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"Paying more attention to students' overall development, in particular··· their emotional development, is better than putting too much emphasis on their academic achievement," the spokesman added.
Teachers should observe carefully those pupils who tend to break the school rules frequently, those who are withdrawn, have sudden behaviour or mood changes or tend to be attention-seeking.
When helping students with behaviour problems, teachers should be patient, sensitive to the pupils' feeling, warm and concerned but firm and consistent.
Teachers should also liaise with the parents to seek their co-operation and support.
The spokesman said: "Class teachers should seek advice and assistance from the school principals, guidance teachers and parents when having problems in understanding the pupil with behaviour problems.
"If required, teachers can also seek professional advice from the Student Guidance Teacher, the School Social Worker or the Special Education Section," he said.
The spokesman stressed that if disciplinary measures were considered necessary, they should be carried out through more positive means.
He said teachers should inform parents of the misbehaviour of the pupils and the disciplinary measure to be taken.
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On the other hand, he said, teachers should be sensitive to the feelings of the pupils when carrying out any punitive measures.
End/Sunday, April 23, 1995