[etni] Fw: re: Grouping

From: "Ask_Etni" <ask@xxxxxxxx>
To: "ETNI" <etni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 4 Nov 2009 06:47:40 +0200
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From: "Marlene" <marlenegay@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: Grouping


Hey, why not for elementary school?! As it is, some schools start English in
the 4th grade, most in the 3rd grade, and some in the first grade. Then
there's all the students that attend afterschool English groups - from
infancy. There should be Honors English for advanced English - open not only
to English speakers. And non-readers have always been promised separate
groups by the Ministry - but very often are lumped together in one
heterogeneous class. I remember Adah Krel, a retired principal (headmaster)
of a girls elementary school (and local politician) giving a dvar Torah -
that the law in the Torah prohibiting "kilayim" where you don't allow an ox
and horse to plow together - as not a recommended policy for students - with
the very strong studying with the learning disabled.
Marlene


Nira wrote:
> My school has non-heterogeneous groups. The students are divided into
> levels and have been for many years.
> It's very frustrating for extremely weak students to study with advanced
> students in heterogeneous groups. They get bored and disturb and nobody
> can study. Most of the lesson is wasted on discipline problems. On the 
> other
> hand, strong students who have to listen to the same explanations
> repeatedly also become bored. The teacher has to juggle among all the 
> levels and
> prepare various materials for the same group. In addition, there are very
> few course books geared to heterogeneous classes, which means extra work
> and preparation time. Dr. Penny Ur says that the number of levels in a 
> group
> is the same as the number of its students. This is true, of course, but 
> when
> the differences are too extreme, the group simply cannot function. Add the
> fact that groups can have up to 40 students and you get pandemonium.
> In my opinion, grouping should be compulsory for junior and high schools,
> so that principals won't have a say in it.


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