There will be a final year of HKALE and 334-system left in HK educational system in 2012. As a HK student, I have some opinion on the changes of the educational system.
First of all, reducing amount of exams may be good for students because they need to study for one exam only. Reducing the amount of exam seems to make students more relaxed. However, I don’t think so. The students may feel more stressed instead because they have to study all stuff in textbooks at the same time. Also, the contents of their examination are equal to that in F.5, 6, 7. I think it would be a burden for the students. Also, the exam seems to decide their future. Hence, students may experience great stress. The students in 334-system have less public exams. They would not have so much experience in having public exam. When they take the public exam, they may feel nervous and fail in the exam. In contrast, as students have taken once public exam (HKCEE), they may be able to handle the stress in HKALE. Also, all students will take the public exam, so the competition will also be greater.
In addition, students need to join activities to increase the chance to enter universities. I think it is hard for students to handle both sides of academic and activity in a limited time period. The activities may make their academic results become bad because the study hours are long and less time is left for them to study. When they join some activities at the same time, it may not help their academic results.
Finally, I think small class teaching can be good for students although schools need more human resources. Teachers can pay more attention to particular group of students. They can deal with their difficulties in studying or behavior easier as teachers have a longer time to get along with them. They can understand or realize students’ needs more. Also, schools aim at teaching students. When teachers teach some students particularly, I think teachers can provide suitable teaching modes for students. It can help students learn more effectively.
I agree with what you said.Students may be more stressful under the new 334-system, especially for what you mentioned about the heavy acamedic and extracurricular activities.
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回覆刪除I agree that it is too hard for students to handle both academic subjects and extra-curricular activities within limited time
回覆刪除Student will be completely exhausted in this situation
Also, small class teaching is a good suggestion!
I agree with your piont!! Small class teaching is a good way to improve students' learning environment. With a less number of students in one class, the chances of asking teacher questions will then be increased. It surely benefit students!!
回覆刪除I also agree with the small class teaching scheme. Through this scheme, teachers can concentrate more on each student, and the problem of excess number of teachers can be relieved.
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