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Written by: Kuang Xiaobin
2020-12-02 12:54
Last update date: 2020-12-02 12:54
The Secretary for Education, Yang Runxiong, recently announced a streamlined curriculum plan for the Liberal Studies subject. Although compulsory exams are maintained, the class hours will be cut in half, and only two levels of qualified and unqualified will be established, and independent subject inquiry (IES) will be cancelled.
"Sing Tao Daily" and "South China Morning Post" published an interview with Yang Runxiong today (2nd), in which "Sing Tao" quoted him as saying that the authorities deliberately replaced "pass" and "fail" with "standards" and "not met", and did not rule out Add another rating.
Yang Runxiong pointed out that the revised general education subject will add content related to national security education, but at this stage there is no plan to separate national security education into a subject.
He also pointed out that the class can still discuss issues such as anti-revision regulations and "Occupy Central", but students must be aware of the importance of law-abiding.
In an interview with Sing Tao, Yang Runxiong described the curriculum reform of general education as a "major operation."
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In an interview with "Sing Tao", Yang Runxiong described the curriculum reform of general education as a "major operation" and reiterated his hope to free up class time and allow students to choose other subjects and applied subjects.
In addition to "up to the standard" and "not up to the standard", the authorities are studying the addition of a grade to reflect the outstanding performance of candidates.
The reform of the Liberal Studies subject will affect the current teacher establishment. Yang Runxiong pointed out in the interview that most teachers holding a PGDE or master's qualification in general education hold degrees in other disciplines. Yang believes that they can transfer to other subjects.
As for teachers with a bachelor's degree in general education, Yang Runxiong expects that they will mainly teach the revised new courses, and they can also teach other subjects concurrently.
In addition to "up to the standard" and "not up to the standard", the authorities are studying the addition of a grade to reflect the outstanding performance of candidates.
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Speaking of overseas recognition, Yang Runxiong believes that students can still apply for overseas universities with the HKDSE scores. He said that the new high school system has been implemented for more than ten years. The international community has a certain understanding of the HKDSE scores and standards, and there have been changes in the assessment of individual courses in the past. , This time is not a new subject, I believe it is not enough to affect the international acceptance of the HKDSE.
Yang Runxiong mentioned in a press conference earlier that there were suspicions in the society that the department had become a "current affairs department" and "too much discussion of social events."
As for whether current affairs can be discussed after the reform, Yang Runxiong said in an exclusive interview that the class can still discuss issues such as anti-amendment law disputes and "Occupy Central", but students must not have a wrong understanding. They must understand the importance of law-abiding and Hong Kong’s Constitutional status and relationship with the country.
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