**** ETNI on the web http://www.etni.org.il http://www.etni.org **** > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: Where is ETNI going? > From: "Malka Cohen" <malkacohen@xxxxxxxxxxx> > Date: Mon, August 02, 2004 1:44 pm > To: ask@xxxxxxxx > > Dear Teachers, > > After reading mail on the ETNI list during the past month or so, after > talking with other teachers who are also on ETNI, and after reading Sue's > letter, "Where is Judy?", I have finally decided to voice my opinion about > the "what" and the "how" of what has been written. > > I think it was wrong to post Nina's letter on ETNI and use ETNI as a channel > to get teachers' signatures. But even more than that, I resent the fact > that in the article in Haaretz, it was written about the opinion of teachers > on ETNI, reported by David Lloyd. Well, I'm on ETNI and I don't agree at > all with what has been written, and i know that many other teachers feel the > same way. > > What has ETNI turned into? > I feel that ETNI is turning into a source to be used by newspapers and > teachers' unions in any way they like and to their advantage and that people > on ETNI are encouraging this. I think that the people running ETNI should > seriously think and reconsider where ETNI is going and what the consequences > of what has been happening recently could be. If in the past, I was > "afraid" of writing because I didn't want to be "attacked", now I am afraid > of being quoted in the newspaper! > > Regarding Nina's letter that was posted on ETNI, there are official ways of > getting answers to questions. Was an official letter first sent to the > Ministry, or to Judy, which was not answered?? I want to remind you that > ETNI is not an official site of the Ministry and if anyone wants answers to > questions, then they should write an official letter to whoever that issue > is related to. > > And while I'm at it, Sue, I think that your letter about "Where is Judy?" is > totally inappropriate both in content and in tone. Unfortunately, there > have been too many letters of this kind. > > Malka > > _________________________________________________________________ > Help STOP SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* > http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail ##### To send a message to the ETNI list email: etni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ##### ##### Send queries and questions to: ask@xxxxxxxx #####