----- Original Message ----- From: "Linda" <lsk120@xxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: Re: Recording for Hakra'a entitled students I agree! I have spent so many hours not only taping, but then making copies.. and then to come to school to discover students who didn't bring /find/have Walkmen... I've had three of my own Walkmen ruined by so much usage (giving them to students!). In addition, I've actually downloaded the material onto CDs, an MP3 AND made a regular cassette to accommodate my 7 YB students!!! (Yes, I did all three ways one time!! I didn't do it again, believe me!). Enough is enough. I'm ready to fight for our rights! Linda Kuras Mizrahi Sandra wrote: > This whole LD issue is getting out of hands. Yesterday we were told the school counselor has to submit the recommendations for the ministry's committee (students who need oral testing must apply to the committee)by Succot. So this week we must test them twice-first in writing and then again orally-fill out the forms and write our recommendations. Some teachers have 10 students who need to go through this procedure! I don't think we should this in our own time. The school must find a solution within the teachers' schedules, even if it means letting other students go home earlier, so the teacher can test. I know it sounds bad , but what can you do? Why would WE always have to account for and bear the results of the system's flaws? The same counts for the tapes. We should demand that teachers who are in charge of recording tests be released from one of their hours. The actual copying must be done by the av bait or-in case there are over 50 per shichva at 7 different levels!(like in our school), it should be done by a teacher WHO GETS AN HOUR (teken!) per week, at least . And yes, this can be achieved. I also heard some schools give it out to a professional recording studio. That is much more expensive, so can be done only for big tests. We teachers must stop thinking of this as our responsibility! We are the ones who can perform the task, but we are not responsible for supplying the equipment and doing it in our own time! ----------------------------------------------- ** Etni homepage - http://www.etni.org or - http://www.etni.org.il ** ** for help - ask@xxxxxxxx ** ** to post to this list - etni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** -----------------------------------------------