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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1975
FACTORS ACCOUNTING FOR STUDENTS' SUCCESS OR FAILURE
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THE HOME ENVIRONMENT HAS AN IMPORTANT INFLUENCE ON THE STUDENT AND IS ONE OF THE FACTORS ACCOUNTING FOR HIS SUCCESS ' OR FAILURE IN SCHOOL, THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION (PROFESSIONAL), MR. HO NGA-MING, SAID TODAY.
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE STUDENT AND HIS PARENTS AND OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS COULD EITHER BE OF GREAT HELP OR COULD BE A DECIDED DETERRENT TO SUCCESSFUL WORK IN SCHOOL, HE SAID. IT WAS THEREFORE IMPORTANT THAT STUDENTS BE GIVEN FULL ENCOURAGEMENT AT HOME.
MR. HO WAS SPEAKING AT THE JOINT ANNUAL SPEECH DAY OF THE MADAM CHAN WAI CHOW MEMORIAL SCHOOL, THE HONG KONG CHAN WAI CHOW MEMORIAL COLLEGE AND THE CHAN SHU KUI MEMORIAL SCHOOL.
THE STUDENT'S SUCCESS OR OTHERWISE, HE WENT ON, WERE ALSO INFLUENCED BY HIS BASIC SKILLS AND THE SCHOOL CLIMATE.
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CERTAIN BASIC SKILLS LISTENING, SPEAKING, READING AND WRITING - ARE OF PARAMOUNT IMPORTANCE AT BOTH THE PRIMARY AND SECONDARY STAGES OF EDUCATION, HE STRESSED. +THE ABILITY TO LISTEN WELL, TO COMMUNICATE EFFECTIVELY WITH THE SPOKEN WORD, AND TO READ AND WRITE ACCURATELY AND AT A REASONABLE PACE - THESE ARE SKILLS FUNDAMENTAL TO PROGRESS AND SUCCESS.+
MR. HO EMPHASISED THE IMPORTANCE FOR PUPILS TO FORM GOOD AND EFFECTIVE WORK HABITS, SUCH AS EARLY RISING, FOLLOWING REASONABLY REGULAR HOURS OF STUDY, AND ADHERING TO ALTERNATE PERIODS OF REST AND ACTIVITY. AT THE SAME TIME IT WAS DESIRABLE FOR PUPILS TO GET ON HARMONIOUSLY WITH OTHERS.
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HE ADDED: +ACCEPTANCE BY THEIR PEERS IS A COMPELLING NECESSITY FOR MOST PUPILS AND THE SENSE OF BELONGING' ACCOUNTS FOR SUCCESS IN THE COMPLEX OF HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS THROUGHOUT THEIR PERIOD OF SCHOOLING.+
ON THE SCHOOL CLIMATE, MR. HO SAID: +THERE IS NO DENY-ING THAT THE GENERAL ATMOSPHERE OF A SCHOOL, WHICH IS BOUND TO INFLUENCE THE PUPILS, IS PARTIALLY DETERMINED BY THE BUILDINGS THEMSELVES. BESIDES, THE QUALITY OF THE EQUIPMENT AND MATERIALS IS AN IMPORTANT FACTOR.+
WHILE ACKNOWLEDGING THE IMPORTANT ROLE PLAYED BY THE HEAD OF THE SCHOOL, MR. HO SAID HE WAS INCLINED TO AGREE THAT THE TEACHER WAS PROBABLY THE MOST IMPORTANT SINGLE FACTOR IN THE ENTIRE SCHOOL LIFE OF A PUPIL.
HE POINTED OUT THAT A DEDICATED, RESOURCEFUL AND WELL- TRAINED TEACHER CAN KINDLE HIS PUPILS' ENTHUSIASM, FIRE THEIR IMAGINATION AND BRING OUT THEIR INDIVIDUAL POTENTIAL QUALITIES.
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