Are HOTS worth it? As far as the students go, they definately gain a lot. As far as the teacher goes, I learned just as much as I taught, if not more. As far as the payment goes, we are in for an unpleasant surprise. For testing a student orally during an exam one gets 63.47 per student. For grading a full portfolio (which, during the pilot consisted of 6 units, one extended bridging assignmentand and a large reflection- and now is much more) one gets paid 25.39 NIS per portfolio.Is that fair? How much does one get for grading a written bagrut exam which you grade in 10-15 minutes? How can this be compared to the hours poured into these portfolios? Tamar Bruck ----------------------------------------------- ** Etni homepage - http://www.etni.org or - http://www.etni.org.il ** ** for help - ask@xxxxxxxx ** ** to post to this list - etni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** -----------------------------------------------