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IMPORTANCE OF STUDENT GUIDANCE STRESSED

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THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION. MR Y.T. L1. SAID TODAY (FRIDAY! SCHOOLS SHOULD AIM AT PRODUCING YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN OF HIGH CALIBRE WHO ARE ABLE TO UNDERTAKE COMPLEX AND DIFFICULT TASKS WITH CONFIDENCE.

GRACE AND

SPEAKING AT THE ANNUAL SPEECH DAY OF ST FRANCIS' CANOSSIAN COLLEGE. MR LI SAID THAT AS HONG KONG SOCIETY BECAME MORE COMPLEX. ITS EMERGING PROBLEMS AND IMPENDING CHANGES WOULD CALL FOR YOUNG PEOPLE WITH FLEXIBLE AND IMAGINATIVE MINDS AS WELL AS SOUND EDUCATIONAL STANDARDS TO ASSUME LEADERSHIP ROLES IN SOCIETY.

SCHOOLS PROVIDED AMPLE OPPORTUNITY. AS WELL AS ENVIRONMENT. FOR THIS PROCESS. HE SAID.

A FERTILE

"WHERE A BROAD CURRICULUM AND A WIDE RANGE OF EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES ARE OFFERED. THE CAREER CHOICE OF STUDENTS IS CONSIDERABLY WIDENED.

DEVELOPMENT AND THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEIR

ABLE. AS VERSATILE INDIVIDUALS READY TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY AND ITS PEOPLE. ARE CORRESPONDINGLY ENHANCED,

"IT IS. THEREFORE, VERY IMPORTANT THAT SCHOOLS GIVE STUDENTS CAREFUL GUIDANCE ON THEIR CHOICE OF SUBJECTS AND ENCOURAGE THEM TO

EXTRA-CURRICULAR PARTICIPATE ACTIVELY IN

ACTIVITIES

THEIR SO THAT POTENTIAL CAN BE REALISED AND DEVELOPED TO THE FULL. HE SAID.

A GOOD TEACHER HAD A WIDE-RANGING ROLE TO PLAY. MR LI SAID.

STUDENTS MIGHT SEE THEIR TEACHER SIMPLY AS A PERSON WHOSE SOLE DUTY WAS TO TEACH. BUT THIS WAS FAR FROM THE TRUTH.

A COUNSELLOR

AS MR LI DESCRIBED A TEACHER

AND ADVISER WHO PERSONAL PROBLEMS

ΤΟ AND HELPED

GUIDE ATTENDED TO STUDENTS'

THEIR DEVELOPMENT. AND A FRIEND WHO SHARED THEIR THOUGHTS.

THE TEACHER ALSO HELPED TO PLAN THE SCHOOL SUBJECT PANEL AND AS AN ORGANISER OF. EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES.

THE

CURRICULUM THROUGH AND LEADER IN.

IF THE TECHER WERE ALSO ABLE TO ATTEND COURSES то UPDATE

TO IMPROVE KNOWLEDGE AND

TEACHING METHODS. THE

A PERSON BECAME

STUDENT AT THE SAME TIME.

THESE MULTIFARIOUS ROLES EXISTED IN SIMILAR OR IN OTHER PROFESSIONS. MR LI SAID.

DIFFERENT WAYS

"THE VARIETY OF ROLES IN ALMOST ALL JOBS IS LIKELY TO INCREASE AS SOCIETY BECOMES MORE AND MORE SOPHISTICATED.

IN ADDITION PROFESSION. TO HE ADDED.

"PEOPLE ARE EXPECTED TO DISPLAY SPECIAL QUALITIES TO THE ESSENTIAL BASIC KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS OF THEIR MEET THE CHALLENGES OF A CONSTANTLY EVOLVING SOCIETY.'

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