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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1975
DISCUSSIONS ON +MAN IN SOCIETY+ SUGGESTED
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THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION (PROFESSIONAL), MR. HO NGA-MING, TODAY MADE A SUGGESTION TO SECONDARY SCHOOLS THAT THEY SHOULD INTRODUCE A SCHEME OF INTELLIGENT DISCUSSIONS OF ONE HOUR A WEEK ON +MAN IN SOCIETY+ FOR THEIR SENIOR PUPILS.
MR. HO SAID THE PURPOSE OF THE SCHEME WAS TO GIVE GUIDANCE IN APPROACHING THE CHIEF IDEAS OF OUR TIME, TO PROMOTE A THOUGHTFUL INTEREST IN LIFE IN ITS MANY ASPECTS, TO ENCOURAGE THE HABIT OF THOUGHTFUL DISCUSSION AMONG THE MEMBERS OF A GROUP AND TO AFFORD SUBJECTS FOR ORAL, AND, AS THE TEACHER SAW FIT, WRITTEN COMPOSITION.
HE WAS ADDRESSING THE GATHERING AT THE SPEECH DAY OF THE YING WA GIRLS' SCHOOL.
MR. HO GAVE SOME GENERAL HEADINGS ON THE CONTENT OF THIS SCHEME OF DISCUSSIONS - THE CHARACTER OF THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG THE ARTS, OLD AND NEW THE ART OF LIVING- ASPECTS OF DEMOCRACY SCIENCE IN THE MODERN WORLD.
THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR STRESSED THE IMPORTANCE OF ALLOWING THE PUPILS SOME FREEDOM IN THEIR CHOICE OF QUESTIONS, SINCE THIS WOULD ENABLE THEM TO COVER MORE GROUND.
MR. HO MADE SOME SUGGESTIONS ON HOW TO ORGANISE AND CONDUCT DISCUSSIONS WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE SCHEME AND SAID THAT NATURALLY, IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE A REASONABLE. STANDARD, REGULAR TIMES SHOULD BE SET ASIDE.
+ÍT MIGHT BE POSSIBLE TO DOVETAIL THE DISCUSSION WORK INTO THE COMPOSITION WORK OF THE CLASS. PUPILS SHOULD HAVE AN EXERCISE BOOK IN WHICH THEY ENTER THEIR NOTES AND EXERCISES, OCCASIONAL ASSIGNMENTS BEING WRITTEN OUT MORE FORMALLY ÎN A SEPARATE BOOK.+
BUT HE CAUTIONED THAT GREAT CARE SHOULD BE TAKEN NOT TO DEVOTE TOO MUCH TIME TO THE TECHNICALITIES OF COMPOSITION OTHERWISE THE MAIN PURPOSE OF THIS ACTIVITY - STIMULATING
INTELLIGENT DISCUSSIONS ON TOPICS RELATED TO MAN IN SOCIETY WOULD BE DEFEATED.
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MR. HO ALSO OUTLINED SOME SIMPLE DIRECTIONS WHICH SHOULD BE GIVEN TO THE CLASS REGARDING THE TECHNIQUE OF ADDRESSING AN AUDIENCE AND THE PROCEDURE IN A FORMAL DEBATE.
PUPILS SHOULD BE WARNED AGAINST SUCH MISTAKES AS: NOT KEEPING THEIR EYES ON THE AUDIENCE LOOKING AT ONE INDIVIDUAL ONLY TALKING TOO FAST DROPPING THEIR VOICE TO THE POINT OF INAUDIBILITY.
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