[etni] Fw: Re: teachers giving up - a song!

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From: judyastary@xxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: teachers giving up - a song!


WHERE HAVE ALL THE TEACHERS GONE? (with apologies to whoever wrote the 
song!)

Where have all the E Teachers gone
Long time passing ?
Where have all the teachers gone
Long time ago?
Where have all the teachers gone?
Gone to more rewarding and better paid jobs every one.
When will they (the Ministry/the Government) ever learn?
When will they ever learn??


Ruth wrote:
>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.


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.

Judith Astary


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