I totally agree with the writer. Maybe my thinking is more Westernized, I find the educational system in Hong Kong rather unbelievable.
The first few years of life are supposed to be enjoyable, spending time with parents, explore their surroundings, develop interest in learning through play and creative activities.
Children don't understanding what primary schools and higher educations are all about, and don't understand why learning have to be so stressful. They don't understand the difference between 'good brand' and 'no brand'.
Our educational system is too focused on 'brands', 'reputations', and 'scores'.
Just because it's 'branded' does it mean it's the best for the child?
Kindergarten is only the beginning of education - education is not a short 100 meter race, it is a 1000 km or longer marathon.
Just because someone has a good start, doesn't mean they will end up winning the race.
How do we define 'success in life'? Being a doctor or lawyer, or a professor?
I don't mean to say it's all wrong sending children to top schools and pushing them harder to perform well.
But I have seen too many sad stories about children who ended up with depression, personality problems, etc.
It is funny how we are told that very early education is ABSOLUTELY essential for a child's social skills. Nowadays many children go to school as early as 6 months.
But why are seeing more and more children with very poor manners and social skills. Is there something wrong?
I personally don't think interview is the best way of selecting very young children.
If the purpose of education is to 'nurture', then they should be more welcoming to different types of children rather than 'picking only the top'.
Please correct me if I am wrong - are top K' always better??
Is it because they have already pre-selected "TOP" children, so that they will always produce 'top scorers'? Or is it because the parents who can get their children into top schools are more likely to 'push' their children harder?
Yes. That is the :idea::idea:. In HK, you can\'t found a fully functioned, healthy neighborhood. At least, in kinder, a child knows there are other princes and princesses around, and they have to tolerate each other.
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其實筆者講出好多點都係我既心聲，無奈大抽獎真係講彩數，我住果區仲有村校，專收巴籍學童果種，早兩年有朋友既小孩唔好彩派左入去，揸住兩梳蕉去叩門，先發現冇兩張cert看門口連in既機會都冇，最後佢三跪九叩，後備之中既後備，比佢搵到間普通屋村小學，已經要還神，我都好希望小朋友無壓力下愉快學習，奈何冇能力移民
所以我先至覺得好無奈。唔想迫個仔咁細個就學呢樣嗰樣，但係又怕大抽奬唔好彩，抽到間好差嘅學校，先發現冇讀呢樣嗰樣，想面試都唔俾，到時就會好自責，怪自己點解唔幫個仔做好準備，真係好矛盾。
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