Rowling's Pottermore Notes

[danajsparks]

I'm not a member of Pottermore, so I'm glad that some bloggers have been collecting Rowling's notes from the site. The notes don't have that many surprises, but a few things did jump out at me.

Comments

[harpsi_fizz]

So damned true.
I don't wanna be "that fan" who looks into things too closely and speculates and makes assumptions about the author's beliefs and overcomplicates/runs things, but being "smart" ought to be more than being good at learning in the sit-down-and-listen way. Just about everyone proves himself/herself to be brilliant learners if they're presented with the material in the right way. Like audio learners, tactile learners, visual learners.

*Totally O.T here, you'll forgive me*
I know some ridiculously-old fashioned people will insist that some kids are "just lazy, that's why they don't learn" and that will think that these new methods of presenting material is a bunch of "hippie liberal bullshit" but they couldn't be any more wrong. People's brain chemicals and chemistry are different. Just like lactose intolerant people aren't "just being stubborn" when they get sick from drinking milk. There are lazy kids, sure, but it seems to be just as lazy to write every single one off as "lazy" without first trying to see if a diet change or a change in the way they're allowed to study would cure their behavior.