WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1981
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+ IT MUST BE PART OF THE AIM OF OUR EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM TO ENSURE THAT EACH SCHOOL IS SERVED ADEQUATELY BY SOCIAL WORKERS.
+THEY WILL HELP BY PREVENTIVE, AS WELL AS BY REMEDIAL WORK, TO CREATE THAT STABLE SOCIETY WHICH PROVIDES MUTUAL RESPECT AND RESTRAINT.+
CONTINUING HER LONG STRUGGLE TO IMPROVE THE EDUCATION SYSTEM, MISS BENNETT REITERATED HER EARLIER CALLS ON MARCH 25 AND APRIL 29 THIS YEAR FOR EXTRA POSTS FOR DEPUTY-PRINCIPALS, CAREERS COUNSELLORS AND FOR REMEDIAL WORK IN THE SENIOR CLASSES OF SECONDARY SCHOOLS.
+I HAVE HAD INSPECTORS FROM THE SPECIAL EDUCATION SECTION OF THE DEPARTMENT COME FOR BRIEFING ON THE EVERYDAY PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED IN RUNNING CLASSES FOR SLOW LEARNERS.
+1 HAVE YET TO RECEIVE ADVICE ON HOW TO STRENGTHEN MIDDLE- MANAGEMENT IN OUR SCHOOLS WITH DISCUSSIONS ON THE DUTIES OF VICE-PRINCIPALS AND HEADS OF DEPARTMENTS.
+I SUSPECT THAT THERE IS NO ONE IN THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT WHO REALLY UNDERSTANDS THE PROBLEMS OF RUNNING NEW AIDED SCHOOLS, ESPECIALLY THOSE SERVING THE CHILDREN ALLOCATED TO THE LOWEST BANDS (3, 4 AND 5) BY THE SECONDARY SCHOOL PLACES ALLOCATION, + SHE SAID.
SCHOOLS NEED MORE STAFF, SO THAT THEY ARE AVAILABLE UP TO 4.30 PM FOR EXTRA CLASSES AND COUNSELLING TO THOSE IN NEED.
MORE SMALL GROUP TUTORIAL CLASSES SHOULD ALSO BE DEVELOPED FOR THE CHILDREN WHO DESERVE THE EXTRA HELP THAT THE IR CLASSMATES FROM WEALTHIER HOMES CAN AFFORD BY PRIVATE TUITION.
BUT SHE WAS DISHEARTENED AT THE GOVERNMENT'S RELUCTANCE TO IMPROVE FURTHER OUR EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM.
+WHAT IS THE GOOD OF HAVING A FULL-SCALE REVIEW OF THE WHOLE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM WHEN KNOWN-NEEDS ARE NOT YET PROVIDED FOR?+ SHE ASKED.
SHE HOPED THAT FURTHER +REAL+ IMPROVEMENTS WOULD BE IMPLEMENTED IN OUR SCHOOLS AS A RESULT OF THE REPORT BY THE PANEL OF VISITORS WHO ARE NOW IN HONG KONG TO ASSESS THE EDUCATION SYSTEM,
TURNING TO THE POST-FORM V SYSTEM, MISS BENNETT SAID: +WHEN CAN WE PROVIDE A UNIFIED SYSTEM FOR ENTRY INTO INSTITUTIONS AT THE TERTIARY LEVEL? THIS MUST BE LINKED WITH OUR POST-FORM V SYSTEM,
/+HAS ANY