**** ETNI on the web http://www.etni.org.il http://www.etni.org **** Reported in the London Times last week: The association of independent (read private) schools in England, of which there are approximately 600, voted overwhelmingly against including student study projects as a significant part of students' grades in their final year exams ( the A levels). The justification given was that the system is vulnerable to abuse and encourages plagiarism from the internet and other forms of cheating. This is particularly interesting for the following reasons: Independent schools are privately funded and therefore do not have to "toe the party line" in matters of pedagogical policy. In other words, they say it as it really is, without fear of reprisal! Secondly, academic achievements in England's independent schools are consistently among the highest in the country, so imagine what must be going on in state schools! David Bar El. ##### To send a message to the ETNI list email: etni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ##### ##### Send queries and questions to: ask@xxxxxxxx #####