[etni] Re: The right to sit 5 point bagrut

I had a student (only 1 in 20 years of teaching in Israel) who never came to 
class, in any subject, except for tests.  I spoke to her before the end of the 
yud bet year and she said that she just couldn't bring herself to come to 
class.  I asked her why she hadn't gone to the Democratic School and she 
replied that it was what she had wanted to do but her parents couldn't afford 
it.  This student had an older brother who brought her the Jerusalem Post each 
night and she read it from first to last page with the dictionary at her side.  
I told her that her class mark would be according to the same percentages as 
everyone else in the class but that just between us, I would give her as a 
magen grade whatever she got in the magen test.  Her magen test grade was the 
highest in the class.  Yes, I believe in sticking to the rules - but to every 
rule there is an exception.  And I do believe that there are the exceptional 
students out there, albeit very rarely, who deserve our extra consideration.

Sue from Netanya

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