Rosaryhill School

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.

Letters

9 Aug 2012

No substitute for native speakers

I refer to Tricia Cheong's letter ('View that native English-speaking teachers are better is very misguided', July 31), which was in reply to my...

Blending over backwards

29 Jul 2012

Taiwanese illustrator Jimmy Liao's graphic novel A Chance of Sunshine occupies a special place in Stefan Harfich's collection of books.

Learning valuable lessons

25 Jun 2012

Hong Kong is completing its academic structure reform with the launch of the Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education examination in March and a four-year university degree to commence in...

DSS schools help fill gap

25 Jun 2012

The fierce competition for international school places in Hong Kong has made world headlines, but there are more places than people think for students from various ethnic or multicultural...

Opinion

Alex Lo

Church developers remain unbowed by government rules

George Chen

A house is not a home until it becomes affordable

Tom Holland

Signs of nightmare scenario in China's latest economic data

Early steps to fluency

Ten-year-old Kaia Herbst, who goes by the Chinese name of Xu Kaili, shrugs it off lightly when asked if she finds learning Putonghua difficult. 'It's easier to write it than speak it,'' says the...

Parents push for fair deal at school

The city's school system must address different educational needs, cut class sizes and give support to all demographic groups, say parents.

The calls have come in interviews by the...

National education course should have nothing to do with indoctrination

There has been a great deal of debate about implementation of a national education course in our schools.

Critical steps

One thing that all three chief executive candidates do agree on is the provision of 15 years of free education. They also support the implementation of small-class teaching in schools, though to...

Learning in a brave new e-world

Ask any child whether he or she likes learning through iPads, laptops or iPods and the answer will probably be a resounding 'yes'.

But is that enough reason to pour most education...

Local education system should align with international standard of learning

I refer to the letter from Umesh Kalro ('English first for better education', December 30). I strongly agree that Hong Kong's education system should be updated to meet with international...