[etni] Re: Fw: Re: Courage to speak up?
- From: "Bari Nirenberg" <nirenber@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2003 21:17:17 +0200
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From what I understand, the math teachers have similar issues with the
Ministry and they have also been instructed by the Irgun not to "cooperate"
with the new program. I actually spoke to a math teacher today about this
very subject and she expressed much of the same frustration that we have
been expressing in regards to grades, gmulim and unclear guidelines.
As for project work, if your school has the facilities for your students to
do "research" (i.e. find reading material on their subjects) or if your
students have the means to do so at home, then projects may not be a lot of
work for you. That does not appear to be the case at our school, where
computer time is very limited, many students do not have Internet at home
and we do not have a library that is well-stocked with English language
books, newspapers and magazines. The responsibility for finding materials
for our students falls on the teachers, whether we have to find articles on
the Internet or look through our own books for information on the topics
that our students are doing their projects on. And this is just preparation
work before we actually begin doing the projects. I'm having a bit of
trouble seeing how I'm going to get a "rest".
Bari
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> From: Micaela Ziv <zivmica@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [etni] Re: Courage to speak up?
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> Hi Barry (and the others)
> How are you doing these days?
> I couldn't agree more that the organizational issues need to be
> sorted out -
> and soon! But I was wondering... English is not the only subject with
> modular exams. Maths, for example, started before us. Does
> anybody know how
> their gmulim are given? Can anyone find out?
> Since it is the Ministry (Minister and Director General???)that
> demanded we
> move to a modular system at this particular point in time (and NOT the
> English Inspectorate), shouldn't they be asked to take responsibility and
> provide answers for all these organizational issues?
> And here's another personal opinion... after two years experience with
> project work (never did it before!) I am now convinced that is
> NOT more work
> for the teacher - on the contrary - it gave me a rest!!!
> Keep smiling everyone and let's remember - it is not the English
> Inspectorate that expects us to succeed with fewer hours and
> larger classes
> etc.....
> That's all for now,
> Micaela
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