[etni] Fw: thanks David G.
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From: aviva shapiro - shapiroaviva@xxxxxxxxx
Subject: thanks David G.
Hi David,
First I just want to say I agree with you and understand you.. Kol Ha Kavod
for being so brave and saying what you think and feel. Eventually the
strike will end and the teachers will probably get a few more shekels.. (
I'm sure nothing much ) and a promise for reform.. which might or might not
happen. and we the teachers will have "won" . But at what cost? And will
it be worth it. I must fess up here. I quit the Irgun a few days before the
strike broke out. YES, I was disillusioned and angry with them but mostly
because a few years back I had the horrible experience of having the bank
close off my credit without even telling me in advance and I was humiliated
standing in the supermarket with a cart full of food and no money to pay it.
I swore this would never happen again and couldn't even fathom a month w/o
money. So, I quit and went to school everyday. and although I didn't teach,
I worked !! As the English coordinator I never have time to do all the
things that need to be done so I finally did them. I cataloged and
organized our CDs for LD kids, I organized files, prepared work , made up
lists for the Bagrut etc... AND felt guilty the whole time..
I was approached by the Gizbar who wasn't sure how to treat me. Is it legal
to be unaffiliated, ? YES, Was he going to pay the Histradrut teachers (
who didn't come in or came , and sat around for an hour or two and left) ?
YES,.. Well in the end he shrugged and walked off with no idea what to do.
( I am not the only unaffiliated teacher) . BUT you are right.. As long as
people like me, and Histradrut teachers get a salary there is no real ..
support from us. And you are right, all the brandishing signs, and horn
tooting in support is not going to make the difference. Our society (and
government ) is indifferent. Not only to the teachers but to the dirty
environment, to the handicapped who don't have elevators in too many
buildings, to the mentally retarded children without hot water, and I could
go on. Our whole society needs to be reformed. Will it start with us?
Our students are missing out. ( ALL of them, not just the ones who are
supposed to take the Bagrut) and we are all suffering.. I have been
depressed ( literally) for weeks. I feel ill all the time . And some of my
fellow teachers have reported the same feelings. Feelings of lethargy,
depression, disillusion,...
I respect your decision..I too feel that I am betraying my calling as a
teacher. I have not idea how this will end or when but I hope that when it
does, we will be able to pick up the pieces of our souls that have been
broken, shattered and walk on with our heads held high .
Thank you for your honest letter and don't worry about the arrows.
Best, Aviva Shapiro
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