The approach adapted by Israel is the simplest one, finely
implementable, less lip service and more outcome based.
We do have such provisions though limited for weaker sections but no
taker interested, nor institutes/teachers are determined to attain
the outcome, whatever may come. Spirit of implementation is the key.
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On Wed, 26 Nov 2014 12:05:23 +0530 "Prof. Bholanath Dutta"
> [ An innovative system.] Education Minister Shai Piron announced
on Tuesday a reform in schools that aims to narrow the gaps between
pupils from different socioeconomic backgrounds.
“For 65 years we have been talking about gaps. Today we are
starting to minimize them. We have decided that the Israeli
education system will no longer lead the charts and world rankings
in the depth of its gaps,†Piron said at the Sderot Conference for
Society at Sapir Academic College.Earlier on Tuesday, the Education
Ministry published a reform to cut gaps and promote equality in the
education system.
As part of the reform, NIS 1 billion are set to be allocated toward
providing an additional 150,000 hours of learning reinforcement â€"
90,000 hours for elementary schools and 60,000 hours for middle
schools â€" which will focus on basic subjects such as Language
(Hebrew or Arabic), mathematics and English. The hours are meant to
provide additional assistance to students from weaker backgrounds;
for every hour of additional learning time allocated for a pupil
from a “strong background,†a pupil from a “weak backgroundâ€
will receive six hours.
The Education Ministry emphasized that the division of additional
hours, which will be provided over a fiveyear period, will be based
on an individual school’s socioeconomic strength and not on the
municipalities’ rating.
Classrooms in “weak elementary schools†are set to receive seven
additional weekly learning hours, classrooms in “medium schoolsâ€
will receive three additional hours, and classrooms in “strong
schools†will not receive any additional hours.
Classrooms in “weak middle schools†will receive 14 additional
learning hours, classrooms in “medium schools†will receive three
additional learning hours, while classrooms in “strong schoolsâ€
will receive an additional hour and a half.
Israel has the biggest gaps between poor and wealthy pupils of any
OECD member country, according to the most recent OECD statistics.
To date, schools in poor municipalities and schools in wealthier
municipalities received the same allocation of funds toward
reinforcement hours for students. However, wealthier municipalities
provided additional funds to schools for additional learning hours,
while poor municipalities were unable to do so.
The new model aims to rectify this inequality, though municipalities
will still be able to provide additional funds to schools. The
reform sets guidelines for base classroom hours (not counting the
learning reinforcement hours) for grades one through nine.
First-graders are to study 29 base hours per week, and get an
additional 10 classroom hours to compensate for overcrowding.
Second-graders are to study 29 base hours per week, and get an
additional five classroom hours to compensate for overcrowding.
Third-graders and fourth-graders are set to study 31 weekly base
hours, while pupils in fifth grade through ninth grade are set to
study 32 weekly base hours. “This new plan is part of our
worldview, asking to fix Israeli society â€" to provide a chance for
every child, equality for every citizen, a vision for every
community, and hope to Israel,†Piron said.Educate, Empower,
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