[etni] Re: present Etni poll results

Esther, I don't understand why. The Matkonot can still be a good 50% of the 
magen grade. My teaching situation is similar to yours - my students are also 
very studious - their projects, book reports, and literature tasks are mostly 
in the 90s+ range - but some of them do very poorly on their Matkonot. 
Nevertheless, I usually have no problem giving magen / yearly grades according 
to the NBA. Which bring me to a suggestion for a new poll (although I think 
that I can already guess the results) - How many teachers give magen / yearly 
marks according to the percentages allotted by the NBA? (And remember that it's 
not really a suggestion - as far as I know, it's obligatory.
   
  Adele, I agree with you regarding grades and how they affect students' 
willingness to come to class and learn. Unless the Bagrut starts testing ALL 
the areas of English teaching which we are supposed to cover (e.g., literature, 
extensive reading), there has to be some way to impress upon our students that 
this is something they need. (OK, I admit that in our school, most students 
would probably study no matter what - but I know that this is not the case in 
many Israeli classrooms.)
   
  All the best,
  Rivka
   
  ----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Esther Revivo" <estherrv@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: RE: present Etni poll results


 Adele, if I figured out the yearly grades the way the NBA suggests, 
the
 Ministry would cancel the magen of ALL my seniors this year in
 particular!!They are extremely studious, do EVERY task dilligently; 
read ;
 did gorgeous projects; etc. But, their three matkonot grades on E were
 horrendous!!!!!! Had I known that E would be as easy as it was this 
year, I
 WOULD have been able to follow the NBA rubrics. However, in 90% of the 
exams
 in the past, there would have been a HUGE difference between their 
true 
test
 score and what I SHOULD have given them according to the NBA. The 
school
 would have been punished with the magenim being cancelled.
 P.S. Yes, I know that many pupils do return as "externis" but many of 
them
 have shelled out thousands of shekels at Berlitz; Wallstreet; etc. ad
 nauseum. Here in a development town like Netivot and nearby Ofakim and
 Sederot, few have ready cash for such a luxury.
 Esther Revivo


 
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