[etni] Fwd: Re: regarding Judy Steiner's FAQs letter
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- Date: Sun, 10 Nov 2013 06:51:41 +0200
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From: Ettie Dudkevitz <ettiedud@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: regarding Judy Steiner's FAQs letter
It's about time that we English get together and protest. No other
subject in school has so many requirements. We should all object.
Rachelle wrote:
> came out. I don't know about you, but I can guess some of you are also
> working extremely hard and adding more paperwork is unrealistic. Just this
> week, I spent two nights at "yeshivot tziunim" until 8pm, another evening
> at an English hishtalmut (after a 7 hour day of teaching). Next Sunday, I
> teach for 6 hours, have a meeting during my hour of shehiya, followed by
> more teaching, then yeshivot tziunim which continue until 8pm but I'm
> leaving early for my 20 minute drive home in order to sit on the computer
> at home for the Matach on-line course on the iTest to help me prepare my
> students taking the oral bagrut from 8 - 10pm. That's working straight from
> 9 am until 10pm. WHEN and HOW am I supposed to start filling out more
> paperwork for students to get hakalot through regional committees? Yes, I
> know my students (after a few months), but I can tell you that EVERYONE
> will do better by getting hakraa and ignoring spelling mistakes. Who
> wouldn't? Who am I to assess if it's really necessary or they just really
> want it so they have more free time by not sitting and actually studying
> for a dictation? I know of some teachers who have already stated this has
> gone too far and plan to write to Judy to say - NO MORE. We can't do it.
> What about you? Me - I just want to be with my family for supper one night.
> Then, when I finish wading through another pile of papers and recording two
> tests, I'll find the time to write to Judy and say - I'm tired. I have
> enough on my plate and if you want me to teach, let me teach, not fill out
> more paperwork. I love teaching my students but filling out forms is beyond
> me with my workload and affecting the quality of my teaching.
> I got an earful from a 12th grade student this week when I couldn't
> guarantee I'd be able to test her orally (b/c there's no iTEST available
> for this) on the day of the test because there are three students in the
> class who need me to do the same for them. And this for a student for whom
> I spent hours testing and filling out forms last year to get her the oral
> exam which she needed. Aren't those forms enough?
> The FAQs in my house now are: When will we see you? And when you're home,
> when will you be awake enough to sit with us?
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