----- Original Message ----- From: Daniel - ydaleph@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Bagrut teaching and strikes Putting first things first, I agree with Batya about our purpose. We are supposed to be teaching English as a second/foreign language so that our students can graduate from high school able to communicate efficiently in the language. We also need to address how the present bagrut system fails the growing numbers of native speakers of English, robbing them of real English literature programs. Secondly as for the strike I think there should be a vote organized by the irgun ha'morim asking us whether we should proceed with a strike and shut down the school year or resume classes after Hanukkah but work to rule. Daniel ----------------------------------------------- ** Etni homepage - www.etni.org ** ** for help - ask@xxxxxxxx ** ** to post to this list - etni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** -----------------------------------------------