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Secondary Olari Secondary and Upper
Education Secondary School
Methodist School
The visit to Olari Secondary School on
May 3 was purposeful and inspirational.
Olari School is composed of secondary
and upper secondary sections with a total
of 600 students. In contrast with primary
students, who learn to solve real-life
problems by drawing on relevant subject
areas, secondary school students follow
Having fun with classmates at lunch time a similar curriculum to that in Hong Kong.
Why then do the students there still look
so happy? They enjoy their school life even though they have to study more than ten subjects and
deal with assessments and homework. Why
are more students in Hong Kong suffering
from emotional problems and failing to show
interest in learning?
During the visit, we were impressed to see
that students were free to surf the internet.
Many were seen using social networks and
playing online games. These activities are not
permitted during school time in Hong Kong.
Students in Olari are given total autonomy in Crocheting and listening to music in the
what they do. They are raised to trust and be basement during lunchbreak
trusted by others. Teachers are trusted and
highly regarded as professionals. The culture
of trust is built on their professionalism. We
teachers in Hong Kong are also well-trained
and specialized in our teaching subjects
but our professional status is not so highly
regarded. Recently, we have been receiving
more complaints from parents and students are
increasingly failing to show us respect. How can
Students have their own electronic devices we build a culture of trust? What can we do to
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