1. Who would be your favorite teacher at Hogwarts and why? Least favorite and why?
This is going to come across as slightly egotistical given my application, but my favorite professor at Hogwarts would be Professor Lupin. The classes that I always enjoyed the most were the ones that were the most engaging, the ones where I felt that I was actually contributing instead of being, well, another brick on the wall. Lupin made his classes enjoyable and hands on. I hate classes that bogged down in bookwork, there's something so much more appealing about being able to get up and walk around, and see the practical application of my learnings. It's like when I was in economics and my teacher used to be all, "we're going to learn about blah blah blah even though it doesn't exist as a practical theory in real life" and I would give him this incredulous are you effing kidding me? look. I like a teacher who can make me feel as if it's all worth it in the end. Also, he's just an all around nice guy with a good sense of humor. Strict when need be, but not unnecessarily so.
My least favorite would be Umbridge. She doesn't get a title from me, I think that little of her. Unarguably my second least favorite character in the whole bloody series, I'm not even sure where to begin. I think that teaching is for those who have a passion for it, not those who are doing so to achieve some agenda. What she attempted to do, prevent students from learning practical defense, was downright reckless considering the times they were living in. Also, she was just so smug and condescending and argh. I can't think of her without devolving into incoherently angry keyboard smashes.
2. Who do you consider your role model, why do you look up to this person?
Much like all younger siblings, I've always looked up to my older sister, Jessica. Growing up, I considered her to be the epitome of cool. She was the one who went to the concerts that I wish I could have been old enough to attend, met all of the nifty people that I've always wanted to meet, etc. She is still someone that I consider a role model, all younger child syndrome worshipping aside. She is a strong, independent person, and although her professional and personal life has taken a lot of twists that she didn't expect and taken to her a lot of places all over the world that she didn't expect, she managed to roll with the punches and kept on keeping on.
As far as someone that I don't know personally, it's hard for me not to look up to Jon Stewart. Sure, he's a brilliant funny guy. He's a good comedian, first and foremost. However, he's also someone who isn't afraid to put his jokes aside when he realizes that something is really important and grapple with serious issues in the public eye. As such, he's taken on so many seriously shady folk, from the idiots at Crossfire to Jim Cramer.
3. What do you enjoy most about hogwartsishome?
I really really enjoy the random discussions. Not the debates, because I think those get out of hand and tend to quickly devolve into hurt feelings and misunderstandings. It's all of those random posts that you don't expect to be epic, but turn out to be so much fun, that's what I love about HiH. Finding a place where people can appreciate my nerdy jokes, where I can reference everything from 1950s bomb films to Star Wars in a discussion about Harry Potter, and at least one person will find my madness funny. I've made some great friends here through miscellaneous discussion posts.
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Date: 2009-03-25 02:47 am (UTC)1. Who would be your favorite teacher at Hogwarts and why? Least favorite and why?
This is going to come across as slightly egotistical given my application, but my favorite professor at Hogwarts would be Professor Lupin. The classes that I always enjoyed the most were the ones that were the most engaging, the ones where I felt that I was actually contributing instead of being, well, another brick on the wall. Lupin made his classes enjoyable and hands on. I hate classes that bogged down in bookwork, there's something so much more appealing about being able to get up and walk around, and see the practical application of my learnings. It's like when I was in economics and my teacher used to be all, "we're going to learn about blah blah blah even though it doesn't exist as a practical theory in real life" and I would give him this incredulous are you effing kidding me? look. I like a teacher who can make me feel as if it's all worth it in the end. Also, he's just an all around nice guy with a good sense of humor. Strict when need be, but not unnecessarily so.
My least favorite would be Umbridge. She doesn't get a title from me, I think that little of her. Unarguably my second least favorite character in the whole bloody series, I'm not even sure where to begin. I think that teaching is for those who have a passion for it, not those who are doing so to achieve some agenda. What she attempted to do, prevent students from learning practical defense, was downright reckless considering the times they were living in. Also, she was just so smug and condescending and argh. I can't think of her without devolving into incoherently angry keyboard smashes.
2. Who do you consider your role model, why do you look up to this person?
Much like all younger siblings, I've always looked up to my older sister, Jessica. Growing up, I considered her to be the epitome of cool. She was the one who went to the concerts that I wish I could have been old enough to attend, met all of the nifty people that I've always wanted to meet, etc. She is still someone that I consider a role model, all younger child syndrome worshipping aside. She is a strong, independent person, and although her professional and personal life has taken a lot of twists that she didn't expect and taken to her a lot of places all over the world that she didn't expect, she managed to roll with the punches and kept on keeping on.
As far as someone that I don't know personally, it's hard for me not to look up to Jon Stewart. Sure, he's a brilliant funny guy. He's a good comedian, first and foremost. However, he's also someone who isn't afraid to put his jokes aside when he realizes that something is really important and grapple with serious issues in the public eye. As such, he's taken on so many seriously shady folk, from the idiots at Crossfire to Jim Cramer.
3. What do you enjoy most about hogwartsishome?
I really really enjoy the random discussions. Not the debates, because I think those get out of hand and tend to quickly devolve into hurt feelings and misunderstandings. It's all of those random posts that you don't expect to be epic, but turn out to be so much fun, that's what I love about HiH. Finding a place where people can appreciate my nerdy jokes, where I can reference everything from 1950s bomb films to Star Wars in a discussion about Harry Potter, and at least one person will find my madness funny. I've made some great friends here through miscellaneous discussion posts.