[etni] Fw: The HOTS on-line course / lying

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Date: Wed, 15 Jul 2009 10:10:55 +0200
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From: Esther Revivo - estherrv@xxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: The HOTS on-line course / lying


Adi wrote, "That's what kids do, they cheat and deceive their parents, 
teachers etc. "  I most adamantly disagree.
I can't say it any better than David Hertz  who wrote," My children don't, 
as a rule, do those things. I don't find that most of
the children I meet do those things either. If we relate to our children as 
honest and good, they will be that."

I believe that a great deal depends on the messages, unsounded and verbal 
that we express in our homes. From the time our children were young they 
were told, "We don't care if you bring home a 70, 80 or 90, as long as you 
do your very best, and  that grade is YOUR grade and not one achieved 
through cheating." I'm proud to say that when one of my kids sat for a 5 pt. 
exam, a teacher came up to help her. My daughter said, "Ha'morah, I chose 
not to learn this chapter because I was convinced it wouldn't be on the 
exam. I do NOT want your help. I want MY grade, and my grade alone." (She 
still got a 90+ grade.)

Regarding the HOTS course: At present the lovely and patient Mitzi Gefen has 
begun leading us (here in the south) down the road towards comprehending the 
new HOTS literature program. Mitzi is a doll, and I must admit that a lot of 
my perceptions about the amount of time I'll need to spend checking the logs 
was inaccurate. (The first meeting Sunday allayed several of my fears.) The 
program itself, although we've only done the first assignment, is extremely 
interesting and thought provoking. (Thank you Adele Raemer for choosing such 
interesting material such as the Lazar text! Well done!) I hope when we 
reach the part regarding the practical use of HOTS in teaching literature  I 
will remain as upbeat and pleased as I am now :) At present, I am far less 
fearful than I was. (i.e. From what I understand, eventually teachers will 
be able to faze out projects and do something else related to literature 
which sounds far less time consuming.)

Once again, I felt it important to learn what this program is about first 
hand. An informed teacher is one who can better decide what to do next year: 
Refuse to implement it (until the Irgun comes to an agreement with MOE) or 
cooperate.

The Irgun's inability to find a single informed representative to sit with 
teachers at ETAI shows just how important we EFL teachers are in their 
scheme of things. Disgraceful and infuriating to sum it up! I am only sorry 
for the hard working teachers who spent so much time writing and phoning 
people to set it up.

Wishing everyone a restful, uneventful summer (on the security front,)
Esther Revivo
Ulpanat Tzvia Sedot Negev


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