[etni] Re: getting around the school grade- Bagrut
- From: Motti <motti46@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: etni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2008 17:59:32 +0300
One of our students failed to show up for the Module G test. We thought he
had overslept or forgotten about it. However, when I saw him this morning and
asked him what happened, his answer was : Why should I do it? The teacher gave
me a low school grade and I know I can do a lot better without it. So I decided
not to show up and do the test without the school grade.
One day we may wake up to see many students do the same and maybe skip
English classes altogether.
Mordechai Mendelkern
----- Original Message -----
From: laurie ornstein
To: Ask_Etni ; etni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2008 10:52 AM
Subject: [etni] getting around the school grade- Bagrut
Hi All,
I know this issue was discussed this semester but as we faced Bagrut day,
it's resurfaced.
Why bother doing projects, book report portfolios, literature and all the
"extras" when you get around it? I'm a stickler for doing all the required work
and using the NBA formula to calculate grades. This year a significant number
of pupils in my school figured out that it wasn't worth their while to do all
their assignments above since they can "disappear" their school grade after
taking the exam once and redoing it as an external pupil afterwards and get a
grade on the exam only. So this is what they've done. It's the first time in
all my teaching years I've had a long list of failures, mostly due to the fact
that the kids decided not to invest in doing "unnecessary" work. Needless to
say, I spoke with them begged and pleaded....
Your conclusions?!
Laurie - a frustrated worn-out teacher
PS Ruth's words - you said it!
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