----- Original Message ----- From: sarah cove - sarahc.48@xxxxxxxxx Subject: Stop Stealing My Lessons Counting the number of hours allotted and actually taught should also be done in elementary school. The next time someone complains that the kids come to junior high school "not knowing even the basics" show them the results! Teaching 35+ pupils that can range from total native speaker to total illiterate in L1 for lesson than the 4 hours a week allotted is truly "mission impossible". Sarah ----------------------------------------------- ** The ETNI Rag ** http://www.etni.org/etnirag/ Much more than just a journal ** Etni homepage - http://www.etni.org or - http://www.etni.org.il ** ** for help - ask@xxxxxxxx ** ** to post to this list - etni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** -----------------------------------------------