Hong Kongers angry with school place shortage caused by PRC

[makapaaa]

The difference is HK is part of China while Peesai is being sold to the FTrash for free by the very government that is supposed to protect it. Just for the sake of perpetuating one Familee's rule. For functioning nations, the FAP Traitors would have been toppled long ago in a revolution. In Peesai, 60% gongkias still vote for them with a daft smile and murmuring, "We want more! We want more!"
[h=2]Hong Kongers angry with school place shortage caused by PRC
influx[/h]

July 7th, 2013 |

Author: Online Press

(3 Jul) – In early June, thousands of parents queued for hours
outside a school in Sheung Shui district near the border between Hong Kong and
mainland China.

The massed parents were waiting to find out whether their children had got
into their primary school of choice.

Competition for school places has become fierce as more mainland Chinese
children compete with local residents for places – and families on both sides of
the border are finding it stressful.

One Hong Kong mother whose child did not get into her school of choice
emerged with her hands covering her face to hide tears.

As local media surrounded her, she crouched down and sobbed
uncontrollably.

These images have been playing out in the local press, amid rising grievances
among Hong Kong residents over issues linked to the mainland.

The territory is governed under the principle of “one country, two systems”,
under which Hong Kong retains a high degree of autonomy for 50 years from the
British handover. Its social services, amongst other things, are seen as more
advanced than on the mainland.

Families along the border have fought in recent years over hospital beds and
baby milk formula. Now the shortage of school places is making headlines.

‘Getting worse’

The problem dates from a 2001 court ruling that gives
babies born in Hong Kong to mainland mothers the same benefits as local
residents.

From around 2006, it became a popular practice for mainland couples to come
to the territory for the birth of their children. Since then more than 180,000
children have been born to mainland parents in Hong Kong.

Now many of those children are hitting school age, but the number of school
places has not kept pace.

Last year, some 6,800 mainland students crossed the border from the Chinese
city of Shenzhen each day to go to school in Hong Kong.



More in: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-23127940

 

[Leongsam]

What damned difference does it make which school your kid goes to. If the child is smart, he'll succeed anywhere. If he's a moron, a fancy school is not going to save his bacon.

 

[winnipegjets]

What damned difference does it make which school your kid goes to. If the child is smart, he'll succeed anywhere. If he's a moron, a fancy school is not going to save his bacon.

Look at our scholars ...they start out in the 'right' school and everything is made. Have you heard of scholars from Bendemeer Secondary School? No way.

This is Asia ...schools are important even when you have the brains.

 

[Leongsam]

Look at our scholars ...they start out in the 'right' school and everything is made. Have you heard of scholars from Bendemeer Secondary School? No way.

This is Asia ...schools are important even when you have the brains.

My most successful friends are all from the "wrong" schools.... Swiss Cottage, Bartley Sec, Dunern Tech etc.

Those from the "right" schools such as ACS and RI are in well paying jobs but none of them are as wealthy and as successful as those that made good despite not being of good pedigree.

 

[winnipegjets]

My most successful friends are all from the "wrong" schools.... Swiss Cottage, Bartley Sec, Dunern Tech etc.

But none of your successful friends from those schools are scholars.

Those from the "right" schools such as ACS and RI are in well paying jobs but none of them are as wealthy and as successful as those that made good despite not being of good pedigree.

We are trained from young to be salaried employees. Our goal is to be a scholar - the path to instant millionaire status at 30s. If that is not achievable, then die die must be in the Admin service.
Sinkees are not made for entrepreneurship; look at our SMEs, they can't even issue proper payslips!

 

[Leongsam]

But none of your successful friends from those schools are scholars.

You don't need to be a scholar in order to be successful in life. "Success" comes in many forms.

 

[erection2015]

some of them are complaining not because they cant get their kids into those fancy schools as you call them.....they are bitching because they cant get a school near their homes.

What damned difference does it make which school your kid goes to. If the child is smart, he'll succeed anywhere. If he's a moron, a fancy school is not going to save his bacon.

 

[Leongsam]

some of them are complaining not because they cant get their kids into those fancy schools as you call them.....they are bitching because they cant get a school near their homes.

I couldn't get into a school near my home either. My parents didn't bitch about it.

