What a pity that most of the negative letters on this thread have been written by people who haven't taken the course, and are assuming the worst, based on rumors and very little factual information. The MOE is not the Wizard of Oz behind the curtain! Write your suggestions and concerns to Judy Steiner instead of griping to this list. A bit of respect due the position of Chief Inspector goes a long way. Mitzi --- On Wed, 2/4/09, David Graniewitz <graniewitz@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: From: David Graniewitz <graniewitz@xxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: [etni] Re: About "wait and see" To: drjamesbacker@xxxxxxxxx, etni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Cc: old@xxxxxxxxxxxx Date: Wednesday, February 4, 2009, 6:21 PM Amen to that, brother. You have managed to articulate what I have been feeling for some time now. And not just me but many English teachers whom I meet have told me the same thing. From what I have read here on the ETNI list, it seems the the majority of teachers are apprehensive about the changes. This apprehension is based on years of experience and not on the fear of having to do extra work. The question is what can be done. Do the powers-that-be read the mails on this list? I assume that they do as there would not be a need for posters to feel that they have to write annonymously. I have had my own run-in with a particular inspector following things that I wrote here. If they are reading, then they should sit up and take notice. I already know of one experienced teacher who will not be teaching any more Bagrut classes as he doesn't think that it will be worth his while once the changes are implemented. From what I have been reading here and from the conversations I have had with colleagues from different schools, I really fear that we are heading towards a crisis point in English teaching. The MOE should address this before it is too late. The letters posted on this list are the first sign. David Graniewitz Jerusalem ----------------------------------------------- ** Etni homepage - http://www.etni.org or - http://www.etni.org.il ** ** for help - ask@xxxxxxxx ** ** to post to this list - etni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** ----------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------- ** Etni homepage - http://www.etni.org or - http://www.etni.org.il ** ** for help - ask@xxxxxxxx ** ** to post to this list - etni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** -----------------------------------------------