I agree wholeheartedly with the views of Chan Wai-man whose letter headlined, 'Should teach in Chinese' appeared in these columns on December 19.
Education is not only about language teaching. It should be about training minds and character.
After the training of mind, students should have the ability to think logically and independently and acquire various kinds of knowledge.
After the training of character, students should be able to distinguish between right and wrong and shape their own individuality.
Besides English, students have a great deal to learn. How can a single subject - English - dominate the whole education system? What we need is a balanced and well-designed curriculum. We should not just focus on English. Those who insist on using English as the teaching medium mean well, but they are wrong.
Their argument is built on the belief that the learning of English is the primary aim of education and all other subjects should serve to achieve this goal. This is wrong.