----- Original Message ----- From: Esther Revivo - estherrv@xxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Winter bagrut Hello! At our Ulpana, the winter bagrut is extremely helpful for my group of 12th graders which includes from weak to strong 4 pointers. I usually have about 1-2 weak pupils for whom I must insure a bagrut certificate by having them finish the 3 pt. exam in winter, as I am not 100 % sure they can squeeze by the 4 point exam. Then, the bulk of strong girls finish in January leaving me free to give very individual care to the weakest 4 pointers and the very few who want to try and shoot for the 5 point. (Totally unnecessary, but if they are willing to work their guts out, who am I to tell them not to do it?) Hence, although it is a heck of a lot of work, I believe that the winter bagrut definitely benefits weaker pupils and allows them a greater chance of passing their 4 pt. bagrut ----------------------------------------------- ** Etni homepage - www.etni.org ** ** for help - ask@xxxxxxxx ** ** to post to this list - etni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** -----------------------------------------------