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Written by: Hu Jiaxin
2020-12-02 21:16
Last update date: 2020-12-03 01:14
The high school general education subject that opened for 11 years will be "cut subject" and renamed. The PGDE program for the 2021 academic year is now enrolling students.
Hong Songxun, PGDE Curriculum Coordinator and Assistant Professor of the Department of Social Sciences of the University of Education, said in an interview with "Hong Kong 01" that after the department held a meeting this morning, he believed that the future of general education no longer exists. In the absence of the latest syllabus, he is positive Consider suspending general education PGDE enrollment for one year in order to reorganize the curriculum structure, but ultimately it still needs to be decided by the university's senior management.
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Hong Songxun, the coordinator of the PGDE course and assistant professor of the Department of Social Sciences at the University of Education, said in an interview that the department is actively considering suspending enrollment for one year after the meeting.
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The Educational University 2021 general degree teacher education diploma course enrolled students last month. The course coordinator Hong Songxun said that after a meeting with the department this morning, based on a number of changes to the high school general education subject by the Education Bureau, including the halving of curriculum content and results The rating was changed to "passed/failed", etc., thinking that "the subject no longer exists", and there is no updated syllabus at present, it is difficult to better revise the teacher training curriculum, and we are actively considering suspending general education PGDE admissions for one year. To reorganize the curriculum framework to cooperate with the "reform" of the Education Bureau, but ultimately it still needs to be decided by the university's senior management.
The Education Bureau has previously announced that the new curriculum will be implemented as soon as September next year after the general education subject is deleted and changed.
As for the general education PGDE course for this academic year, Hong Songxun stated in an earlier interview that the department is planning to include basic law, constitution and national security education in the next semester. Explore related topics.
"Hong Kong 01" inquiries to three institutions that provide general PGDE courses.
The HKBU reiterated that the PGDE admissions process for the 2021/22 academic year is still in progress, and the university has no plans to adjust the number of places for this course.
In response, the University of Education stated that it is aware of the changes to the general education subject of the HKDSE and will continue to maintain close contact with the authorities and review the relevant arrangements in due course.
CUHK has yet to reply.
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