Chapter 217 The Benefits of Expanding the Faculty

Expand the faculty?

This suggestion immediately confused Dumbledore.

Since ancient times, the tradition of Hogwarts has been that one professor is responsible for teaching one course, and there has never been a precedent for expanding the enrollment of professors.

If the number of professors is increased, how should the teaching work of various subjects be coordinated?

Dumbledore frowned, considering Sebastian's suggestion seriously.

Looking at Dumbledore who was lost in thought, Sebastian sighed in his heart.

This idea has been in my mind for a long time.

Being a prophet, he was very worried that the final battle in the original work would really take place in Hogwarts Castle.

Therefore, he had long wanted to ask Headmaster Dumbledore to recruit a few more professors to expand the combat power of Hogwarts, or at least recruit a few more powerful wizards.

Otherwise, we can't let the students go to the battlefield.

Even if we take a step back, recruiting more professors would be a good thing for the existing professors.

The professors at Hogwarts have heavy teaching tasks on their shoulders, far exceeding those of teachers in ordinary schools.

First of all, they have to teach not only theoretical knowledge, but also hands-on magic courses, which makes every class full of challenges and pressure.

Taking teaching students below grade five as an example, each professor of a required course needs to teach at least two large classes for students of each grade within a week, which means that the course arrangements for each grade must be detailed and thorough.

Even in the advanced classes for sixth and seventh grades, where all students were taught together, this only temporarily relieved the pressure on the professors.

In total, each professor needs to teach at least 12 classes per week.

However, teaching is not their only task.

In addition to teaching students in class, professors also spend a lot of time writing exams and preparing assignments for students.

A more arduous task is marking students' essays and assignments, especially those of senior students, which requires them to review the content in depth and provide detailed feedback.

In addition, providing after-class tutoring and answering students' questions are also responsibilities that professors cannot ignore.

Many students often come to them for help after class, from complex spell problems to potions recipes, and these additional tasks multiply the professors' daily workload.

What’s worse, many professors often hold multiple positions.

For example, Professor Snape is not only responsible for the Potions class, but also for the students of Slytherin College, their lives and studies. In addition, he is also one of the leaders of the Dueling Club.

Professor McGonagall, as well as being the professor of Transfiguration, is also the Headmaster and Vice-Principal of Gryffindor House. She has to take care of student affairs, academic management, course coordination, etc. She is simply extremely busy.

All in all, the work intensity of the Hogwarts professors is a bit too high and not humane at all.

Thinking of this, Sebastian struck while the iron was hot and said, "President, you have made a good consideration. Writing lesson plans will indeed increase the burden on professors."

"The existing professors are burdened with heavy teaching tasks. For example, Professor McGonagall has to teach twelve classes a week, in addition to guiding students' homework, grading papers, and responding to the increasing number of students' questions. This does not include the internal affairs of the college and the work of various clubs."

He paused, remembering how exhausted Professor McGonagall often looked.

"With this pace, even the best professors will feel exhausted over time. This not only affects the quality of their teaching, but also deprives them of the space to be creative in class."

Dumbledore nodded slightly, folded his hands on the table, and waited for him to continue.

"If we can recruit some new professors," Sebastian continued, his tone more firmly, "the teaching load of all professors can be reduced a lot."

“When each professor’s teaching load is lightened, they will have more time and energy to carefully prepare courses and design more interesting and in-depth class content.”

“Professors can spend more time delving into their own academic fields and then bring the new knowledge they gain back to the classroom to directly benefit students.”

"You are right, Sebastian," Professor McGonagall said excitedly, "Professors can not only delve into academic research themselves, but also train and guide some outstanding students to conduct research together."

"In this way, the academic level of Hogwarts will definitely be raised to a higher level."

"In recent years, there haven't been many students publishing papers at Hogwarts."

Hearing Professor McGonagall's words, Dumbledore nodded repeatedly. His brows relaxed a little and the smile on his face deepened.

"There are even more advantages," Sebastian said, looking at the two professors.

“When professors have more time, they can better focus on the growth needs of each student.”

"This will not only help students master knowledge faster, but also allow them to receive more personalized guidance in and out of class, and try to teach students in accordance with their aptitude."

Sebastian came up with a specific reform plan and handed it to the two professors.

“This is a specific management measure after recruiting more new professors.”

"My idea is to let these professors with rich teaching experience become the subject leaders of the courses they teach."

Dumbledore raised an eyebrow, showing a hint of curiosity: "Head of the subject?"

"Yes," Sebastian nodded and explained, "The subject leader needs to have extensive teaching experience. They will decide on the selection of teaching materials for this course."

"They are also responsible for reviewing the lesson plans prepared by new professors. If there are any unreasonable points, they can point them out in time to help new professors quickly integrate into the Hogwarts teaching system."

"In this way, the overall teaching quality of Hogwarts will not decline due to the expansion of enrollment. On the contrary, it will be improved due to this collaborative mechanism."

"Sebastian," Professor McGonagall asked, "Other subjects are easy, but what about Care of Magical Creatures and Defense Against the Dark Arts?"

"Let's talk about Care of Magical Creatures first," Sebastian said with a slight smile, "Hagrid's special experience meant that he did not receive complete education and training."

"Therefore, if you want Hagrid to become a qualified professor, you must find someone with rich teaching experience to discipline and guide him."

"My suggestion is to hire Mr. Newt Scamander and make him the head of the Care of Magical Creatures class."

"Based on my communication with Mr. Scamander, I think he would be happy to contribute to Hogwarts and make more students fall in love with magical animals."

"As for Defense Against the Dark Arts..." Sebastian shook his head.

“The special nature of this course makes it difficult to recruit new professors.”

"Moreover, with professors changing every year, it is indeed difficult for new professors to prepare lesson plans."

"For this special situation, we can only treat it specially."

"I think," Sebastian said firmly, "it would be best to find an experienced professor to prepare a reference lesson plan for all Defense Against the Dark Arts classes from first to seventh grade."

"Every year, new professors prepare their lessons and arrange their teaching plans according to this example."

"In this way, we can effectively avoid the problem of different teaching progress and teaching content among professors every year."

"As for this candidate..."

Sebastian looked at Dumbledore and grinned.

"I think you are the right person for the job, Principal!"

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