EduPop! will explore various representations of teachers and educators as they appear in media: novels, movies, television shows, music, etc. Some representations are wonderful, some terrible but all are presented for fun!
Professor McGonagall
The Harry Potter series
Scholastic Books
1997 – 2007
Many things can be said of Professor McGonagall (so beautifully embodied in the films by Dame Maggie Smith) Transfiguration Professor to Harry Potter and later Headmistress of Hogwarts in the Harry Potter book series.
Exacting. Precise. Demanding.
Loving. Caring. Encouraging.
She is expert in her field. She protects her students. She is willing to literally put her life on the line for them. Beyond this, she inspires them while holding them to the highest possible standards.
She also teaches, you know, magic.
That’s damn cool.