The article 'Life lessons prove class act' (Young Post, September 30) showed how students at Roong Aroon School in Bangkok 'learn by doing'. They are taught life skills by local people. Instead of just sitting in a classroom with a textbook, the students go out into the fields, for example, to grow rice.
I agree that 'learning by doing' is very important. What these Thai children learn from hands-on experience will make a deep impression on them.
The Hong Kong government, too, should encourage schools to provide such opportunities for students. Parents should also take part in more outdoor activities with their children. Then the children will gain a better understanding of the real world.
There's no doubt students will benefit from a more diversified learning environment.
Lau Hing-mei, Tsuen Wan Government Secondary School
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