[etni] Fw: misc. thoughts
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- Date: Sun, 22 Jun 2008 00:15:39 +0200
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From: Esther Revivo - estherrv@xxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: misc. thoughts
Hello! I've been off the net for a few days, and just plowed through the
last few days of Etni letters.
Firstly,regarding the NBA: I agree with most complaints posted, except for
those about the projects, as I believe Ora already mentioned. Since YOU and
your staff can decide the rubrics for marking the project, you can give as
many points as you choose for "preparation," as well as the presentation,
and not give the majority of points to a paper partly (mostly?) cut and
pasted from good 'ole "Wicky." (Of course, pupils are cognizant of the point
system from the word "go.")
The vast majority of my pupils adore the projects. I have seen the most
remarkable presentations such as skits; home-made videos (i.e. a stupendous
video on the Baba Sali and his shrine many years ago;) diaries; posters;
travel brochures (i.e. research question: "What is Tunisian Jewry like
today?" --> the girls made gorgeous brochure highlighting Jewish places of
interest there.) Of course, power-point presentations are one of the
several tasks most girls do. (I request more than one task, unless an
extremely weak pupil is involved.) We get great feed-back from our pupils
who love the 6 weeks of intensive project time.
They also find it extremely helpful and time-saving that I provide each
group with 2-3 sites on their topics in English that they can deal with to
get them started. (So much of the information on the web is academic and way
above their level. Also, I insist on at least 2 other sites besides
Wikipedia!!)
Regarding the bagrut, most of my pupils found this year's D extremely tricky
(I agree,) indeed easier than the E; many of my seniors did both modules and
complained about this. The other modules were basically fine with
interesting texts and good topics for compositions. But, I hate wasting
money and it seems a horrific waste of finances to have 2 bagrut exams a
mere 3 weeks apart; it defeats the entire reasoning for moed alef and bet.
**sigh** Since when have things ever been logical in this country?
May we all have a quiet summer security wise and time to recuperate from
this hectic year. All the best!
Esther Revivo
Ulpanat Tzvia Sedot Negev.
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