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Written by: Yuan Shu
2021-04-11 15:32
Last update date: 2021-04-11 15:32
The Curriculum Development Council and the HKEAA’s Public Examinations Committee met earlier and passed a proposal to rename the General Education Subject to Civic and Social Development. The curriculum focuses on the three themes of Hong Kong, the country and the contemporary world, and maintains compulsory and compulsory exams. Set up an independent topic to explore the school-based assessment.
Some secondary school principals expressed their support, thinking that the past liberal arts subjects often made people wonder what they would teach students, and it is a good thing to be able to focus on them again.
There are also middle school general education teachers who think that the new curriculum is obviously too positive, and they think that they should be a "critical patriot."
He Hanquan: New subjects can give you a better understanding of the country
He Hanquan, chairman of the Education Council and former principal of high school, pointed out that the goal of general education in the past was to surpass and criticize, but the content of the country was very weak, which made teachers very heavy, and the new subjects could provide a better understanding of the country. It's so hard to call Tongtongshi."
He believes that education should look forward. As for whether future teachers will be affected by the Hong Kong National Security Law in their teaching, he believes that "the heart is cleaned up."
Lai Binghua, the principal of the secondary school and the education consultant of the cloth chamber of commerce, also agreed that the new "Civil and Social Development Division" has refocused. He agrees that "the knowledge is insufficient and general education is difficult to read."
Tian Fangze, vice chairman of the Education Association and teacher of general education in middle school.
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Tian Fangze: Become a critical patriot in an all-round way to understand the country
Tian Fangze, vice-president of the Education Association and a teacher of general education in middle school, said that there is a misunderstanding of "critical thinking" in the market, and that "critical thinking" is to criticize everything.
He emphasized that critical thinking requires students to speak with justification, whether for or against.
He believes that the new textbook country has relatively more positive content, but it needs to be comprehensive in understanding the country, including development restrictions, etc., "be a critical patriot."
Deng Fei, the vice chairman of the Federation of Education and the principal of the secondary school, said that society has doubts about general education, and the development of citizenship and society will not cause misunderstandings.
He believes that knowledge of the country is very important, and it is not difficult to understand the negatives of the country in Hong Kong. The key is whether students will underestimate the complexity of national conditions, and future teaching should be humble, and it is difficult to use "a number of slogans to teach."
The Education Bureau announced earlier the four core subject curriculum and assessment changes in high schools.
He Hanquan believes that the time is still relatively vague, and believes that it may allow more time for students to study Chinese and increase recognition.
Deng Fei said that there is more space and hope that school students can plan well.
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