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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1984
+PARENTS ARE MORE FRIGHTENED THAN THEIR CHILDREN OF THE JSEA, BUT EVEN PARENTS APPRECIATE THE NECESSITY FOR JUST AND EFFICIENT SELECTION AND ALLOCATION PROCEDURES WHEN THERE IS NOT A SUBSIDISED SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL PLACE FOR EVERY CHILD WHO WANTS ONE,+ HE SAID.
RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE EDUCATION COMMISSION APART, MR HAYE WAS CONFIDENT THE RECENT REFORM OF THE SENIOR SECONDARY CURRICULUM AND EXAMINATION SYSTEM, TOGETHER WITH SUGGESTIONS FOR MAKING CRAFT EDUCATION MORE ATTRACTIVE AND AVAILABLE TO POST-FORM 3 STUDENTS, WOULD HELP TO MAKE SELF-SELECTION POSSIBLE AFTER FORM 3 SO AS TO OBVIATE THE NECESSITY FOR THE JSEA.
WITH REGARD TO COMPUTER EDUCATION, HE SAID APPROVAL WAS BEING SOUGHT TO EXTEND THE SUBJECT TO ALL PUBLIC-SECTOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS, HOPEFULLY IN TWO YEARS TIME IF FUNDS WERE AVAILABLE.
+HOWEVER, NO DECISION HAS YET BEEN TAKEN ON WHETHER COMPUTER COURSES SHOULD BE INTRODUCED IN PRIMARY SCHOOLS BECAUSE THERE ARE MANY OPTIONS FOR FURTHER DEVELOPING COMPUTER EDUCATION IN THE SCHOOLS, AND A WORKING GROUP UNDER THE CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE HAS BEEN SET UP TO EXAMINE THIS MATTER IN DETAIL, +
HE ADDED.
IN RESPONSE TO THE HON HENRIETTA IP'S PROPOSAL THAT GREATER USE SHOULD BE MADE OF TEACHER RESOURCES DURING THE SCHOOLS' SUMMER VACATION, MR HAYE POINTED OUT THAT LAST SUMMER ALONE, OVER 16 000 TEACHERS HAD ASSISTED IN THE RUNNING OF SUMMER ACTIVITIES PROGRAMMES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.
MOST TEACHERS WERE EXPECTED TO ASSIST WITH THE MANY ADMINISTRATIVE TASKS IN THEIR SCHOOLS DURING THE SUMMER HOLIDAYS, WHILE MANY ALSO USED THE OPPORTUNITY TO UPDATE THEIR KNOWLEDGE AND PREPARE MATERIAL FOR THE COMING SCHOOL SESSION.
+IN BRIEF,+ MR HAYE SAID, I AM NOT CONVINCED THAT THERE IS ANY JUSTIFICATION FOR A MAJOR INCREASE IN THE WORKLOADS OF TEACHERS AS PROPOSED BY DR IP OR THAT THE DEPLOYMENT SUGGESTED WOULD SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVE OUR EDUCATION PROVISION. +
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