[etni] Re: Subject: Abolish Bagrut etni Digest V5 #313
- From: Batya <shilohmuse@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: etni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 29 Nov 2007 01:33:23 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Abolish Bagrut
David your letter was inspiring! I have spoken
to veteran teachers in
Israel who explained that the Bagrut exam used to
be given once and only at
the end of the 12th grade. In spite of (or as a
result of) this, student
achievements were equal if not higher than
today's modular Bagrut. The ...
The NBA has turned English teaching into Bagrut preparation. We have to
spend two years now with the five requirements, three written tests, one oral
and the project. Some schools start in the 10th and require two levels "just
to be safe." It's a total waste of time, effort and money.
Go back to the old one test method, but add a supplementary for upgrading
after graduation. Stop the project, and push for better native language
skills. That's in composition, grammar etc. Let the history department do a
research project which includes one or two English sources in coordination with
the English department.
We are foreign language teachers not even second language! Let's get back to
teaching English!
Batya
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