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Friday, February 15, 1974
"They in fact pay for them and they must have a major say in
what the schools offer and how the system works. It is their system."
Mr. Lowe also spoke about the need for a sense of direction.
"Do not forget that education is complicated and the idea that
more teachers, more money and more schools are all that is needed has in
England been shown wrong," he said.
The English parents did not like the large comprehensive schools
on which future policy had been planned.
In Hong Kong, whatever the outcome, the following points must be
consideredt
The rival claim of quantity and quality. Without very great care they cannot both exist.
Relevance to the future needs of the students after they have left school and are in a future society.
The place of book-learning on the one side and culture on the other in school.
The need for increased cost effectiveness. Do we get value for money?
The need for adequate financial investment in the Education Service.
The need for increased emphasis on attitudes and
values.
Mr. Lowe emphasised that "schools must make pupils fit for society
but society itself must be fit for students and not contradict the moral
values they have been given in school."
The Deputy Director said examinations must be stopped from controlling
the education given in Hong Kong schools and from controlling the attitudes of
teachers and pupils.
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