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Written by: Liang Huanmin
2020-11-27 01:11
Last update date: 2020-11-27 01:12
The Secretary for Education, Yang Runxiong, announced today (26th) the reform of the Liberal Studies subject, which will remain a compulsory exam, but will be changed to only pass or fail. The courses also need to learn the Chinese Constitution and the Basic Law, and the class hours will be cut in half. Students must also go to the Mainland for investigation and exchange.
Huang Weiru, honorary director-general of the Hong Kong Secondary School Principals Association, believes that hasty and short-term reforms will affect students who apply for the exam next year, which is not a good thing for students.
He also believes that the major reforms of the Liberal Studies subject are putting great pressure on frontline teachers, lamenting that "Chief Executive Carrie Lam must focus on stabilizing the teaching posts and work of teachers in search of Japanese language. Today, if we want to reduce the teaching time of Liberal Studies, the manpower will also change. Isn't it a contradiction?"
Liberal Studies in secondary schools will be reformed in the new school year as soon as next year. Although it will remain a compulsory examination, it will be changed to only qualified or unqualified. The curriculum will need to learn the Constitution and the Basic Law, and the subjects will be streamlined and the class time will be cut by half.
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The Liberal Studies subjects of secondary schools will be reformed in the new school year as soon as next year. Although they will remain compulsory, they will be assessed for passing or failing. The courses need to learn the Constitution and the Basic Law, and the class time will be cut by half.
The reformed liberal arts subject will also be renamed, and independent project studies (IES) will be cancelled.
The new curriculum must use textbooks that have been submitted for review, and it is expected that it can be implemented as soon as the next school year.
As for the current senior secondary students, they will be assessed according to the existing general education arrangements.
Huang Weiru, honorary director-general of the Hong Kong Secondary School Principals Association, believes that the Curriculum Development Select Committee reviewed the general subjects earlier and found that the curriculum is not a big problem. Afterwards, it did not immediately make a reform decision after discussing it with the school, which is different from the past practice.
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Huang Weiru, honorary director-general of the Hong Kong Secondary School Principals Association, believes that the Curriculum Development Select Committee reviewed the general subjects earlier and found that the curriculum problem was not big, and there was no discussion with the school afterwards.
However, the reform is suddenly proposed and it is required to take effect next year. It will definitely affect the students who apply for the exam next year. It is not a good thing for students.
After the curriculum and assessment changes, will it affect the admission standards of local universities and the acceptance of subjects by overseas universities? Huang Weiru believes that there are too many unknowns, and the Education Bureau should contact frontline teachers and It would be ideal for the principal and others to discuss and consult in detail, and then set the general direction of reform.
Huang Weiru, honorary director-general of the Hong Kong Secondary School Principals Association, believes that the Curriculum Development Select Committee reviewed the general subjects earlier and found that the curriculum is not a big problem. Afterwards, it did not immediately make a reform decision after discussing it with the school, which is different from the past practice.
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He also mentioned that when the Hong Kong government introduced the Liberal Studies subject, because the curriculum was a compulsory part, it had to absorb more teaching talents in relevant fields, and many teachers who were originally in other subjects had to take further studies.
At present, the Education Bureau has changed the Liberal Studies subject to reduce the content and class time, which will definitely affect the school's manual arrangements for the relevant courses. Therefore, it is also a headache for the school. "Chief Executive Carrie Lam should focus on stabilizing the teacher's post when looking for Japan. , Work. Today, if you want to reduce the time for general education, the manpower will also change. Isn't it a contradiction?"
In addition, Huang Weiru believes that the Hong Kong government has been referring to the social incidents of last year, and many young people have taken to the streets to fight. Liberal Studies has always been in the "eye of the eye". It is hard to believe that the current reform subjects are different from both. Related, but believes that the EDB’s approach is weak. "If the Liberal Studies subject affects students, has it been studied? Is there any data and evidence?"
The Secretary for Education, Yang Runxiong (second from left) announced the reform arrangements for the Liberal Studies subject. He described the Liberal Studies subject as being "stigmatized."
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Huang believes that Chengzhong will add more modern Chinese cognition elements. Huang believes that the problem is not big. However, if more content of national education is to be added, such as the general perception of "national education", it is not a good thing to worry that students will be "indigestion". "In fact, in recent years, middle school education has been exchanged with the Mainland, and the results are obvious to all. I am most afraid that the gains will not be worth the loss." He also lamented that schools and teachers have faced great pressure on teaching and explaining in recent years. Mutual trust has been reduced, and the pressure of teachers is difficult to understand.
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In addition, the Subsidized Secondary Schools Council stated that it still needs time to understand and discuss the impact of the changes and has not yet responded.
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