Chapter 144 Homework Reform
How did you come up with the idea of doing this survey?
Very simple!
After being attacked by Scrimgeour right in front of him, he naturally wanted to see what the graduates were like.
And this embarrassing situation happened more than once.
In response to Dumbledore's question, Sebastian did not answer directly. Instead, he took out a bottle of ice cola and poured a full glass for Dumbledore, Professor McGonagall and himself.
Sebastian hesitated, not knowing whether he should tell Scrimgeour everything he had said.
Professor McGonagall and Dumbledore basically devoted their entire lives to Hogwarts and to education.
Especially Professor McGonagall, as the deputy headmaster of Hogwarts and the head of Gryffindor House, she has devoted countless days and nights to the growth and education of her students.
It can be said that she is one of the most dedicated and responsible professors in the school.
Professor McGonagall's dedication is not only reflected in daily teaching and management, but also in her persistence in educational philosophy.
She firmly believes that every child has unlimited potential as long as they are given the right guidance and enough support.
Her office is always piled with students' homework and various documents, but she never complains. Instead, she completes every task silently.
Moreover, at every critical moment, Professor McGonagall always stands in front of the students.
In the original work, she risked her life many times to protect her students.
For Professor McGonagall, Hogwarts is more than just a school, it is her home.
She took all the little wizards to heart and regarded them as her own children. No matter honor, failure, laughter or tears, she experienced and grew up with them.
Because of this, Sebastian hesitated. He didn't know how to talk to Professor McGonagall.
Should we just say that the Auror Office and St. Mungo's Hospital look down on Hogwarts graduates and feel that they do not meet the employment requirements?
Professor McGonagall would be so sad if that happened.
You know, lies don't hurt people, the truth is the sharp knife.
Sebastian raised the glass and took a big sip of ice cola. The cool feeling slowly slid down his esophagus, calming him down.
He felt that it would be truly disrespectful to lie to the two professors in front of him.
After much hesitation, Sebastian finally made up his mind to tell the truth.
"Principal, Professor McGonagall, let me first tell you how I came up with the idea of conducting an employment survey on the graduates."
Sebastian's voice sounded slowly, and he narrated his mental journey in a leisurely manner.
"It all started at the press conference a few days ago. When Fudge went on stage and shook hands with the werewolf old Pete, Scrimgeour found me."
Scrimgeour?
The head of the Auror office.
Dumbledore and Professor McGonagall immediately remembered who Scrimgeour was, and they looked at Sebastian to hear him relay what Scrimgeour had said.
"Scrimgeour told me to find a way to improve the students' level."
"He feels that among the graduates who apply for positions in the Auror Office every year, too few are qualified and basically cannot reach the level of direct employment."
“And this situation has been going on for several years.”
"When I heard the news, I was extremely dissatisfied, but faced with the facts, I really couldn't refute it."
Sebastian's voice was a little low: "In fact, this is not the first time Scrimgeour has told me about this situation."
"From what I understand, St. Mungo's Hospital is also quite critical of our graduates, and feels that their level is not up to standard."
“So, I came up with an idea.”
"I want to see how these students who failed in the application are doing now and whether they have found satisfactory jobs."
"After the investigation report came out, I was really sad."
Sebastian sighed deeply, pointed to the numbers on the blackboard, and fell into silence.
He was also helpless about this situation.
He never expected that there would be so many students who were neither good nor bad.
Sebastian understood their feelings.
When looking for a job, naturally you want to find a job that satisfies you.
What's more, many high-quality jobs do not have recruitment quotas and do not require recent graduates, so students naturally want to fight for it.
This situation just shows that the students’ level is lacking, otherwise they would be able to successfully get a job right after graduation.
"As a professor, I feel we have an obligation to help students improve this situation."
Professor McGonagall looked at the data on the blackboard and sighed.
"Sebastian, you always have a lot of ideas. Just tell me if you have any suggestions."
"I want to make a little educational reform!" Sebastian said in a loud voice.
“First, I want to reform the homework in each subject.”
"We all know that from the time freshmen enter their freshman year, every subject they are assigned is a paper."
“There are indeed many benefits to doing this, such as:
Improve students' independent learning ability;
Improve students' critical thinking ability;
Improve students’ research capabilities.”
"In this way, strong students can become very strong, and they often become the best in various fields."
"But," Sebastian changed the subject, "such outstanding students are a minority after all. We should also care about those ordinary students."
"Their learning ability is not very strong, and to be honest, they can't become scientific research talents."
“For them, pragmatism is the most important thing.”
"We need to find a way to help them master the basic knowledge in the textbooks, such as learning the spells in the textbooks, making potions, growing herbs, etc."
"In short, everything is based on practical operation."
"However, students are lazy, so we need to use homework to test their understanding of the content."
"On this point, I suggest that you learn from the Muggles."
As he spoke, Sebastian took out a few Muggle test papers and handed them to the two professors.
"We can imitate these test papers and let professors of various subjects give students homework in the form of test papers."
"Students' knowledge mastery is tested through multiple-choice questions, true-or-false questions, fill-in-the-blank questions, essay questions, etc."
"In addition, for courses such as Transfiguration and Charms that require a lot of practice for young wizards."
"You can clearly point it out in the homework and ask them to go to the Duel Hall to practice, and then check their practice progress in the next class."
"Of course," Sebastian said, changing his tone, "we can't give up the paper assignment format completely."
"After all, this approach can indeed cultivate top talents."
“As for the ratio of essays to exams, it should be different for each grade.”
"My idea is to lower the proportion of papers for lower-level students, and then gradually increase it as the grade increases."
“The specific implementation methods require the professors to discuss together.”
Professor McGonagall nodded repeatedly after hearing Sebastian's suggestion.
In this way, students' basic knowledge can indeed be strengthened, while at the same time taking into account both top students and ordinary students.
The only drawback is that the requirements for professors are relatively high, and they need to spend a lot of time compiling test papers.
But it doesn’t matter. As long as it can improve the students’ level, the professors’ hard work is worth it.
Thinking of this, Professor McGonagall asked anxiously.
"Sebastian, this is a good suggestion and it is very feasible."
"You just said that this is just the first suggestion."
"Stop keeping me in suspense and tell me all the rest of your suggestions at once..."
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