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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1990

BUT ONE MUST NOT JUDGE VALUE OF A SCHEME OF THIS KIND SIMPLY BY THE MATERIALS ON DISPLAY, HE SAID.

"THE MATERIAL ARE ONLY THE VISIBLE OUTCOME OF THE CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT PROCESS AND HENCE CONCEAL MUCH MORE THAN THEY REVEAL.

"WHAT

IMPORTANT IS IS MORE

THE INTRINSIC VALUE OF THE FROM DIRECT EXPERIENCE GAINED

PERSONAL INVOLVEMENT IN CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT, IN PARTICULAR THE GREATER AWARENESS AND UNDERSTANDING

VISITOR MIGHT PERHAPS INDIVIDUAL STUDENT NEEDS, WHICH A CASUAL FULLY RECOGNISE," MR WINFIELD ADDED.

ALSO SPEAKING AT TODAY'S OPENING CEREMONY WAS THE THE CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL (CDC), MR SO KWOK-WING.

OF

NOT

CHAIRMAN OF

MR SO SAID THE LAUNCHING OF THE SCHEME WITH THE SUPPORT OF

1988 CDC IN

WAS A SIGNIFICANT STEP FORWARD

THE IN

HISTORY CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT IN HONG KONG, ALBEIT A VERY SMALL ONE TO WITH.

THE

OF

START

:

OF THE SCHEME

BUT HE CAUTIONED THAT OVER-AMBITIOUS EXPANSION MAY CREATE MORE PROBLEMS THAN IT INTENDS TO RESOLVE.

SHOULD BE GIVEN A SCHOOL CURRICULA OUTSIDE THE

"SOME PEOPLE HAVE SUGGESTED THAT TEACHERS COMPLETELY FREE HAND TO CENTRAL CURRICULUM FRAMEWORK.

DEVELOP NEW

"I PERSONALLY HAVE SOME RESERVATION IN THE WISDOM

OF THIS AT

THE PRESENT STAGE.

CONTINUITY

AND

"APART FROM THE QUESTION OF CURRICULUM CONSISTENCY, THERE IS ALSO THE QUESTION OF TEACHERS' PROFESSIONAL ABILITY TO CONSIDER AND THE CONSTRAINTS OF THE PUBLIC EXAMINATIONS FACE.

ΤΟ

THE SCHEME WILL

HAVE CONDITIONS

THE HAVE

ד

CHANGED IN POTENTIAL TO MR SO SAID.

"HOWEVER, WHEN THE ENVIRONMENTAL THE FAVOURABLE DIRECTION, DEVELOP INTO SOMETHING OF A BIGGER SCALE AND SCOPE,

ΤΟ SCHOOLS

THE SCHEME WAS VERY LAST YEAR, THE RESPONSE OF ENCOURAGING WITH THE NUMBER OF SUBMISSIONS INCREASED BY 57 PER CENT.

THE 142

AND TEACHERS

EDUCATORS PROJECTS DEVELOPMENT OF THE 52 SELECTED LETTERS OF APPRECIATION BY MR WINFIELD,

WHO WERE

IN INVOLVED WERE TODAY PRESENTED

THE WITH

AT THE

THE EXHIBITION IS OPEN FOR PUBLIC VIEWING FROM 9.30 AM TO 6

7). UNTIL

EXCEPT (NOVEMBER

HONG SUNDAY, WEDNESDAY TEACHERS' CENTRE, 4 PAK FUK ROAD, NORTH POINT.

PM

KONG

ADMISSION IS FREE.

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