[etni] Re: Fw: No to HOTS
- From: קובי <kobilavy@xxxxxxx>
- To: ask@xxxxxxxx, 'ETNI' <etni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 25 Sep 2009 11:59:30 +0300
Hi to everyone,
I follow all that is being said here about HOT's and I have a question:
Did anyone approach their principals about this issue? What is their view??
I can imagine that a principal who received the letter from Judy Steiner
announcing the beginning of the new Literature module would expect his
teachers to do what they are told according to the new changes (mind you I
don't remember any up rising from the history teachers or the math teachers
whose programs keep changing all the time - not that I compare the load of
work we have to do with all the checking of the work and so on). Did any of
you have any arguments or disagreements about this issue with them (the
principals) ???
Kobi Lavy
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Subject: Re: No to HOTS
From: Veronica Foldes <verfol@xxxxxxxxx>
Hello, Shana Tova and Hatima Tova to all,
I must agree with Nina- if we all start working on the new literature
program, we can only blame ourselves for always having more work heaped on
us, with no compensation. That is what happened when the literature
portfolio was added and the project was added. Those two additions meant an
addition of tens of work hours. We make ourselves the patsies of the
system, by constantly agreeing to do more,even if we do complain.
Stand strong, do NOT teach the HOTS program, until we are told that some
kind of agreement has been reached, to remunerate us for the extra work.
All the best to all,
Veronica
Nina wrote:
> I don't understand many teachers. Why are you behaving like lambs to the
> slaughter?
> Since when is the HOTS program a fait accompli???
> We are the ones to implement it. I, for one, absolutely refuse either to
> take any courses or implement the program until changes in the whole
> English syllabus have been made.
> I, for one, cannot and will not teach HOTS plus do a project plus do
> extensive reading in the hours that have been allotted to English (4 hours
> at my school) and without remuneration. Something has to be removed from
> the program and I suggest the project and the extensive reading in the
> 12th
> grade.
> Why are so many English teachers behaving as though they have no say and
> no
> option? YOU are the ones, and the only ones, who can guarantee the
> implementation and success of any program.
> I admit that our Irgun is not very efficient, but I intend to nag them
> until
> they give us clear directives. In the meantime, be strong and resolute
> and
> stand united and refuse to act until the whole matter has been cleared up
> to our satisfaction (for a change)!
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