[etni] Re: the Meitzav
- From: David Graniewitz <davidzalman@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: etni.list@xxxxxxxxx, etni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2014 17:18:24 +0200
It doesn't really matter how an INTERNAL Meitzav test is done because (as
the name suggests) the results are for internal use only. I think that
schools should be able to adapt the exam conditions to suit their own
needs. Why not pre-teach the vocabulary that appears on the exam, for
instance, especially if the pupils in the school are weaker than average to
give them a fighting chance with the exam?
The meitzav can be a fairly soul-destroying experience especially for
pupils who can do well because they study hard and prepare for tests. It is
the first objective test that they have to do and studious pupils can fail
it as there is no way of preparing directly for it if their vocabulary is
weak.
There doesn't seem to me to be a problem if schools allow pupils to bring
dictionaries either as they will be allowed to do so in the Bagrut anyway.
The problem only arises when the schools' grades are compared.
David Graniewitz
Jerusalem
On 26 March 2014 17:06, David Graniewitz <graniewitz@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> Because the Meitzav is being done internally at some schools this
> year, it seems that those schools have gotten the Meitzav tests just
> recently. Someone I know works at a school that has prepared
> worksheets to help the students pass this Meitzav after having seen
> the Meitzav. She was asked to use these worksheets and when she said
> it wasn't moral to do such a thing, she was told that they got
> permission from above. I've heard of another school whose students
> already did the internal Meitzav who told their students to bring
> dictionaries to school that day. I haven't heard of any new policy. Is
> this being done in your schools too?
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> Anonymous
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