I think it's important to share these and other stories of outrageous and egregious bureaucratic behavior. Maybe it will change something for the future and maybe others who have been wronged will see that they are not alone. Here are a few idioms to ponder: Misery loves company! Don't put your head in the sand. Don't brush the truth under the rug... If you don't want to read these true accounts about MOE behavior, hit 'delete'; that's what it's there for!! Shabbat Shalom, Ilana On Fri, Aug 16, 2013 at 11:07 AM, ETNI list <etni.list@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > --------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Rena Spolter <renaspolter@xxxxxxxxx> > Subject: Re: degree recognition horror stories > > To my dear fellow English teachers, > > I fail to see the point of sharing these stories. We have all > experienced the incompetent side of many government departments in > this country as well as others. We need to be aware of the negative > effect of such emails both on new teachers and on each other. If we > choose to remain English teachers, we can be most productive if we > remain positive about as many aspects of it as possible. I am the last > person to be overly optimistic about anything, but refraining from > expressing the negative is critical for our collective and individual > well-being. > > If there is something we can change, them we can be an incredibly > powerful force as a group working together. > > Shabbat Shalom, > Rena > ************************************** > ** Join ETNI on Facebook > https://www.facebook.com/groups/31737970668/ > ** ETNI Blog and Poll > http://ask-etni.blogspot.co.il/ > ** Etni homepage - http://www.etni.org > ** post to ETNI List - etni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ** help - ask@xxxxxxxx > *************************************** > > -- Your time is limited; don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma - which is living with the results of other people's thinking. Don't let the noise of other's opinions drown out your own inner voice. Steve Jobs ************************************** ** Join ETNI on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/31737970668/ ** ETNI Blog and Poll http://ask-etni.blogspot.co.il/ ** Etni homepage - http://www.etni.org ** post to ETNI List - etni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** help - ask@xxxxxxxx ***************************************