From: michele ben - benfam@xxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: Nira Artzy's post about new bagrut legislation
There is a position paper / power point presentation that was written by the ministry - I forgot who wrote it - that explains the plan to change the entire Bagrut system. They want to consolidate subjects with all the native tongue language subjects to be taught like we teach English (or were taught Englsih as a subject abroad including language, literature and writing all in the same subject and not seperately as it is done here.) They also want to combine other subjects. I had the paper but I threw it out. Every subject is to be taught on two levesl except English and Math, which will be taught on three. Every subject is to be taught for four hours a week , regarding the level. A pupil will only be allowed to take one or two subjects at the high level and all his other subjects are to be taken on the basic level. After I read the paper / presentation all I could think was, "Well, we have a terrible school system and a terrible Bagrut system that answers to very few students' needs and now they've figured out how to make it even worse." We got the paper from Histadrut HaMorim because my husband sits on one of their committees. He seems to think that nothing will come of it, but who knows? Michele
The article seems to have changed its URL. Here's the new link: http://www.nrg.co.il/online/1/ART1/024/577.html
Thanks, Nira, for catching this. Has anyone heard anything more about this? 4 weekly hours for English in Yod to Yod Bet, amongst other changes. Check it out.
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