[etni] Fw: re: Sederot and the bagrut

----- Original Message ----- 
From: Leonie Lachmish 
Subject: Re: Sederot and the bagrut


Esther,
I think most of us who don't live in the areas that have been invaded by bombs 
and rockets from our neighbours, cannot fathom the conditions the pupils and 
teachers are suffering in Sderot and around (and I live just outside Ashkelon 
so it might be just a matter of time). I think you are so justified in your 
demand for a very different approach, for thinking "outside the box". Perhaps 
you could turn a shortened version of this letter into a petition and put it 
online. There must be a Hebrew petition site . As this would need to cover all 
subjects, not just English, that would probably be the most effective. 
Wishing all the students in the areas under fire, a peaceful day and every 
success tomorrow and an end to this terrible ordeal,
And to you and all teachers in the danger zone - my respect, admiration, love 
and prayers, 
Leonie Lachmish

SINGLISH : SING IT IN ENGLISH : 
http://lachmish-hafakot.com/singlish/singlish1.htm 



  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: "Esther Revivo" 
  Subject: Sederot and the bagrut


  Good evening and good luck tomorrow to all our pupils. This is not a
  political site, and I have no intention of dealing with anything political.
  I simply wish to share my extreme frustration and I am sure that of other
  teachers at schools "B'azor otef Azza" during this horrible last week:
  On last Tuesday night my school had a program for Yom Yerushalayim that
  included a holiday prayer for thanks and hosted a former general, now
  Knesset member, who told what the fighting was like 40 yrs. ago in
  Jerusalem. That evening a busload of our pupils had a miracle occur. As 
  they
  were milling about a few meters away from the rented bus that was set to
  leave in about 15 minutes to my school, the " Color Red" alarm sounded; the
  girls dashed onto the bus and a kassam landed EXACTLY where they had been
  standing. The 7th graders- 16 in all- were hysterical and thankfully some
  15-6 year old girls were there as well to try and calm them down. The 
  little
  ones were unable even to answer their pelephones when their worried parents
  called.
  Friday (my free day, by the way; we all do what duty calls for :) I was at
  school giving another matkonet to my senior class. At 8:45 I got a phone
  call from a very tense WONDERFUL pupil of mine of the past 3 years,
  "Ha'morah!! Michal and I want SO much to come to the matkonet but every
  other minute there is a rocket and we just can't leave the house!" These 2
  girls live in "THE" area that gets the most rockets, and the above Michal
  was a tenth grader 2 1/2 yrs. ago when she stood next to Ella Abukasis who
  was killed by a kassam as both girls were returning from Bnei Akiva.
  I am not an idiot. We all know that the factions in Gaza are desperate to
  have us come in and "conquer" Gaza so that this will end their bloody civil
  war; unite them and put us once more in the "bad guy" role. There are no
  easy answers, but these poor kids are not getting enough slack for the
  bagrut from the Ministry of Education as far as I am concerned. What good 
  is
  extra time if you haven't been able to concentrate studying worrying about
  family members; getting up and running to an Azor Mugan at 3:00 a.m.; etc.?
  These kids should have "X" amount of points added onto ALL their exam
  grades, as far as I am concerned. All those kibbutzim in the area (Nir Am;
  Kfar Azza; Sapir College and it's nearby school) are getting so many
  rockets, non-stop; how in heavens name can ANYBODY concentrate on math/
  English/ Bible/ computer programming/ physics/ etc.?

  When I was in the eleventh grade in the mid-1970's, some smart kids cracked
  the safe in one of the schools and distributed the NY state regents exams 
  to
  their friends. That year, the NY State Regents Board cancelled the regents
  and schools were told to give internal exams in their place. My point is
  that in extenuating circumstances "thinking outside the box" is crucial.
  What would be so terrible to add "X" amount of points not to an entire
  school, but to each and every child who lives in the areas like Kfar Maimon
  and those other kibbutzim many of whom I haven't named (Sa'ad for
  example)???? Here in Netivot we hear the BOOOOM of rockets, but thank G-d
  since last August, although they fall in the area they don't land in 
  Netivot
  itself.
  I am also tremendously worried about the long-term psychological
  ramifications: How will children (let's say my 7th graders) be able to lead
  normal adult lives in the future and deal with the normal stresses of life
  after 5/ 6 yrs. that has had so many horrendous periods like this?
  I am sending a copy of this to Judy Steiner but my hope is not just
  consideration for English, but for ALL of the bagruyot. Lets get real 
  folks!
  I have a tenth grader who in the space of 3 months had her Mom "almost" get
  killed twice: One morning at 6.30 a.m. a rocket caused the parents' bedroom
  ceiling to collapse one minute after Mom escaped. (Dad was praying in 
  Shul.)
  Then a couple of months later during a "Colour Red" alarm, Mom put the car
  in park, ran out and the car got a direct hit and exploded. Kaput. How in
  heavens name after that upset last summer can Chen not have all her fears
  come to the surface now during these non-stop rocket attacks? How can she
  possibly study for her history/ Lashon/ Bikiyut/ exams??????
  Please, dear important folks upstairs--- please help these poor kids 
  out!!!!
  They deserve it!!!! Believe me!!!
  Esther Revivo, Ulpanat Tzvia Netivot

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