14 Sun street
Tel Aviv, 52345, Israel September 7,2013
Haaretz
POB 14457
Jerusalem
Dear Editor,
Recently, I read the article "Israel suspends standardized tests" in your newspaper, "Haaretz".
The writer of the article, seems to support the postponement of the external Meitzav test in the Israeli schools. I agree with him, and want to support his opinion by sharing my own.
First of all, the Meitzav isn't a fair test.This test doesn't necessarily check students' knowledge and intelligence, but their economic condition. As the writer said, low-performing schools can't provide their students the best teachers and the best equipment to succeed in the test. Therefore, these kind of schools probably won't pass the test successfully just because of their economic condition.
Moreover, the Meitzav prevents teachers from spending teaching time wisely. Schools put a lot of time and effort preparing their students for the Meitzav, rather than teaching them important values, and giving them more knowledge. The preparation for the Meitzav, can give the students nothing but a good grade in that specific test.
I believe that after so many years of taking a Meitzav test, it's time to give it a break. I support the Education Ministry's decision, and believe the test should be canceled officially as soon as possible. The test isn't beneficial for the students and for the schools as one, so why do we still have it?
Yours faithfully,
Emma Smith
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