WEDNESDAY, JULY 25, 1990
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"FOR GRAMMAR SCHOOL STUDENTS WHO ARE MORE INCLINED TO PRACTICAL SUBJECTS, IT MAY BE BETTER FOR THEM TO FURTHER THEIR STUDIES IN PRE-VOCATIONAL STREAM WHICH IS MORE SUITED TO THEIR APTITUDES INTERESTS,' " HE SAID.
"IN FACT, SOME DROPOUTS IN SECONDARY GRAMMAR SCHOOLS HAVE EXPRESSED AN INTEREST IN THE KIND OF COURSES OFFERED IN PRE-VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS, HE SAID.
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A SECOND POSSIBILITY, MR YEUNG SAID, WOULD BE PRACTICAL SCHOOLS ACADEMICALLY UNMOTIVATED STUDENTS WHO MIGHT BECOME DROPOUTS OR
POSSIBLY DELINQUENTS.
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"IT IS NECESSARY TO PROVIDE ALTERNATIVE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEM WHICH PLACE LESS EMPHASIS ON THE ACADEMIC SUBJECTS AND MORE ON THE PRACTICAL," MR YEUNG SAID.
PRACTICAL SCHOOLS, WITH A DIVERSIFIED CURRICULUM, WOULD PREPARE FOR EITHER DIRECT EMPLOYMENT OR APPRENTICESHIP SCHEMES, HE EXPLAINED.
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"A THIRD POSSIBILITY IS THE CREATION OF SKILLS OPPORTUNITY SCHOOLS FOR CHILDREN WITH LEARNING DIFFICULTIES, MR YEUNG SAID.
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"THESE WOULD SERVE ANOTHER GROUP OF CHILDREN, THOSE WHO CANNOT BENEFIT FROM THE EXISTING CORE CURRICULUM OF ORDINARY SCHOOLS EVEN WITH THE
ARE HELP OF REMEDIAL TEACHING, BECAUSE THEY
BORDERING BEING MENTALLY HANDICAPPED, HE SAID.
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HE NOTED THAT SOME PEOPLE WOULD ARGUE THAT THE ESTABLISHMENT OF SUCH SCHOOLS WOULD GIVE A NEGATIVE LABEL TO STUDENTS.
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"HOWEVER, THE INTEGRATION OF SUCH STUDENTS IN ORDINARY SCHOOLS GIVEN RISE TO PROBLEMS IN CLASS AND MET WITH TEACHERS' RESISTANCE.
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"MOREOVER, THE STUDENTS THEMSELVES ARE NOT ABLE TO BENEFIT FROM THE MAIN STREAM CURRICULUM, HE SAID.
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A BELIEVE IT MORE DESIRABLE TO GROUP THEM TOGETHER IN
NEW THAN TO TYPE OF SCHOOLS WITH A CURRICULUM MORE SUITED TO THEIR NEEDS,
UNWANTED CHANGES IN TRY TO PERSUADE TEACHERS OR PARENTS TO ACCEPT SCHOOLS," HE STRESSED.
HE NOTED THAT WHETHER THE EDUCATION CHANGES SUCH AS THESE HAD YET TO BE SEEN.
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EARLIER IN HIS SPEECH, MR YEUNG SAID THAT THE CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL WAS NOW IN THE MIDDLE OF AN OVERALL REVIEW OF COMMON CORE CURRICULA FOR ALL LEVELS OF EDUCATION.
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THE REVIEW, THE PURPOSE OF WHICH WAS THREEFOLD, WAS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED BY THE END OF THIS YEAR, HE SAID.
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