----- Original Message ----- From: barkanmi@xxxxxxxxxx Subject: The English Curriculum I'd like to share with you the letter I sent to Dr. Judy Steiner (originally written in Hebrew last summer!) http://www.etni.org/letters/michal_letter_to_JudySteiner.doc and her reply to me (actually she forwarded the letter to Dr. Debbie Lifshitz who responded to it). http://www.etni.org/letters/michal_letter_from_DebbieLifshitz.doc I'd be interested to hear your reactions. BTW, a few weeks ago I added my name to the list of coordinators refusing to implement the new bagrut HOTS program as it stands now, and my school is quite a long way from Jerusalem ... If we stand united and come up with creative suggestions, I believe that changes will be made in the English curriculum. (* ETNI note - Dr. Judy Steiner and Dr. Debbie Lifshitz have given their permission that these letters be posted on ETNI) Michal Barkan Coordinator and Teacher of English and Translation Tikvat Yaakov Yeshiva high school Sde Yaakov (Emek Yizrael) ----------------------------------------------- ** Etni homepage - http://www.etni.org or - http://www.etni.org.il ** ** for help - ask@xxxxxxxx ** ** to post to this list - etni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** -----------------------------------------------