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School’s in for real-life wizards
Thursday Nov 15 19:00 AEDT
By ninemsn staff

A British primary school has caught the Hogwarts bug and is teaching wizardry to its students, The Times reports.

Children are taught herbology in science, chant formulas with wands in maths classes and practice broomstick balancing techniques in physical education at Robert Mellors Primary School in Nottingham.

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Head teacher Donna Chambers said the scheme has had a “phenomenal impact on behaviour and on the whole school”.

“Learning is so much fun, pupils want to be engaged," she said.

"They have studied the history of flight, written scripts and really believe in what they’re learning about.

“They don’t realise we’re ticking boxes in the national curriculum as well.”

Students are not the only muggles under the spell: teachers also parade the school in Dumbledore-style dress, complete with witches hats and wands.

To complete the spell, the school’s four houses have been renamed Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw and Slytherin.

Author J.K.Rowling’s influences materialised at the school as part of an incentive program to help children become more involved in their lessons.

Pupils pick a different theme each term to impact how the curriculum is taught and this time they voted for Harry Potter.

The program has not only lifted the spirits of the students, but their grades as well, according to Ms Chambers.

"Over the last three years, standards and achievement have improved greatly,” she said.

This is scary:O

 

[dixieagle]

This is scary:O

Oh, for heaven’s sake!!! They are not teaching “wizardry”; they are adapting ideas from the Harry Potter books to get under-achieving students to become interested in their lessons. Follow the link:

dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=493455&in_page_id=1770

 

[cockatoo]

Oh, for heaven’s sake!!! They are not teaching “wizardry”; they are adapting ideas from the Harry Potter books to get under-achieving students to become interested in their lessons. Follow the link:

dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=493455&in_page_id=1770

I agree. It isn’t real wizardry or wizardry at all. It is basically making school into a game, for the students by using something that many students like, which is harry potter.

 

[linebyline]

My main problem with Harry Potter has never been Harry Potter itself, but the fact that opportunists take the chance to rip it off and sell their own products, many of which actually are occult.

I doubt that the same kind of thing is going on here, but it may be an intermediary step that could (inadvertently) push kids toward the occult.

Also, “They have studied the history of flight, written scripts and really believe in what they’re learning about,” you say? Really believe? I assume that means the math lesons and stuff, but if it were me I’d keep my guard up anyway, just in case.

 

[puzzleannie]

sounds like there will be some copyright infringement problems unless JKR is licensing usage of her characters and concepts.

 

[TC2]

The article states that the children vote on a theme each term.
So, at the end of this term,they’ll vote on something else.
Wonder what it will be next time…

How long is a term?

 

[Orthodox_Guy]

This is scary:O

I love how kid’s aren’t allowed to use their imagination anymore

Seriously, this is no worse then kids pretending to be characters from a Disney film.