[etni] Re: new ETNI poll - disengagement novel and literature program
- From: "David Lloyd" <david@xxxxxxxx>
- To: "ETNI" <etni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 30 May 2009 09:24:55 +0300
Hi Adele,
First of all, this poll is seeking teachers' opinions, and I see nothing
superfluous in seeking out teachers' opinions.
The idea for the poll came as a result of the Jerusalem Post article, and
the resulting discussion it generated over the ETNI list.
The point is, according to the JPost article, that it was the Ministry that
asked for book recommendations from teachers for the Literature Program for
the Bagrut, and it was the Ministry that made this an issue by rejecting
this book recommendation out of hand before it went to the committee, as it
was supposed to. As Sally said to Harry - "You can't take it back, because
it's already out there."
Or, one might say, you can't have your cake and eat it too.
By the way, for people who still do not realize this - this book was written
in English. We are not talking about a translation.
ETNI is not taking a position on this matter, one way or another. We simply
believe that ETNI should serve as a platform that enables teachers to
discuss all things that are relevant to the English teaching profession. And
we will continue to do so.
David
Adele wrote:
> I really do not see the point of this poll. On the
> literature program, schools what wish, can do the log and on the log they
> can choose their own literature pieces, after they get approval from their
> inspector! There are guidelines, and one of the guidelines are that it
> originally be written in English, but there can be (and are) exceptions to
> that - for example, Night by Eli Wiesel was approved for schools on the
> pilot. In light of this, what is the point of including it in the set list
> for the exam? As it is, the teachers DO have the opportunity to request to
> do it, for the log. This poll, therefore, seems superfluous in my opinion.
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