Didactics

National education should be introduced as mandatory subject

15 Aug 2012

The introduction of moral and national education in the primary and secondary school curriculum has proved to be controversial.

Bureau hunts for tech-minded staff

11 Aug 2012

The opportunities brought about by information technology (IT) are being embraced by the Education Bureau, which is widening learning resources and adding depth to the curriculum taught at...

National classes 'build values'

11 Aug 2012

Education minister Eddie Ng Hak-kim has defended the controversial national-education subject for schools, saying it is useful for 'values building' despite its overlap with other subjects and the...

National education shunned by publishers

24 Jul 2012

Big textbook publishers are shunning the new national education curriculum, while a small player who dived into the market has found few buyers amid controversy over the subject.

Schools say no to class control

23 Jul 2012

Fraught with controversy from the day it was proposed, national education is still facing many hurdles in Hong Kong. With one-third of primary schools refusing to implement it in September, it is...

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More school-sponsoring bodies have decided not to implement the controversial national education curriculum this September, but they say they are taking advantage of the government's own timetable...

Valuable lessons in world awareness

My son is in Primary Five and doesn't seem to take any interest in world affairs. I try to encourage him to read the newspaper and watch the news on television with me, but he'd rather play video...

Liberal studies grants to dry up

Schools will not receive fresh funds to develop liberal studies material, because most schools have spent less than half of an initial HK$320,000 grant over two years, the education chief says....

Curriculum changes

All public primary schools will start teaching a controversial course in moral and national education in 2015. Public secondary schools will follow in 2016.

National education course revised

All public primary schools will start teaching a controversial course in moral and national education in 2015 that officials say has been modified greatly in response to concerns about its...

National education subject to be delayed

A committee tasked with mapping out the controversial introduction of compulsory national education in all Hong Kong government schools has suggested it be delayed until as late as 2015.

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