[etni] fw: choosing books and reading material etc

From: Batya - shilohmuse@xxxxxxxxx
Subject: choosing books and reading material etc

Ever since the ministry began to insist that books be labled in subjective unclear codes to "indicate" levels, rather than grades it is impossible to choose the right text book.

I'm a high school teacher who generally teaches the weakest kids, and they suffer the most. It is so difficult to find suitable textbooks. I must admit that I totally goofed it last year for 9th grade hakbatza bet, which was more like a gimmel. I should have used one of my old favorites "Going Places" or "Rescue 2." At least they give good texts, and my previous classes of MLD's and hakbtzot gimmel always learned well from them. This year I'm going back to "Rescue 2," and I feel like I'm with an old friend, though I understand that
some teachers don't enjoy the humor there. I've found that 12th graders who started with it still remembered many of the stories.

My 10th grade hakbatzah alef is suffering/struggling with "Discover," which I find a difficult book for a very difficult class. It's also hard for them to conceptualize that their literature grades will be calculated two years from now as part of their magen. It's a good thing that my rakaz is also a Mathematician.

There's so much going on that it's hard for the kids to concentrate on their studies. Many haven't recovered from the summer traumas.

Another thing, if you're looking for interesting texts for high-level teaching or your own reading pleasure, take a look at the latest Jewish-Israel blogging carnival (anthology) Havel Havelim 

http://me-ander.blogspot.com/2005/10/havel-havelim-42.html

Shavua Tov,

Batya
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