he was a bully and obviously favoured his own house, Professor Snape was an excellent Potions Master. As far as the Umbridge opinion that some of the potions were too advanced. Tommyrot. Pushing a student to excel usually has positive results.

In my opinion, of the six people addressed, Delores Jane Umbridge is the one that needs to be dismissed with utmost haste. The woman is a menace, bigoted and extremely mean spirited.

Agatha Rose Cavendish

Tommehbell 04-14-2010 07:18 PM
Harlem sat at the desk refusing to touch the surface. It was teeming with millions of germs and he had lost his disinfectant during that horrible blackout. He was not in a good mood, but he sat and listened to the presentation, stifling the urge to throw out the grubby old chalk and open a fresh, clean pack.

He wasn't sure what the point of this exercise was put he pulled out a quill and as carefully as he could he wrote out his responses.

Quote:
Professor Flitwich, even though he doesn't seem to have a firm hand in the classroom the children are clearly enjoying themselves and though accidents are occurring they are learning the lessons. And if one can't laugh at themselves then there is something clearly wrong. The man is a competent charmer as stated so the foundation is there, Flitwick just may need to keep the children on the task at hand.
Recommendation- keep

Professor Trelawney- while not having the ability to predict things on command is not indicative of her abilities her general lack of control of her classroom and knowledge of her subject area is appalling. It is a simple matter to teach a professor how to control their classroom it is highly difficult to teach an adult the subject to which they are supposed to be the experts.
Recommendation- fire

Professor Hagrid-scaring students should be frowned upon in any case and shouldn't be allowed. While a person maybe the best person to teach a class because of their knowledge of the subject if students are unable to understand them their expertise because a moot point. No one is learning anything and the professor is not teaching anymore but just simply babbling to a confused audience. Injuries that draw the eye of the Ministry is a serious offense and shouldn't be taken lightly. Dealing with highly dangerous creatures such as hippogriffs for fully qualified wizards is hard enough how Professor Hagrid thought a class at Hogwarts could manage it is beyond me.
Recommendation- fire

Professor Sprout- in the world of Herbology there are a variety of plants that require the strength and aid of another wizard, so more often than not Herbology would be the one class that would see more of an group effort than solitary work. It takes two people to replant mandrakes, well if you want to do it right with the least amount of damage to the mandrake that is. And Herbology is more on a hands on class much like flying. You can be instructed on the theory but until you squeeze burbutor pus you don't really know what you are dealing with
Recommendation- keep

Professor Snape- well other than a warm bedside manner PRofessor Snape seems to be a more than capable professor. High skilled and knowledgeable in this subject area is what every professor should attain to be. However if the students are unhappy and sulkily how effective is the teaching? Not to say that a teacher should pander to his students, but students shouldn't fear a professor more than they fear death....should they?
Recommendation- keep with plenty of hugs to make him smile.
There he finished writing and he waited for the lecturer to check off on his answers. He was more than confident they were the answers she was looking for.

Erindipity 04-14-2010 07:27 PM
SPOILER!!: hermygirl, VRSICKA, Nymphadoraliz Torchwood, Tomasina Riddle

Quote:
Originally Posted by hermygirl (Post 9265514)
Alina sat and listened, beofre reading the parchment intently. Sure, she was a tad confused quite what was happening with an Education Fair, and now two of top people disappearing, but if she was here, she might as well do the tasks to the best standard she could.

Formulating her thoughts about Umbridge's report in her mind, Alina picked up the quill and started to write in her small handwriting on the paper in front of her.



Reading over what she'd written, Alina gave a slight frown. It wasn't exactly her best report. Ah well, she wasn't supposed to be an expert on teaching methods, nor past Hogwarts professors. Hopefully it'd be considered good enough...
Quote:
Originally Posted by VRSCIKA (Post 9265534)
Rinatta thought the entire matter over very carefully for a good ten minutes before she even put her quill to her paper. You could almost see the wheels of her mind turning. It was a descision not to be made lightly, hypothetical or not. It was a serious question put to her and she would give it a thourough nad serious answer. She carefully put her quill to her parchment and began to write in her neat script.



Rin looked down at her parchment quite pleased with herself and waited for futher instructions. It was like being at school again what fun.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Torchwood (Post 9265563)
SPOILER!!: Opinion

Assignment

As it happens, I have known all of these Professors. One of the advantages of old age is the amount of time spent meeting people. I have also had the dubious pleasure of meeting Miss Umbridge. I thought her to be intolerant, self-absorbed and of extremely questionable judgement.


Charms: Retain. Students learn more in a casual environment. While discipline is necessary in a classroom, a lack of merriment is not.

Divination: Fire. The Professor could not divine the time of day while looking out a window and she was an ineffective teacher. I do not believe that additional training would be of any benefit to her.

