Thanks, Bari. You took the words right out of my fingers ;) I agree 100% with what you said here! Adele "....... Without the school grade, some students > would > never come to English class -- why bother if they already know English > and > they can pass the Bagrut without their teacher's grade? A student studies > at high school for three or four years and therefore, I absolutely believe > that the grades that he receives at school should be averaged into his > matriculation certificate." ----------------------------------------------- ** Etni homepage - http://www.etni.org or - http://www.etni.org.il ** ** for help - ask@xxxxxxxx ** ** to post to this list - etni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** -----------------------------------------------