Hi all ! I am still not sure what the deciding factor in the latest HOTS decision was or who was responsible for it..but I do want to thank all those who worked so hard and so long to convey our feelings to the Inspectorate and to the Dept. of Education! (The "No to HOTS site group"/ Ran Erez and Irgun HaMorim/and all those who wrote, signed petitions...) Even though it is mostly a compromise...it leaves room for us as professionals to decide which approach to literature we take in our classrooms! Personally, I feel liberated and excited about knowing that I can continue teaching literature the way I love-at least for the next three years! Barbara Ori ----------------------------------------------- ** Etni homepage - http://www.etni.org ** for help - ask@xxxxxxxx ** ** to post to this list - etni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** -----------------------------------------------