**** ETNI on the web http://www.etni.org.il http://www.etni.org **** The English system? - where the Headteacher will "direct" you to what she prefers you to major in - maybe. However, don't link the "helping children during the tests", i.e. direct cheating, is not part of the English sytem. I don't say it never happens; everything happens, and there would be no prepared punishments if we thought it didn't happen. But it is the exception NOT the rule. Lita Arkin You wrote: The parent reported that the teachers > >"helped" some of the kids through the English and math exams. This is based [old news] Also: > When my 30 year old came home from entrance exams for a very "exclusive" > ulpana, she told of teachers helping "their" 8th graders. > > A friend from England told me why she dropped out of high school in the > middle. The school "needed" for her to major in languages, since she was > fluent in quite a few and it was good for the school's image, but she > wanted maths. Her immigrant parents didn't know that legally she could > study what she pleased. She found it less stressful to just quit. > > Yes, Israel is based on the British system. > > Batya > > > > > > ##### To send a message to the ETNI list email: etni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ##### > ##### Send queries and questions to: ask@xxxxxxxx ##### > ##### To send a message to the ETNI list email: etni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ##### ##### Send queries and questions to: ask@xxxxxxxx #####