Care of Magical Creatures: Retain. Rubeus Hagrid knows more about creatures than anyone else that I’ve met. Perhaps, Miss Umbridge’s well known disdain for creatures that are not pure-blood wizards colored her evaluation of Professor Hagrid.

Herbology: Retain. Herbology, but nature, is a hand’s on class. That Professor Sprout has nurtured an atmosphere where the students interact freely, is to her credit. The purpose of these classes is to prepare young witches and wizards for their future. I have found that young people are more receptive to information when it is offered by one of their own age. That Professor Sprout is intelligent enough to use this is to be commended.

Potions: Retain. Although he was a bully and obviously favoured his own house, Professor Snape was an excellent Potions Master. As far as the Umbridge opinion that some of the potions were too advanced. Tommyrot. Pushing a student to excel usually has positive results.

In my opinion, of the six people addressed, Delores Jane Umbridge is the one that needs to be dismissed with utmost haste. The woman is a menace, bigoted and extremely mean spirited.

Agatha Rose Cavendish
Quote:
Originally Posted by Tomasina Riddle (Post 9265618)
Harlem sat at the desk refusing to touch the surface. It was teeming with millions of germs and he had lost his disinfectant during that horrible blackout. He was not in a good mood, but he sat and listened to the presentation, stifling the urge to throw out the grubby old chalk and open a fresh, clean pack.

He wasn't sure what the point of this exercise was put he pulled out a quill and as carefully as he could he wrote out his responses.



There he finished writing and he waited for the lecturer to check off on his answers. He was more than confident they were the answers she was looking for.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Nymphadoraliz
Thinking back to her teaching year she had done the previous term, Mackenzie fiddles with the corner of the paper, nibbling on the end of her quill. She didn't want to sound forceful, but yet...

She had met some interesting professors during her term as Quidditch/Flying instructor, some that would put those to shame, and others that should have been laughed right out of the school. Umbridge was another thing though...she remembered reading about her, and some of the things she had pulled, and in Mackenzie's opinion, she was just full of hot air.

Placing her quill on the paper, she begins to write:


Quote:
"Prof..."
Scratching out the Professor she had begun to write, she starts over. Thinking of Umbridge as a professor was degrading to educators alike.


Quote:
Professor High Inquisitor Professor Delores Umbridge was a disgrace to every educator ever known. If I had the choice, she would have been fired, before she had even enterred Hogwarts.

Speaking as a prior professor, these professors that she had made these reports on, did what they deemed necessary as educators. Perhaps Hagrid might have thought to start out with something simple, but even the best professor would like to show off a bit on their first day. myself included

As a student I had often found myself wanting something more challenging. Many students enjoy that. If it's too simple for them, they get bored, and move onto something different, possibly something that could get them into trouble. Professors might have to improvise at times, but as long as the students are getting the information they need, and are able to do the tasks given to them, there should be no reason whatsoever, that they shouldn't be given tasks more challenging to them.

So for Umbridge...Ahem High Inquisitor Umbridge, I feel that she was too harsh with these professors, and should have been fired immediately.



Antigone wound through the pupils and smiled as she checked over their parchments. "Great work all of you, watch for your cue!" she said with a warm smile.

PadfootAndTheWolf 04-14-2010 07:30 PM
Armen was a little nervous when he found out that they needed to start out here on the Ground Floor, the Education Department. He was NOT an educator and wasn't prepared for this. He was going to hypervenalate, he knew! How could this happen to him. He watched and listened the woman in front of the group as they were handed the pamphlet written by the Umbridge woman. A much younger verion of himself had learned how horrible the woman was.

After reading through the reports, he stared at the blank page on the back and then after some long deliberation he began to write.

Quote:
Armen Recard's Parchment
After reading and disecting each report on the educational standards and actions of each Professor I have found that it would deam fit to fire Professor Filius Flitwick. In the report it mentions his very enthusiastic and friendly nature, but it has been mentioned that there is a fine line between teacher and friend; which in my opinion the Professor has crossed or is very close to doing so. There is too much riding on the education and training of our youth to have them playing silly games and waving the wands around without knowing what they are doing.

It is mentioned that Professor Flitwick often lets the children working unsupervised and without much direction. This is an extremely dangerous truth that needs to be erradicated as soon as possible. There should be no tolerance for such unnecessarily, dangerous, educational neglec.

A Professor that I believe is well sutied for their position is Professor Rubeus Hagrid. Although some of his teaching styles have been deamed 'unsafe', he is by far one of the most passionate Professors at the School for young witches and wizards. I think that his excited, and nurturing attitude allows him to exel in his feild. And physically he fits the job perfectly; being half-giant he is very sturdy and can withstand much of anything that may come his way. Overall a very well-meaning and responsible teacher; as long as he continues to check his curriculum with the Ministry.
After placing down his quill, he waited nervously for his essay to be judged.


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