[etni] Fw: L.D.s and the " 2 Israels"

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Date: Sat, 15 Aug 2009 22:42:03 +0300
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From: Esther Revivo - estherrv@xxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: L.D.s and the " 2 Israels"

I'm with Laurie who wrote, " I'll be brief. We are English teachers, not 
computer technicians. And yes, I'm one of those non-tech people."  ME TOO :) 
I am good at p.c. schools but know zilch about burning discs; i-pods; etc. 
There is a limit to exactly how much we should be expected to do in any 
case!

As I own one of the endangered species-- an old digital first rate walkman, 
I have the pupils give me an empty tape on which I record ; on test day they 
bring their own NEW batteries and earphones. Thankfully, I've never had to 
do this for more than one pupil per hakbatza.

I am convinced that this is because not only do we not have 40 pupils in 
each class, but mainly because in our area parents find it extremely 
difficult to fund an "ivchun," and usually  do so when WE the school tell 
them they simply must.

I wonder if those teachers  that have many (some said too many) LD pupils 
live in central Israel.... where parents' salaries are on the top 
percentages of the payment scale. (Yes, I know there are places like Yaffo 
and southern Tel Aviv which are poor areas, but I mean the OTHER central 
Israeli cities.) Last week we all witnessed once again  the increasing 
difference between the 2 "Israels" when it comes to being entitled to a 
teudat Bagrut. La di da, talk is cheap; I wonder when anything concrete will 
be done to improve the situation. Probably the same time the world starts 
loving Israel :)

Esther Revivo
Ulpanat Tzvia Sedot Negev



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