LettersTo teach national security, kindergartens need more than just a law ‘encyclopaedia’
- The book provided by the Education Bureau has no songs, games, stories or illustrations that can be adopted for use in class. There have been no workshops or teacher training sessions either
National security is now an area of priority in education. Given what Hong Kong has experienced over the past two years, this is understandable, if not indispensable.
As a kindergarten educator for over four decades, I confess I am not fully prepared for this unprecedented challenge. Probably, neither are most of my colleagues at the other more than 1,000 schools for preschool children.
Our school has received seven copies of the book, which is well over 200 pages complete with the full text of the national security law. It comprises eight chapters ranging from the principles behind the law to its enforcement procedures.
Informative as it is, the book is hardly practical in terms of helping teachers prepare for their classes.
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It does not have any suggested games to play or songs to sing. It is also devoid of stories and graphic illustrations that can be adopted for use in class. It is simply not the teaching aid that kindergarten operators were expecting.