[etni] a walk down memory lane
- From: טיטלבאום טובה <teitel_j@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: etni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 30 Sep 2009 16:48:58 +0200
I feel slightly uncomfortable reading other people's positive memories of their
school days.
I remember my school days with great affection but my memories of my Australian
school in the fifties are somwhat different.
We had no homework in primary school. Teachers were expected to teach what the
pupil had to know within the framework of the school day. (This was still true
in the 60s when I became a teacher. If you gave homework it showed you were
doing a poor job of teaching). We started getting homework from the 7th grade
and up, and NO we did not do book reports.We had tests and exams and thrice a
year report cards and mid term summing up of our progress. There was no "Moed
B" and no second chances. If you failed you felt your world collapsing. The
pressure to succeed was fierce.Those of us who survived the sytem and went on
to tertiary studies were the problem -free achievers. Most kids did not do
Matric You only had to pass four subjects. English was compulsory but the other
subjects, which the student chose according to his fields of interest, had to
be studied in depth and I do mean in depth. There were no further entrance
exams to universities and colleges It was presumed if you survived the rigours
of high school, including the matric demands you were prepared for further
tertiary studies.
There was absolutely no recognition for L.D pupils.They dropped out of school
by the 9th grade and often became hugely successful businessmen. Check the list
of the 100 wealthiest people in the community. It is surprising to see how many
of them dropped out of school before matric.
So was the system better than what we have today? No, I don't think so. It left
many highly intelligent people feeling frustrated,excluded and inferior.
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