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Minister Galant: "Third- and fourth-graders will study at least four days a week" | Israel today

2020-10-28T13:45:10.399Z


| EducationThe Minister of Education presented the outline for returning to school starting next week, and addressed the difficulty of returning to full activity: "Which of the authorities will have five school days will be blessed" Minister Galant visited a kindergarten in Ness Ziona last week Photography:  Gideon Markovich Education Minister Yoav Galant presented today (Wednesday) the outline that his


The Minister of Education presented the outline for returning to school starting next week, and addressed the difficulty of returning to full activity: "Which of the authorities will have five school days will be blessed"

  • Minister Galant visited a kindergarten in Ness Ziona last week

    Photography: 

    Gideon Markovich

Education Minister Yoav Galant presented today (Wednesday) the outline that his ministry has built for the return of first- and fourth-grade students to schools starting next week.

In a conversation with reporters he said that the results of distance learning are evident, among other things, in impairing the acquisition of critical basic skills at young ages such as reading and writing, alongside dropout problems in high school, increased use of screens and other personal difficulties.

The consequences of this are nervousness and depression in children, an increase in harm within the family and an increase in obesity as a result of a decrease in activity outside the home.

Archive photo: Ministry of Education

The program drawn up by the Ministry of Education in coordination with school principals and heads of authorities was chosen as "Going Forward", and was intended to address the next two weeks, as outlined by the Corona Cabinet, which authorized the Minister of Education to formulate an outline.

As published in "Israel Today", the cabinet did not stipulate that first- and second-graders would study three days a week, but instructed to split them so that each group would have up to 18 children.

As part of the plan outlined by the Minister, it was stipulated that first-fourth graders would study at least four days a week in educational institutions, with the aim of allowing school principals administrative flexibility.

Those of them who do not have the appropriate resources to have five school days in all these strata, will be able to expand their studies in first and second grades.

Thus the move will allow for a learning period of at least four days rather than three, as was feared to happen due to the condition of dividing the classes into two, set by the Corona Cabinet.

Minister Galant said in a conversation that although many authorities have announced that first- and fourth-grade students will study for five days, in practice he estimates that not all of them will be able to afford it, so the provision of at least four schooling days is intended for first-fourth grades.

"Anyone who can hold five school days in one or all of the age groups will be blessed - and we will help him," the minister said.

Grades 5-6 will continue at this stage in distance learning.

"They are the heroes of the second wave"

Recall that the program is intended for the next two weeks only.

Only after there are conclusions regarding morbidity in the education system will a permanent plan be formulated.

Minister Galant said that "our original plan was to return elementary school students to five days of schooling. Given the budget constraints and health conditions set by the Ministry of Health, I made a decision that first and fourth graders would come to schools for at least four days a week."

"I trust and believe in our excellent principals and teachers, who together with the heads of the authorities will run the educational institutions in the best way. They are the heroes of the second wave of the Corona, who resolutely faced the challenges of education and learning. The book will take care of the education of the students, while maintaining and caring for their health and safety. "

And what will happen in two weeks?

The Ministry of Education will act in accordance with the decisions of the Corona Cabinet.

Galant estimated that the upper grades would eventually return to study, saying his office was considering postponing the winter dates of the matriculation exams to help students.

"I very much hope that the number of verified people will remain low. I think it is expected that with the release of the economy there will also be an increase in morbidity in various sectors. I hope the cabinet will accept my position and opinion, because the education system is what is called vital economy. "Otherwise, the studies should certainly not be suspended for months, because the prices are heavy and we can not stand it on the pedagogical side."

Source: israelhayom

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