It meant that I had to wake up at 5:30 am to get to school by 7:30 am but we took such setbacks in our stride because we were made of sterner stuff compared to the bunch of spoilt brats that inhabit the earth now.

 

[Jah_rastafar_I]

I couldn't get into a school near my home either. My parents didn't bitch about it.

It meant that I had to wake up at 5:30 am to get to school by 7:30 am but we took such setbacks in our stride because we were made of sterner stuff compared to the bunch of spoilt brats that inhabit the earth now.

You sure or not ah sam? Don't tell lies here just to act tough. Nobody can verify what you say is true.

 

[Leongsam]

You sure or not ah sam? Don't tell lies here just to act tough. Nobody can verify what you say is true.

Not being able to get into a good school nearby is hardly something to be proud of. I'm merely pointing out that life is full of setbacks and you just have to ride them out and get on with it.

I learned at a young age that nothing is fair in life. If you wait for "fairness" to prevail, you'll be dead before it happens.

 

[eErotica69]

What damned difference does it make which school your kid goes to. If the child is smart, he'll succeed anywhere. If he's a moron, a fancy school is not going to save his bacon.

Is also about the travelling time.

 

[Jah_rastafar_I]

Not being able to get into a good school nearby is hardly something to be proud of. I'm merely pointing out that life is full of setbacks and you just have to ride them out and get on with it.

I learned at a young age that nothing is fair in life. If you wait for "fairness" to prevail, you'll be dead before it happens.

serious ah sam how did you learn such wisdom at a young age?

 

[Leongsam]

serious ah sam how did you learn such wisdom at a young age?

Learnt that from my parents. All of us are molded by the people in our lives during our formative years... parents and teachers.

I'm always pointing out that the behavior of sinkies has nothing to do with the government. It has everything to do with our upbringing. If Singaporeans are selfish, moneyfaced dickheads, blame the citizens not the government. They were obviously not brought up well.

 

[Ash007]

My most successful friends are all from the "wrong" schools.... Swiss Cottage, Bartley Sec, Dunern Tech etc.

Those from the "right" schools such as ACS and RI are in well paying jobs but none of them are as wealthy and as successful as those that made good despite not being of good pedigree.

But the "right" school gets you contacts and you become a ministar etc later in life.

PS: You have friends from Swiss cottage when it was still in along Rochor road?

 

[po2wq]

dose prc's shud juz invade sinkielan ... can get skolarships 4 their kids summor ...

 

[escher]

Learnt that from my parents. All of us are molded by the people in our lives during our formative years... parents and teachers.

I'm always pointing out that the behavior of sinkies has nothing to do with the government. It has everything to do with our upbringing. If Singaporeans are selfish, moneyfaced dickheads, blame the citizens not the government. They were obviously not brought up well.

You sure you did not learn all those pearls of wisdom that you are casting down in this forum from your having to share one bucket to shit in with 50 other familes?
Or smear of shit on sole of shoe LKY invited you to have tea with him with the 30 pieces of silver that he helped you to earn (I did not say he gave to you) from his greater wisdom and compassion for all?

 

[AhGuan]

The 'right schools' have the prettiest babes. It adds more spice to life

 

[Sideswipe]

hongkongers are prc too. they should welcome their comrades with open arms.

 

[Asterix]

Learnt that from my parents. All of us are molded by the people in our lives during our formative years... parents and teachers.

I'm always pointing out that the behavior of sinkies has nothing to do with the government. It has everything to do with our upbringing. If Singaporeans are selfish, moneyfaced dickheads, blame the citizens not the government. They were obviously not brought up well.

If money is not an issue and your wife is the Unsinkified type like one Ms Yeo Peck Leng, now residing in Hongkieland, then why not start your own school to do character building and skills acquisition at the same time.

One can enroll a child in this Unsinkified Tai Tai's school for only HK$60,000 (S$10,000) per year. Since she started her “mommy school” at a cost of only HK$1 million (S$165,000), a handful of like minded Unsinkified parents can do the same in Sinkieland or JB where the rents are lower. Better than wasting your money on some piece of paper that merely gives you the right to own a lump of steel on four wheels for ten years right? Five families pool together the money saved from not having to pay for COEs = 5 X 80,000 = S$400,000. Enough to set up a private school for ten children, assuming two per family. Think out of the box man!

