[etni] a challenge
- From: Janette Segal <janjon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: etni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 29 Apr 2013 15:11:12 +0300
Dear teachers. Perhaps ONE of you hard working teachers wants to take on a
challenge. Write an open letter to the new Minister of Education on
Facebook. See how many likes you get. See the power of the word and
democracy.
Dear Shai Piron,
Perhaps you should look at the education system in England. Why? Well they
don't have psychometric tests at all. Why? The answer is: the equivalent of
the bagrut exam there is enough of an indication of the students' ability.
You should know they take a fairly large number of exams at 16 and then
focus on about three subjects in considerable depth for the last two years.
This system has plenty of exams-lots of hard work- no psychometric.
Next point: in England they have realized that course work is not indicative
of very much. It is far too subjective for many reasons. Therefore, you
might like to look at the LOG in the English Bagrut and wonder how course
work crept into the exam system.
You could dismiss this by arguing that Israel isn't England. This of course
is true: it's easy to dismiss -it's far harder to take on a challenge
Sincerely,
Janette Segal. English teacher
-----Original Message-----
From: etni-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:etni-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Ariella Kopels
Sent: Sunday, April 28, 2013 3:00 PM
To: etni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; etni digest users
Subject: [etni] Re: etni Digest V11 #107
I've thought long and hard before deciding to respond to a comment made
about my posting on the ETNI list. If it were just a matter of questioning
my
professionalism or my ability to deal with the literature program, I would
let
it go. Unfortunately there was a point made about a student I mentioned,
which
questions his work ethic and dedication as a student, and that I will not
abide.
Certainly everyone is entitled to their opinion, and, that is my point;
this student is entitled to express his, just as I am entitled to relate his
comment as food for thought. He feels that all of his hard work is not
enough
and that something is missing in his English education. It may be that the
blame can be placed firmly at my doorstep, or it may be that the number of
canceled
classes and alternate activities at my school prevented me from having the
same
positive experience that other teachers have had with the new program.
I was very happy when I heard that literature would become a part of the
Bagrut program. In the past I was amazed to hear that there were teachers
who
did not bother to teach the lit to their students, because it is something I
have always enjoyed. The comments I made about the new program, recently and
in
the past, have been constructive criticism. There are specific difficulties
that I have encountered. I assumed that if the powers that be would want to
know about them in order to improve the situation. I have never made
disparaging remarks about the people who created the program, I know that
they
have the best interests of the students at heart; but it seems to me that
whenever a dissenting opinion is expressed, the responses often question the
credibility (and or abilities) of the person involved.
I am truly happy that teachers have had success with this program, and
that it has been universally accepted by their students. I just hope that if
one day, one of them expresses a difference of opinion, you will be a little
more forgiving.
Sincerely,
Ariella
Kopels
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