[etni] Re: Sanctions

Forbidding people from taking in-service training courses, for which they
get gmulei histalmut and also expand their horizons, is just plain
wrong-headed.  Whether or not someone decides to study should be a personal
decision and not subject to the directives of the unions.  As for ministry
policy and decision making, as far as I know, there are many working
teachers involved in committees advising the cheif inspector.  I am not
advocating blind implementation of everything the ministry throws at us, but
I do thnk that we shouldn't oppose everything just for the sake of being
contrary in an attempt to acheive better working conditions.
Michele
On Wed, Dec 17, 2008 at 9:48 PM, Golomb <golomb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> We have all just received notification about an online literature course.
> However, there are specific directives from the irgun NOT to co-operate
> with
> the ministry until all the disputed issues with regard to English are
> resolved.
>
> English teachers, stand together and we will achieve our goals.  Enough of
> blindly accepting additional loads without compensation.  Enough of being
> dictated to by the ministry.  We implement the policies, therefore we
> should
> be full partners in the decision making.  The literature course cannot be
> implemented without making adjustments to the English curriculum.
>
>
>
> It is impossible to teach literature, do projects, extensive reading plus
> general language teaching within the current framework.  We simply don't
> have enough teaching hours to do all this, let alone receive extra pay for
> all the hours of marking involved. In addition, we are also expected to
> attend to LD students.   I am one hundred percent in favor of including
> literature on the bagrut.  I'm against the "how" and not the "what".
>
>
>
> I fully agree with Laurie that we should establish an English teachers'
> lobby within the Irgun.  Only if we stand together firmly can we achieve
> our
> goals.  It's important to follow the irgun's directives.  Therefore, at
> this
> stage, we mustn't attend literature courses - online or not - until
> decisions have been made.
>
>
>
> Remember, united we stand, divided we fall.
>
>
>
> Nina
>
>
>
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