Disclaimer: Just in case, some people accuse me of showing off, I declare that I cannot afford S$10,000 per year, but if I can afford it this is certainly one option to consider. Cheers.

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From the Standard, 22nd May 2012

Welcome to Almitas Academy. Student population: two. And to the two pupils, 11-year-old Brandon and nine-year-old Bradley, the licensed primary school is also known as "mommy's school" - it was started by their mom, Chan-Yeo Peck Leng, last year at a cost of HK$1 million.

The inspiration for Chan-Yeo, the wife of Antiquities Advisory Board chairman and former Legislative Council member Bernard Charnwut Chan, in starting the school is obvious. "Because I have been taking care of them since they were babies, I know them so well. I know their needs, strengths and weaknesses."

Having quit her job as a businesswoman to become a full-time mom when Brandon was born, the self-confessed "passionate mom" said she started out "wanting to allow them to develop to their full potential."

She added: "Many like-minded parents came to ask me about training their children. When I share with them my experience and when they apply the teaching on a consistent basis, they see the results. And therefore I want to help more people and thus set up this school."

From the start, Almitas Academy was never meant to be a school solely for the two boys. It just happened that way.

Chan-Yeo wanted a school that was different from the mainstream - one where parental involvement and character building would make up the cornerstones of the curriculum. "From my experience, when I continued the teaching and training my sons in all circumstances, I could see the results and gradually the fruits coming out of them. I want to share with other like-minded parents so they too can enjoy the fruits."

As it was a radical departure from the hands-off, exam-oriented curriculum, other parents needed time to be persuaded. Hence, the school-for-two situation in the first year.

"We had quite a few parents' meetings last year. A lot of them liked what we have but they were not ready to join the school as they are not ready to invest the time to work closely with the school to train their children. The school encourages much parental involvement as we believe parents are the main influence on their children."

Having shown that her concept works, though, Chan-Yeo has managed to sign on two more children for this school year and is confident that, come September, the boys will be seeing more classmates.

It costs HK$60,000 a year to enrol. But, as Chan-Yeo pointed out, it is "one fee for two" because parents get free workshops that give tips such as how to get their child to obey them or do the housework.

The school, housed in a commercial building in North Point, has six Education Bureau-registered teachers, both part and fulltime. "We are planning to move to a bigger place to reduce the rental - maybe to sublet some space in an existing school, rent an abandoned school site or a grounded site surrounded by greenery," said Chan- Yeo.

Being licensed by the bureau, it operates strictly according to guidelines in terms of whom to employ, number of holidays and so on.

It uses the Accelerated Christian Education curriculum, a US program that has been in use by homeschools and private schools since 1970. In addition to the core subjects of mathematics, science, social studies, creative writing and word building, Almitas Academy also offers a Chinese-language component.

ACE's selling point is that it is "individualized and non-graded," allowing a child to progress at his own pace. Said Chan-Yeo: "The daughter of a pastor in the Philippines finished Grade 12, the highest grade, at 14. Because she was so young, her father let her study other things first before she went to university at 16."

Despite having such a unique curriculum, Chan-Yeo is confident that Almitas Academy graduates will have no problems assimilating into the system.

The school is currently licensed as a primary school so, in a year's time, if Brandon's mom doesn't start a secondary school, he will have to go to a mainstream school.

Chan-Yeo believes Brandon will fit in as he already has the right foundation. "The most important thing is building character as academic performance is not everything. If someone has a strong character, he or she is able to make the right decision and choose to do right even when he or she does not feel like it. That is what makes a person stand out."

One example: "Brandon was able to reach grade six in his piano within three years from initial piano lessons and will be taking his grade eight exam at the end of this year. I don't have to tell him to practice - he does this with much self- discipline every day, and many times at 6.45am after he has just gotten up.

"I must say he has a very good and dedicated piano teacher, and as I partner closely with the teacher, I was able to help my son reach his maximum potential. This is what I mean by parental involvement."

The most crucial thing, for her, is for a child to achieve his full potential. That is why she named her school Almitas, which means to nurture or bounty in Latin.

"Once we have instilled good character traits and values into their hearts, they are able to excel in many areas of their lives."

http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?art_id=122623&con_type=1

 

[ChiKopPow]

The PRC had created a mass traumatic problems in the whole wide world, PCB:kma: