[etni] Re: New lit module F
- From: francine widerker <widerker@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: araemer@xxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 6 Oct 2011 08:26:42 +0200
I have spent the past hour writing and rewriting the test for the unit on
Thank-You Mam. As I go through the process of re-writing the test, I am
discovering mistakes I made in last year's test. Needless to say I am
feeling uncomfortable with this discovery because the problems with the test
are now an inextricable part of my student's bagrut grades.
Even though I thoroughly enjoy teaching the new program, I am experiencing a
very wide spectrum of emotions that include anger (that there are
unrealistic expectations placed on my shoulders), fear that my students
grades may be in jeopardy because of my shortcomings (even though I have
been assured that they won't) and joy at the discovery that I can reinvent
myself and the way I teach. All of these emotions are legitimate.
Some of them are fun. Some of them aren't. We need to be patient with one
other.
Gmar Hatima Tova
Francine
On Thu, Oct 6, 2011 at 7:10 AM, Adele Raemer <araemer@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> No one is asking you to "make it up as you go". Rather than getting angry ,
> you could ask what is BEHIND the reason for not publishing the answer keys.
> But sometimes it's more fun to get angry.
> Gmar Hatima Tova to all
> Adele
>
> **
> *"*Always read stuff that will make you look good if you die in the middle
> of it." *P. J. O'Rourke*
>
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> On Thu, Oct 6, 2011 at 12:31 AM, Judy Givati <jesg50@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >wrote:
>
> > Dear Adele,
> >
> >
> > "hanging in there" is just what we need to be doing at this point as the
> > year is progressing and we need to be preparing our kids...
> Unfortunately
> > the "making it up as we go" attititude seems to be the style of the day
> and
> > as a result we get this past summer's modules E and F tests.. which might
> > be
> > "just have to
> > hang on" to you... but NOT to the kids whose futures you are playing
> with!!
> > Maybe you should remember that the overall Bagrut results- EXTREMLY
> > unfortunate as that is- do affect their futures... I do not see you
> telling
> > the army and universities to "Please hang on" while you straighten out
> the
> > mess!
> >
> > Over the many years of teaching here I have taken several
> > excellent courses in preparing and writing tests ..... maybe y'all should
> > do
> > the same!!!
> >
> > and if y'all want to "banish " me for my above comments (and I'm not
> > talking ETNI when I write " y'all" ) too late! Let the English
> teachers
> > know that this tactic has already. been played ...
> >
> > jesg
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Adele Raemer" <araemer@xxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <judiavi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Cc: "ETNI" <etni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Tuesday, October 04, 2011 9:41 PM
> > Subject: [etni] Re: New lit module F
> >
> >
> > > Rather than printing just the answer keys, the examiner/s will be
> making
> > a
> > > webcast about grading the exam. They will show sample answers, issues
> > > regarding the answer keys, and lots more. I am afraid you will just
> have
> > > to
> > > hang on until those are done.
> > > Adele
> > >
> > > **
> > > *"*Always read stuff that will make you look good if you die in the
> > middle
> > > of it." *P. J. O'Rourke*
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On Tue, Oct 4, 2011 at 5:30 PM, Avi Granit <judiavi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > >> Dear All,
> > >>
> > >> While access is available to copies of the past two literature bagrut
> > >> exams
> > >> on the internet there don't seem to be any answer keys around. Does
> > >> anybody
> > >> have an answer key which they are willing to share or is there one
> > posted
> > >> somewhere that I wasn't able to find? I feel that for those of us
> > >> teaching
> > >> kids who are going to be taking the module this summer, it is really
> > >> important to see them.
> > >>
> > >> Thanks,
> > >>
> > >> Judi G.
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
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