Limor Livnat has a lot to learn.
I have always wondered what is the agenda of Limor Livnat, Israel's education minister. As a parent sending my children to school, it appears that one needs a lot of many to pay for extra activities, those that I believe should be included in a child's education. The wealthier that you are the better are the possibilities of improving your child's education. A parent seems to have to pay for everything, including text books and even for air conditioning in the classroom. If a child is talented in music or acting, there is nothing he can do except pray that his parents have enough money for private or group lessons. In fact, even if his IQ is very high, he will need ready cash to get special more advanced lessons. Minister Livnat is very motivated in making sure she is photographed at every successful event that happens in Israel. I still have nightmares seeing her appear with the Israeli Olympic gold medal winner in Athens. I thought at the time, there is such a terrible education system in Israel that is under her responsibility, and she is at the Olympics. To be honest, I am not one to often criticize what others do with their free time, but to watch how teachers have so unjustly been thrown from their jobs, and how much this lady has contributed to wasting such valuable time and money, I will be glad once the elections are over, and hopefully someone of better capabilities will be minister of education. Today the high school exam results were published. It is not hard to wonder why there has been such a drop in achievements by Israeli high school students. When Israeli's go to the polls on 28th March, will anyone be thinking about the future of the Israeli education system when they cast their vote?