The Ministry of Education attacks the chairman of the teachers' union: presents incorrect information about the matriculation reform
The director general of the Ministry of Education sent an angry letter to the chairman of the teachers' union, in which she accused him of speaking out against the moves that the ministry is promoting, even though he took part in consultations on them.
Although he denied being invited to discussions on the subject initiated by the ministry, in a photo obtained by Walla!
He appears to be participating in one of them
Uri Sela
16/02/2022
Wednesday, 16 February, 2022, 11:43 Updated: 14:11
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The director general of the Ministry of Education, Dalit Stauber, sent an angry letter this week to the chairman of the teachers' union, Ran Erez, following the criticism he has leveled in recent months at the programs promoted by the ministry, including the matriculation reform.
Stauber accused Erez himself of taking part in discussions that led to the new outlines, but he denied this in a letter he sent back.
Despite his claim, in the documentation obtained by Walla!
The chairmen of the teachers' union appear to be participating in a joint thinking day with Ministry of Education staff on the subject of "renewal in upper secondary school learning.
" To 14-12 today. Additional subjects, such as Bible, citizenship, literature and history, will amount to an internal examination in schools, in addition to seminar work.
There is a fear among teachers that the reform will hurt their salaries.
Admission of students to the matriculation exam entitles them to an additional fee, and in the event that the program is implemented, it will be significantly reduced along with the number of exams, at the same time as a large investment will be required in accompanying and guiding writing the research paper.
However, the education minister promised that the plan would be structured so that salaries would remain similar.
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As part of the reform, students will test in a limited number of matriculations (Photo: Flash 90, Yossi Zeliger)
In a letter to Erez yesterday, Stauber claimed that there was a continuous dialogue between the Ministry of Education and the teachers' organization regarding the reform.
"I was sorry to hear some of your recent statements, in which you spoke out against moves that the ministry is promoting," she wrote.
"These statements do not reflect my understanding of the work being done by the professionals in the ministry these days, the partnership processes that are being done with many and the dialogue that is taking place with you and with principals and teachers who are members of the teachers' union."
The director general of the Ministry of Education went on to say that Education Minister Yifat Shasha Bitton spoke with Erez several times about the resumption of learning in the upper division, the program that is expected to change the matriculation structure, and that the chairman of the teachers' union praised the move.
"Despite the common discourse, you issued a personal call to the members of the organization to oppose the move, while presenting a partial and inaccurate presentation of components in the program."
She noted that Shasha Bitton invited him and his representatives to a joint day of discussions on the issue, which took place on October 25 at the Yehuda Hotel in Jerusalem.
In response, Erez called the letter a "detachment from reality" and rejected the allegations.
"You did not invite any representative of the teachers 'organization to any consultation, and if so - I would like to know who the representative was, what the subject of the consultation was and the minutes of the discussion. The teachers' organization was not asked to send a representative to any discussion That he was such a person, he only represented himself, "he wrote, although he was seen sitting that day in a discourse group with a note in his hand with the caption" Renewal in upper division learning. "
The documentation in which Erez is seen participating in a discussion with officials from the Ministry of Education, on October 25 (Photo: Official website, no)
Erez added that "in the introductory meeting with the Minister of Education after her appointment (and fortunately I did not arrive alone as she requested but accompanied by members of the board) the minister unequivocally said that she did not intend to reduce the matriculation exams and that she would not cancel exams. And I have witnesses to the conversation. "
Erez said he was told he was barred from formulating the plan so that "he would not interfere."
He said, "Only in a conversation that took place on February 6, 2022 regarding the Hadassim Middle School, when I asked you what the truth was in the rumors about the reduction in the number of matriculations, you said to me, 'What, they did not talk to you?'"
Claimed to be excluded from the hearing.
Erez (Photo: Meged Guzni)
Stauber claimed that he also talked to the minister about the transition to five days of high school, which he publicly opposed.
Erez responded that he does not "want to mix such an important and valuable issue with a five-day issue, which is purely organizational."
Tensions between the chairman of the teachers' union and the Ministry of Education have hovered over various issues since Shasha Bitton took office last year. Frequent changes and decision-making in the ministry following the Corona virus
.
At the meeting in question, no statement was made to the organization regarding the reduction of the matriculation, no reduction or changes, no proposals or decisions.
The conference was attended by about 250 people without any authority to make a decision. "
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