----- Original Message ----- From: Daniel - ydaleph@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: English teachers Does the ministry of education really want us to remain in the profession? The Ministry keeps talking about the shortages of qualified, dedicated and devoted English teachers in the country and yet they do everything possible to demotivate us, demoralize and treat us like second class teachers. They ignore our demands, scoff at our working conditions and ignore the new realities of the growing native speaker population. Then they lie to us about qualifying courses and refuse to accept our degrees and qualifications from outside Israel. Is it no wonder so many of us leave the profession or just sigh. Isn't it time we "raged against the dying of our plight and did not go gentle into the dark of the ministry's dimming light?" (My apologies to Dylan Thomas) Daniel ----------------------------------------------- Call for Articles The Etni Rag needs you ** Etni homepage - http://www.etni.org or - http://www.etni.org.il ** ** for help - ask@xxxxxxxx ** ** to post to this list - etni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** -----------------------------------------------