WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 17, 1977
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JUNIOR SECONDARY SCIENCE REFRESHER COURSE
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THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION (CHIEF INSPECTOR OF SCHOOLS), MR. ALEC REEVE STRESSED THIS MORNING THAT +SCIENCE IS A PRACTICAL SUBJECT THAT REQUIRES BOTH 'BRAIN' AND 'HAND' AND THE BOLE OF A SCIENCE TEACHER IS TO MAKE SCIENCE INTERESTING AND TO BIDE HIS PUPILS TO INVESTIGATE FOR THEMSELVES.+
HE WAS SPEAKING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE REFRESHER COURSE DEL JUNIOR SECONDARY SCIENCE HELD AT GRANTHAM COLLEGE OF EDUCATION.
+PUPILS NEED TO DO EXPERIMENTS, TO OBSERVE AND RECORD OBSERVATION, TO THINK ABOUT THE IR EXPERIMENTAL RESULTS AND FINALLY TO DRAW THEIR OWN CONCLUSIONS.
IT IS ESSENTIAL, THEREFORE, THAT TEACHERS SHOULD PREPARE THE IR PUPILS BEFOREHAND, ENCOURAGE ACTIVE THINKING DURING AND AFTER PRACTICAL WORK, AND ORGANISE FOLLOW-UP DISCUSSIONS, + HE ADDED.
THE EIGHT-DAY COURSE IS DESIGNED TO ACQUA INT TEACHERS WITH APPROACHES TO AND METHODS OF TEACHING THE SECOND HALF OF THE NEW SCIENCE SYLLABUS.
ENCOURAGING THE TEACHERS TO IMPROVISE SIMPLE HOME-MADE APPARATUS, MR. REEVE SAID, +HOME-MADE APPARATUS IS DEFINITELY MUCH CHEAPER AND OFTEN BETTER SUITED TO THE NEEDS OF TEACHERS AND PUPILS.+
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SEMINAR ON FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION
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A SEMINAR ON FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION WILL BE HELD FOR MONG KOK RESIDENTS ON FRIDAY (AUGUST 19) TO PROMOTE THE CONCEPT OF SUCH EDUCATION.
SPONSORED BY THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT, ABOUT 60 RESIDENTS IN THE AREA ARE EXPECTED TO ATTEND THE SEMINAR AT THE COMMUNITY AND YOUTH OFFICE CENTRE, MONG KOK, FROM 7 P.M. TO 9.30 P.M.
SOCIAL WORKERS FROM THE FAMILY SERVICES DIVISION OF THE DEPARTMENT WILL BE THE SPEAKERS AT THE SEMINAR,
THOSE WHO ARE INTERESTED IN IT SHOULD APPLY TO THE COMMUNITY AND YOUTH OFFICE AT 38-40 SAI YEUNG CHOI STREET, SECOND FLOOR, MONG KOK.
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