I do agree - I spent part of a holiday, my first year, looking through what had been taught in previous years, going well back, and things have definitely changed.

And overall, we do seem to expect a higher level of theoretical understanding in all classes: certainly by my student days. We briefly discussed the housekeeping charms, of course, but I actually got practice with them helping out at home in the summer under careful supervision, as just one example.

I've also seen a difference just since my student days - these days, all our students come in with much more exposure to magic (even if they have only just gotten their own wand) that they have much more idea of what is possible and useful. We can move more quickly into deeper understanding and discussion than used to be the case.

As to your questions - they are always welcome, of course.