[etni] Fw: added points on Bagrut exams?

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Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2009 06:55:51 +0200
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From: Esther Revivo - estherrv@xxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: added points on Bagrut exams?

Firstly, many thanks to Ulpanat Tzfira who kindly opened their doors to our 
10th, 11th, and 12th graders for three days of intensive study in all winter 
Bagrut examination subjects!

Secondly, can anyone confirm what I have just read over the Internet on a 
news site-- that Minister of Education Yuli Tamir announced today that 10 
points will be given to each pupil in rocketed areas on each exam in 
addition to "tosefet zman?" If so, I assume this is 10 points on each module 
and NOT on the final, total bagrut grade? Does this include the oral exam?

What I'd like to convey to the "powers at be," after a second marathon day 
of teaching straight until 4.00 with my rakezet, is that if we are unable to 
return to a normal schedule of DAILY studies very soon, our weakest pupils 
are in danger of failing their exams in any event even WITH 10 additional 
points.

Pupils are so upset, so unsettled, so unable to concentrate-- many are like 
frightened birds fluttering hither and thither in a gilded cage. "I'm sorry, 
ha'morah, I can't concentrate...."  ; "Ha'morah, I just can't handle this 
right now!" ; " Can we do this next week?"

Our juniors (American English for 11th graders, you Brits!) have adequate 
time next year to re-do modules, but our weak seniors.... Even under normal 
conditions they will miss many, many days in spring time looking for a post 
for next year's Sherut Leumi; etc.  even if we go back to school tomorrow!

Hence, if the present situation continues just 2 more weeks, we'll have 
missed one very crucial month that may be the cause of many weak pupils 
throughout the south not achieving a bagrut certificate. I have no solutions 
nor am I seeking more gratis  points!! I am simply stating the facts as I 
see them after two marathon teaching sessions Thursday and today, Monday, in 
classrooms far from our own in Netivot.

Esther Revivo
Ulpanat Tzvia Sedot Negev



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