I went on a four-day trip to a middle school in Shunde , on the mainland a few weeks ago. I discovered many differences between the lives of students there and here in Hong Kong.
Mainland students lead extremely disciplined lives both at school and in their dormitories.
During lessons they never chat, but they are very active in answering their teachers' questions.
They put a lot of effort into studying, and attend revision classes at night after school.
In Hong Kong, we rely heavily on our teachers for notes, answers and so on, and we tend to blame them when we fail to do well.
The thing that impressed me most is that the mainland students always look to themselves when it comes to studying. They have shown me that initiative makes a big difference.
Yau Chun-hei, STFA Tam Pak Yu College