[etni] Fw: An INNOVATIVE idea for the misrad chinuch

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  • Date: Tue, 19 May 2009 06:55:05 +0300

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From: "Leah Urso" <morahleah@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: An INNOVATIVE idea for the misrad chinuch


How about certifying the qualified English teachers who are ALREADY teaching
in the Israeli school system! This might encourage them to continue
teaching! I know more then a few of us (myself included) who hold degrees,
have years of experience and are certified to teach English in America, but
have not beem awarded certification in Israel by the ministry. Maybe they
should wave the numerous required Hebrew courses for the teachers who are
too busy TEACHING to take the time off to take the courses.
Leah Urso


Sandra wrote:
> In general I must say I'm impressed: attracting new teachers AND new
> immigrants all in one deal! Sounds too good to be true... It is a very
> creative idea, which could really work under different circumstances, such
> as in a teacher-friendly school system (but then we wouldn't need the new
> teachers, would we).
> It's just that it reflects short-term thinking, when it comes to the 
> problem
> of finding good English teachers who are not only qualified as far as
> their papers are concerned,but also have what it takes to survive the 
> Israeli
> school system. And we all know that it's the latter which is the main
> obstacle which has caused so many experienced, qualified and dedicated
> English teachers to leave the profession.
> So yes, those new teachers/immigrants may now enthusiastically join the
> system, but how many of them will stay? Honestly-I feel sorry for them.
> They have probably no idea what's awaiting them... I know quite a lot of 
> native
> speaking English teachers who left the system. Most of them did so because
> they couldn't handle the cultural differences. They have no clue how to
> deal with classes of 40 kids, most of whom are unfamiliar with the concept 
> of
> "paying respect to teachers", and that's an understatement. They have no
> idea how to deal with these kids' parents, who think they own the world
> and -of course-haven't heard of the concept "paying respect to your
> teacher" either. They have no idea how to deal with the school's 
> management, which
> can actually be so politically complicated that it deserves to be taught
> as a seperate subject in in-service courses.
> I'm sure that some of the newcomers will survive-and that will be a great
> accomplishment. From a zionistic point of view, it is definitely something
> to welcome. However, it won't really solve the problem of a shortage of
> GOOD English teachers. It is so obvious that in order to solve that 
> problem, we
> need to cure the roots of the problem and start investing in a better
> school system-ie: better work conditions for teachers who are presently 
> working
> in the system. All other solutions are just "kibui srifot", or a nice 
> scoop
> for Haaretz, but they won't work on the long run.


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