---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Marlene <marlenegay@xxxxxxxxx> Subject: Re: Ilana Rosansky's post English is being taught in the primary grades and JHS. Well, as long as they keep the logs out of the lower grades, teachers can still teach there as creatively as they like, teaching literature for fun, teaching the 4 skills. As it is, it seems the college preparatory classes have to bring up the slack. Marlene Jenifer wrote: > Ilana’s posting hits the nail on the head. English is no longer being > taught nor tested, nor is the present programme advancing the > acquisition of writing or understanding. What it is doing very > successfully is promoting the flight of teachers from the profession, > and overburdening those who stay with an impossible work load. ************************************** ** Join ETNI on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/31737970668/ ** ETNI Blog and Poll http://ask-etni.blogspot.co.il/ ** Etni homepage - http://www.etni.org ** post to ETNI List - etni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** help - ask@xxxxxxxx ***************************************