Gmulim are calculated according to course length, not according to how difficult or demanding the course might be. It's a 56-hour course, so you get half a gmul, the same as for any other 56-hour course. Bari 2009/7/20 Ask_Etni <ask@xxxxxxxx> > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Nira Artzy - arnira@xxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: Letter from Ran Erez to Judy Steiner > > > Correction: One gets only half a gmul for a very demanding course. After > doing the course, my informed opinion is that the new module will have to > do a lot of extra work, especially with 4 points students. > Nira > > > Mitzi wrote: > >Just for your information - > > There are two glaring mistakes in Ran Erez's letter. First, no one has > > been > forced to take the training course this summer. Second, those who choose to > do so are getting gmul, just as they do after taking any teacher-training > course. > > Finally, though we are all entitled to our informed opinions about the > new > module and how much extra work it will or will not force the teachers to > do, > I think that it is only reasonable that those who negotiate what we are > willing to do, should do so with full knowledge of the requirements of the > module. > > Do keep in mind that those who participated in the pilot program and > actually tried it out with students, were largely in favor of the program, > and some even chose to try it with a second group of students, though it > was > entirely optional, and they could have gone back to having those students > take the F exam. > > > > ----------------------------------------------- > ** Etni homepage - http://www.etni.org > or - http://www.etni.org.il ** > ** for help - ask@xxxxxxxx ** > ** to post to this list - etni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** > ----------------------------------------------- > > ----------------------------------------------- ** Etni homepage - http://www.etni.org or - http://www.etni.org.il ** ** for help - ask@xxxxxxxx ** ** to post to this list - etni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** -----------------------------------------------