[etni] Fw: RE: Inspectors reply projects HOTS

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Date: Fri, 29 Jan 2010 21:17:46 +0200
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From: "Eleanor" <eleanorz541@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: RE: Inspectors reply projects HOTS

Avi Tsur hardly needs me  to "defend" him BUT, to David and my colleagues 
who have not done projects:  don't kill the messenger!

A forum is a forum --it is not a secret communication.  Many inspectors ( 
and counselors etc) read the forum and have replied:  isn't that part of 
their professionalism?  Avi Tsur has written numerous times on the forum and 
I am sure he has provided assistance as well as simple information to many 
of us. By writing to Judy, he is informing her that there is a problem --  
something the writer was well aware of.

It is important that those of us who follow sanctions recognize the 
predicament we and our pupils are in.  Ministry policy IS "the law"  -- this 
is no secret.  One can hardly expect the Inspectors who instituted this 
policy to be forgiving .    As long as most of the teachers are doing the 
projects, the few that aren't are  stuck in the middle.  Those among us who 
tried to comply recognized this problem  -- or should have -- when the names 
and phone numbers of testers came round.  Also ג€“ the subject was raised on 
the forum many times in the late fall. Clearly, you are not alone, but 
apparently not enough people have stood up against the projects.

There is power in numbers.  We have all been doing the projects  for years

(since about 2002 ) WITHOUT hours/pay/gmulim    despite promises.  We are 
"friarim.  As long as we continue to do extra work for free, why should 
anybody pay us? Some of us think the projects are great, some think they are 
a farce:  it is irrelevant. We are  doing extra work for free.   The Civics 
(Ezrahut ) teachers have gotten a gmul in money and 0.4 hour gmul  the year 
their projects are submitted.  Their whole program has been doubled in hours 
( = hours + gmulim, all pensionable )  in order to  implement Their HOTS.

Apropos projects and HOTS : the workload/money is a separate argument  from 
the pedagogy  Some are for, some are against, but everyone realizes that 
both involve  extra work  -- they are labor intensive programs for the 
teachers if done properly.          I  am sure ( having corresponded with 
dozens of teachers ) that there are teachers who won't implement the HOTS 
program until there is a FAIR (emphasize that FAIR!) remuneration, and there 
are others who  say they won't no matter what.

The HOTS has led MANY MANY MANY  teachers to say " Ad Kan" -- enough is 
enough -- 60 schools at least,  which means about 250-300 teachers are 
refusing to comply  until the program is drastically changed .  There is 
power in numbers

As long as there are so many teachers who say "NO", someone will listen. 
Not enough teachers have said "No"  to the projects -- and the issue there 
was ONLY about money  --  and so we are being ignored. The Irgun (rightfully 
from their point of view) says DON'T DO THEM, but if it is only a 
smattering of teachers, no one will listen.

Avi Tsur openly said -- in his way -- you/we/any of us who didn't do the 
projects  --   are stuck.   Your irritation  should be directed at your 
colleagues -- not at the inspector.

Eleanor



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