Slug Club: Discussion [TERM XIII-VI]

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Activity: Slug Club Discussion: Criteria for Slug Club Good or Bad?
Points: Long debate: Participation 10pts, Additional comment: 2pts
Deadline: Saturday, April 11 @ 11:59 PM EST.

Details: We all know how Slughorn chooses the members of his club. Now we face an interesting dilemma: some people think this is terribly selective. Some people think this is a good thing. This is not a debate. This is a discussion on what everyone thinks about Slughorn's criteria, and if there is anything you would personally do differently while keeping the ultimate goals of giving the Slug Clubbers' decent job prospects intact.




CLUB LEADER NOTE: Since I feel it needs to be said in light of some of the bollocks going on in other posts, if you cannot discuss something without getting your feelings hurt, this is probably NOT the activity for you. That said, do not personally attack anyone else for their opinions. We all have them, we are all entitled to them. I'll be watching the post and making sure things don't get out of hand.

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Comments

[et-tu-lj.livejournal.com]

Yeah, he creeped me out too. He seemed to be equally oily and solicitous to everybody, so not necessarily sexual harassment, but that's definitely a possibility. Call me old fashioned, but I never felt comfortable with that level of socialization between students and faculty. Several of the students definitely showed a reluctance to attend, but because of his position as an authority figure, they didn't feel they had the ability to turn him down.

Kimberly//Ravenclaw

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Inviting a select group of students to his office after hours to socialize? Does this not sound like a lawsuit waiting to happen?

(I'm a registered teacher: while this may be reasonably harmless here, such as a study club, it does raise questions if done in a place that other authority figures can't monitor.)

Elaine//Ravenclaw

[et-tu-lj.livejournal.com]

Yes! I'm guessing the rules would have to be slightly different for a residential school, but it still seems highly suspect. At least at the Christmas party, there were former students there - meaning legal adults and alumni - but there were regular meetings throughout the year with no such supervision.

Kimberly//Ravenclaw
*is glad Adam is much less creepy than Slughorn* XD