Did summer feel short to you? For the first time in history, Israeli schools didn't start on the first of September. Starting on the 27th of August gave us back five extra days of vacation during the last school year. My vacation went like this: New York niece came for 3.5 weeks, husband and son went to the US for 10 days, we all went on a family vacation, and school started. So summer passed quickly despite the terrible heat and humidity. Today has been the first pleasant day in two months. My youngest two started fourth and sixth grades. Last year, their schedules coincided five out of six days each week, even though one had two late days and one had three. I didn't expect such luck … [Read more...]
Scandal of the Schoolbooks
August 10, 2011 by 15 Comments
It started with a boycott of cottage cheese. Next were protests against high apartment prices and rentals. Then there was daycare, baby items (!) and now electricity. Israelis are protesting high prices everywhere. I'm not sure there is an easy way to solve most of these problems. Health care is cheap here but apartments are not. Vegetables are cheap but dairy products are not. There are issues with corruption and cartels, yet we have a stable economy and low unemployment. The protesters seem to want the government to control prices, and have taxpayer money subsidize most of our basic needs. While I understand the motives for the protests, the ramifications concern me. I'm no economic … [Read more...]
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