----- Original Message ----- From: Barry Silverberg - barisil@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Gmul Al Ha-Gayyim, Number Two Happy Hanuka to the Etni audience: Let's re cap a current aspect of the HOTS discussion. People invested time in inservice training courses without getting any compensation I took the NBA course. Most of the time was spent arguing about the usefullness of the course and the NBA. I took the "HOTS" course. I still am not sure what we did there. I submitted enough material to pass both courses. So I deserve some gmullim. This is payment, salary. Maggiyya li mashehoo not some useless certificate or thank you. This has nothing to do with whether the new program is good or not, or what tones we get to in our discussion here or how many people were fired for expressing themselves 'inappropriately.' (One at least). However, I have reached the maximum Gmoolation, which for me is 20. My gmulim come from the old days when you knew what the histalmut was about and benefitted from it ( small group methodology, teaching LD pupils, learning computer skills, etc) So I can't 'get' these new gmulim. However II, they are mine. Mine Mine Mine. If I can't use them for myself, let me pass them on to some poor downtrodden soul who is missing out on the 2000 monthly that Gmuls can bring. Like those shopping certificates we get for the holidays. They are mine, aren't they? If YES, I should be able to pass them on to a friend. If NO, then i should be striking or suing because I haven't received any compensation for these two courses. . . . Know any good lawyers? ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Barry (PS: there are now 4 Barrys in the ETNI/ETAI community. I'm the one with the smart green dress. No, that can't be ...) ----------------------------------------------- ** Etni homepage - http://www.etni.org or - http://www.etni.org.il ** ** for help - ask@xxxxxxxx ** ** to post to this list - etni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** -----------------------------------------------