[etni] Fw: re: Moed BEth will (not) solve the Bagrut markers deadlock
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- Date: Wed, 2 Jul 2008 14:23:11 +0200
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From: judyastary@xxxxxxxxx - judyastary@xxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: Moed BEth will (not) solve the Bagrut markers deadlock
Dear Etniers
Whilst Yehudit is absolutely correct in her suggestion that Moed B is a
flagrant waste of public funds, a disgrace and superfluous, unfortunately
its inauguration was originally a political gambit (remember Limor Livnat?)
to try to give second (third, fourth, fifth....) chances to obtain a Bagrut
certificate to certain (shall remain nameless) sectors of Israeli society.
The political tonnage behind the issue of Moed B still exists but in any
case all this is irrelevant to our present struggle.
We are fighting one battle only and that is to get (a)just(ed) quotas so
that exams can be marked fairly and objectively without markers being
subjected to exhorbitant amounts of work they have no hope of completing
within the allotted time span. The present quotas are having a detrimental
effect on pupils and examiners alike. We will not, must not and cannot
continue as before.
If the MInistry wished to make suitable budgetary adjustments in order to
ad"just" the quotas, I am positive it is quite capable of doing so. As
Yehudit Algavi pointed out so pertinently, only by standing firm and not
giving in to pressure will achieve that.
Judith Astary
Yehudit wrote:
>We must not make ANYconcessions after standing firm yesterday. Everyone who
>has lived even a short time in this country knows that one has to stand up
>for things in order to achieve anything. (I learnt this early on in my life
>here while dealing with the סוכנות - more years ago that I like to
>recall!)
>On the practical matter of budget problems, in my opinion the best way to
>save enormous amounts of money would be to abolish the ridiculous Moed Bet
>exam sessions, which cost a fortune in writing and printing tests, paying
>markers, seniors and proctors, as well as shortening the teaching time in
>the school year. We used to have the Bagrut in June just before the end of
>the school year and then teaching could go on until some time in May. The
>marking would then be less stressful, as there would be no pressure to "get
>in the grades" before Moed Bet. There would be enough money to lower the
>quotas to a reasonable level (as we used to have before the modular exam
>system) and in this way both students and markers would bet a fair deal.
>That's my two pence worth for today !
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