[etni] Re: Fwd: Answers to dispensations
- From: Bari Nirenberg <bnirenberg@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "etni.list@xxxxxxxxx" <etni.list@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 9 Nov 2010 16:17:14 +0200
I have to disagree with Tamar -- the dispensations are for all exams,
not just the bagrut. You can't expect a kid to try out his
dispensation (listening to a text read on tape, for example) for the
first time on the day of the bagrut exam! Also, it's unfair to expect
an LD student to be able to deal with tests in the "normal way" -- he
gets those dispensations because he needs them! As a mother of LD
children and as a teacher, my experience has been that the kids are
allowed to use their dispensations on all exams (and my kids do not
attend school where I teach). I would imagine that it's like that in
most places.
That said, of course the claims of English teachers are justified and
I don't think anyone has an argument with that -- it's just a good
solution that's missing.
Bari
On Tuesday, November 9, 2010, ETNI list <etni.list@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: byk <byk@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Answers to dispensations
>
> Bari and Tamar both brought up points about dispensations. Bari
> mentioned that the 'reading to' dispensation is only done on a tape.
> I knew that, but didn't make it clear from my posting.
>
> Tamar, on the other hand, says that dispensations are only for Bagrut.
> If this is the case, then:
>
> a) Why do parents fork out such huge sums for dispensations in
> Elementary and Junior High Schools
>
> b) What is a pupil to do who really has need of the dispensations, and
> can really benefit from them? This is like penalizing a blind student
> , and saying that he cannot have things read to him.
>
> This issue is very problematic and should be sorted out by the
> Ministry. On the one hand, the English teachers are crying out to
> high heaven that they have so much extra work having to make tapes for
> students with dispensations, (and of course they are justified), but
> on the other hand, if Tamar is right, they don't have to. They are
> just poor dumb 'fraierim', who don't seem to be able to ignore their
> students needs.
>
> (if any of this sounds offensive and abusive of teachers, it is not
> meant to. I also don't doubt Tamar, but do wonder if the advisor is
> right.)
>
> Jennifer Byk
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