[etni] [FWD: RE: Level of bagruts]

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Subject: RE: Level of bagruts
From: "Esther Revivo" <estherrv@xxxxxxxxxxx>

Adina wrote:
>That being said, there are always tricky questions which 
>do not test English but the ability to understand between 
>the lines. Most of the students in our school system do not 
>do this very well in their own native language.

I believe the new modular system tests a great deal of the 
pupils' ability to absorb information and analyse it. I do not
believe that the Israeli school system prepares them very well for this.

Will I sound heretical if I say that many years ago when I 
studied in the NY state public school system, we spent more 
time in Elementary school dealing with reading comprehension 
tasks and zilch time decorating notebooks? Is it my imagination 
or are our pupils experts at learning by rote and not taught 
early enough to think analytically? Are they taught that at all?
I am overtired so apologize for typos. Was with school at 
Yom Yerushalayim parade....

Esther


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