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Written by: Kuang Xiaobin and Deng Yinglin
2020-09-19 09:00
Last update date: 2020-09-19 09:00
Affected by the epidemic, even after entering the traditional new school year in September, the campus environment has not returned to normal, and classes will officially resume in stages next Wednesday (23rd).
After being unable to return to school for more than half a year, some parents of kindergarten and elementary school students think that online lessons are "not enough to learn," and they have asked the school to stay in class and re-read.
The self-admission stage of Primary One will officially begin next Monday (21st). Before "returning to school", you must first submit the form. Some parents hope to repeat K3 "B" and do not participate in the assignment of Primary One admission; some parents are familiar with Primary One admission The birth procedure was carried out earlier than K3, and I hope K2 children will read again.
Some principals pointed out that the learning progress is not the case of individual children, but the situation in Hong Kong. They think that parents should not make arrangements for their children to stay in class; and staying in class will make students relatively low in confidence and detrimental to growth.
Soon after the start of the new school year, many parents asked the school to repeat their children for one year to supplement the lack of online classes.
Lai Ziwen pointed out that all students in Hong Kong are facing the same problem, but the effectiveness of online learning is not low. Students can also absorb knowledge, even more effective than before the epidemic.
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Parents proposed to stay in class for one year due to the situation of online classes: online classes are more effective in learning
Lai Ziwen, the principal of Chen Guochao Hing Tak Primary School of Yuen Yuen College in Tuen Mun, revealed that recently one or two parents expressed concern that they would be "unlearned" during the epidemic and hope to stay in class for one year, but emphasized that this is not a mainstream phenomenon.
Lai Ziwen explained to parents that all students in Hong Kong are facing the same problem, and the effectiveness of online learning is not low. Students can also absorb knowledge, even more effective than before the epidemic.
In the end, these parents accept Lai's suggestion and make plans depending on the situation after the face-to-face teaching resumes.
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Primary school principal: The school's academic performance will not increase by leaps and bounds due to staying in class. The
school belongs to Kwai Tsing District. The chairman of the Hong Kong Buddhist Federation's Primary School Principals Association and the principal of Buddhist Lam Jindian Memorial Primary School Wu Yongxiong pointed out that there were parents who asked about staying in class before this summer vacation. However, Wu said that the actual effect of staying in class is not great. Past teaching experience shows that the self-confidence of students in class is relatively low, which is not good for growth, and their academic performance will not improve by leaps and bounds due to staying in class. Therefore, the school does not encourage staying. class.
After stating the pros and cons, the parents finally accepted Wu's suggestion. There were no students staying in the school this year.
Wu Yongxiong pointed out that if a large number of K2 students stay in the next school year, it means that the number of K3 students will decrease, which will affect the enrollment of primary one in some schools.
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If a large number of K2 students stay in class or affect enrollment
However, the situation in kindergartens may be different. Wu Yongxiong said that some K2 parents in kindergartens hope to not advance to K3 in the next school year, that is, repeat K2 for a year.
Wu explained that because K3 students, like primary six students, have already begun the process of assigning places for further studies, unless there are special circumstances, there will be no class retention. The group of K2 parents may consider this factor, so they choose K2 to stay in the class.
Wu Yongxiong pointed out that his school is a "big class" elementary school and its admissions have always been stable. However, if a large number of K2 students stay in the next school year, it means that the number of K3 students will decrease or affect the enrollment situation of some schools. He refers to Kwai Tsing. Take the district school network as an example, some of the weaker "small class" primary schools may face admission pressure.
Hong Kong Ling Liang Tong Kindergarten Chief Principal Zeng Jianle (left) said that some parents, commonly known as "Xi B", intend to arrange for their children to repeat K3 next school year.
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Kindergarten: Some parents intend to arrange for their children to re-read K3. They will not submit the form next Monday
The chief principal of Hong Kong Lingliang Church Kindergarten, Zeng Jianle, said that it is estimated that only a few parents, commonly known as "Xi B", intend to arrange for their children to re-study K3 next school year. It is expected that they will not apply for the Primary One Enrollment Coordination Method next week. B".
She explained that all children in Hong Kong have been suspended for many months due to the epidemic. "It is not individual children, but the whole Hong Kong is facing the same situation. It is not the progress of individual students." Therefore, most parents think that there will be no major problems in upgrading together; , The kindergarten education program provided by the government is only limited to one-time and limited to three years. If children repeat grades, parents will no longer receive government subsidies and have to pay several thousand yuan in tuition fees each month.
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Education Bureau: Parents must pay full tuition due to personal considerations for arranging their children to go to kindergarten for more than 3 years
The Education Bureau responded that under the kindergarten education plan, the "Kindergarten Entrance Registration Certificate" is generally valid for 3 years. If individual parents have personal considerations, such as the individual circumstances of the child, family factors, changing schools, etc., arrange their children to repeat a certain level For extension of kindergarten education for more than 3 years, parents generally have to pay the full tuition fee before the subsidy is deducted.
If the children have special needs, parents can provide an evaluation report issued by a registered doctor or professional (such as a pediatrician, psychiatrist, educational psychologist, clinical psychologist, etc.), which proves that the kindergarten that the children are attending needs to be relatively ordinary The three-year period is long, and the validity period of the "registration certificate" is extended.
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If non-school-age children participate in the allocation, they will lose the "school-age children" score
The Education Bureau reiterated that according to the current Primary One Enrollment Co-ordination Method, if the applicants are 5 years and 8 months old at the time of admission in September of the following year, they are Hong Kong residents, have not yet been enrolled in primary schools, and have never been assigned a Primary One place. Participate in the fresh primary one allocation, including self-allocation of places and unified allocation, and admission to government or aided primary schools
However, parents should note that under the "scoring criteria" for the self-allocation of places, applicants must be between 5 years and 8 months to 7 years old when they enroll in September of the following year in order to receive the "appropriate age child" score.
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