THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1981
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ADVANTAGES OF WHOLE-DAY SCHOOL ING
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THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD CONSIDER THE ADOPTION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF WHOLE DAY SCHOOLING, THE HON SELINA CHOW SAID.
SPEAKING FOR THE FIRST TIME AS AN UNOFFICIAL MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, MRS CHOW POINTED OUT THAT THE LIMITATIONS OF HALF-DAY SCHOOLS MIGHT RESULT IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF TWO EXTREMES.
+WITHIN SCHOOL HOURS+, SHE SAID, LESSONS ARE OFTEN TAUGHT AT TOO FAST A PACE, LEAVING LITTLE TIME FOR REVISION AND COMMUNICATION BETWEEN TEACHERS AND STUDENTS AND AMONG STUDENTS THEMSELVES.
+THUS, CONCERNED PARENTS FIND IT NECESSARY TO COMPLEMENT THE INADEQUAC IES OF THEIR CHILDREN'S SCHOOLING WITH REVISION AND TUTORING AT HOME, THEREBY AGGRAVATING ACADEMIC PRESSURE YET FURTHER.
+ON THE OTHER HAND, PERMISSIVE OR IRRESPONSIBLE PARENTS LEAVE THE IR CHILDREN ENTIRELY ON THEIR OWN ONCE THEY ARE HOME FROM SCHOOL WITH NEITHER SUPERVISION NOR ATTENTION FOR THE BETTER HALF OF THE DAY, LEAVING THE DOOR WIDE OPEN TO TEMPTATIONS, +
SHE EXPLAINED THAT WHOLE DAY SCHOOL ING HAS MANY ADVANTAGES. THESE INCLUDE:
* CURRICULUM BECOMES LESS CRAMMED, THUS ALLEVIATES PRESSURES
FOR TEACHERS, PARENTS AND STUDENTS.
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STUDENTS CAN LEARN, REVISE AND EXERCISE AMONG THEMSELVES IN AN ATMOSPHERE CONDUCIVE TO LEARNING.
* MORE TIME IS AVAILABLE FOR EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES,
STUDENT COUNSELLING, COMMUNITY SERVICES AND MORAL EDUCATION.
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A MORE BALANCED AND RELAXED LIFE-STYLE WOULD RESULT AS STUDENTS CAN HAVE CLEARLY-DEFINED WORK AND LEISURE PERIODS
IN THE DAY.
HOWEVER, MRS CHOW WARNED THAT ADD ING HALF A DAY SCHOOLING DOES NOT MEAN ADDING 50 PER CENT WORKLOAD.
TEACHERS MUST ADOPT A MORE RELAXED STYLE OF TEACHING BY PLACING MORE EMPHASIS ON COMMUNICATION AND DISCUSSION TO GENERATE MORE INTEREST AND UNDERSTANDING OF KNOWLEDGE, SHE SAID.
TURNING TO BILINGUALISM, MRS CHOW SAID IT HAS BEEN ONE OF THE BASIC ELEMENTS ON WHIC- THE SUCCESS OF HONG KONG IS BUILT.
BUT SHE FELT THE SIGNIFICANCE OF ENGLISH IS UNDERPLAYED IN PRIMARY SCHOOLS AND THE A MAJORITY OF STUDENTS FACE +A LANGUAGE SHOCK+ 3 GRADUATING COM PRIMARY TO SECONDARY SCHOOL WHEN THE MEDIUM OF TEACHING CHANGES FROM CHINESE TO ENGLISH.
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