[etni] Fw: Re: school grades

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Date: Sun, 24 Jan 2010 13:14:34 +0200
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From: Linda Kuras Mizrahi - mailto:lindakm09@xxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: school grades


In New York, where I grew up and finished university, there were report card 
grades and on the transcript, were those grades in addition to our grades 
for the regents we took. Therefore, the universities saw both.If students 
worked hard, etc, their report grades were higher than the grades they 
received on the regents and the universities would be able to decide where 
they put their focus etc..

When the bagrut was 3 hours, we gave at least two matconets during the year 
(usually 3-4) and I gave those exams more weight than the shorter exams 
during the year.. Now, with the modules, I give many bagrut exams as tests 
and have many grades and as a result, I can get a good picture of the level 
of the student. Because of this, I don't count the test before the actual 
bagrut as a matconet, as the other tests have the same weight as far as I'm 
concerned. I tell my students that I will erase one or two of their lowest 
marks, if they come for all the exams.

I still believe we should do away with this "magen" grade. We all know that 
there are teachers who really give fair grades and those who give super low 
or super high grades. This makes the whole system unreliable and makes the 
whole thing a big joke- not to mention the amount of time, effort and 
aggravation we all go through under the best of circumstances, even if we 
don't experience those horrible incidents we have seen and read/heard about.

I am not optimistc that anything concrete will be done about it.
On that "positive" note, have a great day!

Linda Kuras Mizrahi


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