I don't mean adults who read the book because everyone else is reading it. I mean how smart can these kids be? Look at the quality of their posts. Asking a stupid question in a complete sentence is one thing, but asking a stupid question in some hyper-hybrid language that would baffle the Sphinx is another.
I wouldn't complain so much if the Books & Authors section wasn't clogged with inane chatter about Harry Potter.
2007-07-05 09:27:18 · 19 answers · asked by God_Lives_Underwater 5 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
I dont know about intelligence, but it seems very lemming-like that everyone and their great grandmother wants to read the series, often just to "fit in". They are decent books, but there is so much out there.
2007-07-05 09:35:48 · answer #1 · answered by Dan 2 · 1⤊ 3⤋
In case you hadn't noticed, there are a lot of illiterate posts made on subjects other than Harry Potter. There are also literate posts made about Harry Potter. I do think that a subforum for Harry Potter would be useful. A forum I belong to has a Books subforum and a separate Harry Potter subforum for fangirl material. However, I don't think it's fair to say all the big Harry Potter fans are stupid. I find the Dogs forum much more frustrating than this one as far as stupid questions and unintelligible English but that doesn't mean the Chihuahua fans (for example) are all stupid.
2007-07-05 09:59:19 · answer #2 · answered by Maverick 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I do not believe Harry Potter is dull. I do not believe he is specifically satisfactory both. He's simply an usual child to whom exceptional stuff occurs. I truthfully believe he handles himself good, given the weird situations he reveals himself in. Yes of path the opposite characters are a few what extra intriguing. The factor is, Harry does not particularly have any designated attribute. He's written in any such method that the majority humans can establish him and consider like they're in Harry's situation after they learn the books.
2016-09-05 15:44:02 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am a Sophmore in High School, and started reading the Harry Potter books back in the beginning of second grade.
I had straight A's all through elementry school, and A's and B's in middle school and in high school.
I started reading chapter books towards the end of first grade.
English has not been my first language.
Spanish was.
I moved to the states when I was only four, and by then I was talking Spanish better then many Spanish speaking adults.
I had to learn English very quickly, and pretty much was a master at it by first grade.
Then, in 8th grade I took French 1, and recieved A's all through the year. I then took French 2 in 9th grade, and plan on taking French 3,4, and 5.
I am also teaching myself Italian, and getting pretty good at it too.
I really do not consider me to be a stupid person.
2007-07-05 14:28:40 · answer #4 · answered by whatisn'twouldn'tbe™ 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
umm i started harry potter in middle school, still reading it and I'm in college making straight A's. I think a lot of people on here do short cuts. I do that when I don't feel like typing every word out. Either way I wouldn't judge anyone by their posts on here. They're probably excited about the next book coming out soon.
2007-07-05 10:05:54 · answer #5 · answered by angelicasongs 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
considering these are kids should you really be on here asking about their intelligence, if you dont want to read about harry potter by pass the questions and considering harry potter is a book then it fits perfectly into books and authors, personally i love the harry potter series and think that as you get into the books they get much more complex so fair play to the kids who are able to read them and keep up with whats going on.
2007-07-05 13:50:48 · answer #6 · answered by caroline d 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I've been reading the books since I was 8. My third grade teacher recommended them to me. I'm smart. I was one of those kids in elementary school who got put in advanced classes after taking an IQ test, and the people telling my I was 'gifted.' There are a lot of HP questions and stuff in here, but the last book is coming out very soon, and fans are excited.
2007-07-05 09:42:53 · answer #7 · answered by bleddingblakrose 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I'm in the 7th grade and I guess I'm here to tell you how stupid I'm not. I have algebra on my schedule this year and get a 4.0 GPA all year. I hate it when people automatically declare me stupid for being well, in the 7th grade. And what I think, is that I'm smarter than most high schoolers. I take advanced classes and work hard.
PS, I don't think our posts are idiotic and I hope that you no longer think we are stupid. As you can see, all the people on here answered with correct spelling, grammar, and punctuation. Don't judge someone by what they look like.
2007-07-05 10:03:28 · answer #8 · answered by Remus Lupin 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The question of kids being smart has nothing to do with whether or not they read Harry Potter. The problem is today's culture. Ever seen that commercial (T-mobile I believe) where the mother is trying to talk to her daughter and the daughter talks in text messaging language? Text messaging and other similar elements of today's culture do not serve to mark a kid's intelligence level, though they can serve to make kids look less intelligent in the eyes of adults.
2007-07-05 11:57:04 · answer #9 · answered by knight1192a 7 · 4⤊ 1⤋
Just finished answering one Harry Potter question. ; )
Can you please explain the logic that lets you to question the smartness of kids reading Harry Potter (a book for kids, at least initially) and at the same time think that adults reading it "because everybody else does" are clever people?
Here's what I do when I come to Yahoo answers: I only react to questions that I want to react to. The rest I just pass and forget. Yours was really enchanting chitter chatter! I had to answer it right away!
2007-07-05 09:39:14 · answer #10 · answered by Mien 3 · 4⤊ 1⤋
I love Harry Potter and have read every book about 20 times. I get straight A's and took Algebra in 7th grade.
2007-07-05 09:31:49 · answer #11 · answered by soon2befamous73 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