[etni] Fw: Re: teachers giving up?

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From: Ruthi - rsheffer@xxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: teachers giving up?

My suggestion is to go to the media.
Nobody takes any notice of anything until it appears in the media.
I don't think the proverbial Man in the street is aware of how dire the 
situation is.
They only hear about us once a year , when the start of the school year is 
threatened. And anyway most people believe that teachers are "spoiled" with 
all that holiday time etc.
They really have no idea what is really going on.
My 2 cents.
Ruth


David Graniewitz wrote:
>If you think that's bad you should come to Jerusalem. In one
>of the schools in which I teach, a member of our staff
>rather unprofessionally decided that she was not coming back
>to work this year and informed us about 2 weeks ago leaving
>us with gaping holes (including Bagrut classes) to fill.
>My coordinator told me yesterday that the inspector had
>informed her that we had to wait our turn as there were
>another FIFTEEN schools looking for teachers.
>I myself have been apprached by two schools during the
>summer holidays.
>I assumed that Jerusalem would be in a better situation due
>to the number of Anglo-Saxons that live there. Not so.
>The truth is why should anyone in their right minds want to
>work in our noble profession at the moment?
>Also if English teachers are such a rare and wanted
>commodity, why aren't we being paid more for our services?
>It's a damn stupid question, I know, but that would be the
>case in any other normal field.
>Just a thought.


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