[etni] Re: Fwd: re: Ministries quarrel over cancellation of new immigrant teacher programs
- From: David Graniewitz <graniewitz@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: etni.list@xxxxxxxxx, "Etni" <etni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 29 Oct 2010 15:34:33 +0200 (IST)
I can understand ETAI's not wanting to get involved over
HOTS which is a very controversial issue which could have
brought into loggerheads with the Inspectorate. But here we
are talking about funding programmes to train teachers.
Without programmes such as these there soon won't be anyone
who will be eligible to be a member of ETAI (ok slight
exaggeration.)
What harm would it have done if their spokesperson had said
something to this effect in the article?
Shabbat Shalom
David
From: Ruthi <rsheffer@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: Ministries quarrel over cancellation of new
immigrant
teacher programs
well we had much the same issue regarding the HOTS and
whilst Etai
would not pronounce they DID give us a forum by allowing the
debate
which was held at the summer conference,allowing us to
openly air the
issues on both sides.
I can see their point on wishing to remain neutral, however
pretty
much every issue which we all care about is a Political
issue. So
doesn't this mean that Etai is becoming redundant? After
all, many
things we wish to discuss are not purely pedagogical any
more.
Ruth
Phil wrote:
>> "Great. Why do we pay our dues to an impotent
organisation?
>> This is not a political issue. It is one directly
connected to
>> teaching and teachers. The clue should be in the name of
the venerable
>> organisation. Perhaps these people should take a break
from organising
>> conferences and get involved in real issues that affect
us."
> Right on, David Graniewitz! If ETAI won't take a stand on
something
> that is directly connected to English teaching in Israel
(and where
> many of its members were - and are - new immigrants, then
what are
> they there for?
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