1. Fight Back To School Group1 Chan Hoi Yan Kwok Sze Wai Mak Ka Yan 10016112 Ng Cho Kong Tsoi Yeung Lai Wong Yan Lam Yip Chi Sing

2. Introduction Education system students’ learning progress and behavior Role of teacher - HK education system Presentation and class activity

3. Present HK Education System Phenomenon 1 – Provide little freedom to students Clip: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYDFlaMoq YQ (2:45-4:15) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYDFlaMoq YQ Principals and teachers have absolute power Very strict school rules

4. HK Situation 1 Teachers are more open-minded -not use corporal punishment The image of teachers - superior - the latter one should obey the former one Teacher is not only teaching but also learn -help both to learn and grow.

5. HK Situation 2 Little freedom and being too strict -restrict students’ independent thinking ability Situation in HK: -the element of creativity in syllabus is decreasing with increasing number of years receiving education Tests and homework assigned by teachers -not according to students’ own interests Banned idea by teachers - not the same as the “model answer” or it is “too creative”

6. Present HK Education System Phenomenon 2 – Change of Role of Parents in Education Clip: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0clmJGnFN Q&NR=1 (1:15-2:00) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0clmJGnFN Q&NR=1 Change of education level of parents Change of attitude toward schools and teachers

7. HK Situation In the past - low education level of parents Parents were please to give their children to the school and teacher Schools and teachers were fully trusted by the parents the parents won’t challenge and query the method Nowadays - most educated parents Parents gathered to have great influence of school school policies or system, methods that teachers used to teach

8. HK Situation Education Bureau of Hong Kong emphasized the importance of co-operation between school and home. Parents - clients of the school should be provided with information about the educational development of their children: ways to assessed students, school operate system, etc… Parents show their point of view toward these issues

9. Effects Positive: Home and School co-operate to make improvement of the education provided to students Negative: Too much objection and questions to increase schools and teachers’ pressure Enhance the communication and co-operation between school and parent -Parent-Teacher Associations and some talks

10. Student Hate studying – joined the police force Don’t like to be a student Police have desirable income and welfare and even low qualification can join 1/11 1:44 Like situating at a prison e.g. lose freedom, my hear’s breaking, my tear’s flowing lots of knowledge, may be too spoon-feeding feeling in a prison; hard, unhappy, depressed 6:39 Use some kinds of physical punishment Teachers right over students Students cannot fight back e.g. geography teacher said she has got her pride 7:28

11. Students Some students organize party in classroom Members in the party will threaten other students and askthem for $ bully 5:18 cannot attend lesson do not know how to do homework (it may also be difficult) being punished forming a vicious cycle Students, such as Star Chow, felt nothing because of repeated punishment Anti-schooling – have conflict with other students that are not punished Chemistry teacher think Star Chow is hopeless Geography teacher think he is hopeless and brainless 4:28 Students may organize party out of teachers’ eyes Act as a kind of resistance 4:41

12. Activity Clip 1

13. Our group response: When student sleeping during the lesson Object the corporal punishment Wake the student up Ask the student what happen If the student sick, take the student to medical room If the student feels tired or sleepy, we will ask the student to wash face

14. Activity Clip 2

15. Our group response: Dealing with cheating If this is the first time, … Arrange another test for the student Talk to the student to understand the reason(s) and see if he/she has any difficulty in learning Ask him/her not to do that again Encourage him/her to study hard, and get high score next time by their own ability

16. Our group response: Dealing with cheating If students do that again, … Deduct ‘conduct score’ 操行分 ? Talk to the student to understand the reason(s) and see if he/she has any difficulty in learning Talk to his/her parents to let them know the situation and ask them to urge their child to study hard

17. Conclusion The role of teachers Tremendous effect on students’ learning procedure In the present education system Hong Kong students developed as not creative and do not have independent thinking ability Ways to tackle students’ disciplinary problems Not the only and the best way - different students need different kinds of treating by teachers Learn and grow with students, offer help to them whenever they need