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allywilson@sopuli.xyz 9 months agoI think the OP meant that if they all stopped learning maths at 10, and there was no English class at Hogwarts, they probably stopped learning to read at 10 as well (well, the Muggles anyway, there’s no mention of how the Wizards learn anything before 11 I don’t think?).
520@kbin.social 9 months ago
There wouldn't be additional English literature classes, sure, but by age 11 it's mostly just practice and looking up words you don't know anyway.
allywilson@sopuli.xyz 9 months ago
I think that’s a bit over simplified. Do you think they’d be able to understand Shakespeare? Or a spell book from the same time as Shakespeare? There’s a reason we continue to teach English until a child leaves secondary/high school.
520@kbin.social 9 months ago
The bigger question is, do they need to understand Shakespeare?
Shakespeare is important in UK Muggle culture, not so much elsewhere.
They probably aren't getting their spells from books that old either. The reason we don't transpose Shakespeare to modern language is the loss of artistic intent in the process. Something that wouldn't apply to purely factual books like a spell book.