[etni] Re: Fw: school Bagrut vs "externi"

And don't forget that when they take the exam after finishing school,
they don't get an oral exam grade.  The oral exam is 20% of the final
grade for regular examinees and in most cases, gives their grade a bit
of a boost.

Honestly, if these kids are so good at English that they can do well
on the Bagrut without doing any of the work and without a yearly grade
from you, why do you care?  Invest your efforts in students who need
an English teacher and lots of practice to do well.

Bari

On Fri, Apr 18, 2008 at 12:11 AM, David Graniewitz
<graniewitz@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> And you care because.....?
>
>  Taking the bagrut as an "externi" is no walk in the park.
>  firstly it means that they have to pay for the pleasure. At
>  the moment it is included in whatever they pay as school
>  fees.
>
>  Secondly, the grade you give them can provide them
>  protection against screwing up on the big day (hence the
>  unofficial name, "tsiyun magen). It provides a back-up just
>  in case the test is particularly difficult and/or they
>  happen to be feeling lousy that day because of illness,
>  arguing with parents, breaking up with boyfriend/girlfriend
>  etc.
>
>  If they want to take their chances and pay through the nose
>  for this, let them. The more, the merrier. Let's dedicate
>  our time and energy to pupils who actually give a damn.
>
>  Hag Sameach
>  David
>
>
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