WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1992
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SEM ON EDUCATION OBJECTIVE
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FOLLOWING IS THE FULL TEXT OF THE SPEECH BY THE SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION AND MANPOWER, MISS CHRISTINE K T CHOW, WHEN WINDING UP AN ADJOURNMENT DEBATE ON THE OBJECTIVE OF SCHOOL EDUCATION TONIGHT
(WEDNESDAY):
MR DEPUTY PRESIDENT,
INTRODUCTION
TODAY'S DEBATE HAS MADE AN IMPORTANT CONTRIBUTION TO THE PUBLIC CONSULTATION EXERCISE ON THE EDUCATION COMMISSION'S DRAFT STATEMENT OF AIMS FOR SCHOOL EDUCATION. I HAVE TAKEN CAREFUL NOTE OF THEIR VIEWS AND WILL CONVEY THEM TO THE COMMISSION. THE COMMISSION WILL TAKE FULL ACCOUNT OF THESE VIEWS, AS WELL AS THOSE RECEIVED FROM THE EDUCATION AND OTHER SECTORS OF THE COMMUNITY DURING THE CONSULTATION EXERCISE, WHICH HAS NOW BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL THE END OF THIS MONTH. COMMISSION WILL THEN RECOMMEND A FINAL VERSION OF THE AIMS FOR ADOPTION AS A GOVERNMENT POLICY DOCUMENT.
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WHAT IS IT
THE DRAFT STATEMENT OF AIMS SETS OUT WHAT THE PUBLIC SECTOR SCHOOL SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO ACCOMPLISH. ALTHOUGH THERE HAVE BEEN STATEMENTS OF POLICY AIMS IN PAST WHITE PAPERS ON EDUCATION, THESE COVERED SPECIFIC LEVELS AND SUBJECTS AND THEREFORE LACKED COMPLETENESS AND COHESION. FOR THE FIRST TIME, WE ARE DRAWING UP A COMPREHENSIVE AND INTEGRATED SET OF AIMS FOR OUR SCHOOL EDUCATION. WE WILL BE PRODUCING SIMILAR STATEMENTS FOR OTHER SECTORS OF OUR EDUCATION SYSTEM LATER.
WHAT DOES THE STATEMENT TRY TO DO
EDUCATION AS DELIVERED THROUGH SCHOOLS IS A COMPLEX PROCESS. IT INVOLVES TEACHERS, PRINCIPALS, PARENTS, PUPILS AND SCHOOL MANAGERS, BACH GROUP PURSUING ITS RESPECTIVE ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES. TO DO
A PROPER JOB OF THAT, THEY SHOULD KNOW, AND BE INVOLVED IN SETTING, THE EXPECTED OUTCOME OF THE EDUCATIONAL PROCESS. THE DRAFT SEEKS TO DO EXACTLY THAT. IT ALSO ANSWERS THE CALL IN THE COMMISSION'S REPORT NO. 4 FOR THE GOVERNMENT TO LAY DOWN UNDER REVIEW THE BASIC AIMS OF EDUCATION AT THE STRATEGIC LEVEL.
STATEMENT EDUCATION
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