標題: 功課壓力? [打印本頁]
作者: liksook 時間: 2013-1-16 10:09 標題: 功課壓力?
【明報專訊】德望中學有一名女生疑因在功課壓力和課外活動兩者不能兼顧下四料自殺，並選擇以學校為輕生之地，幸好她把情况上載，被學校發現，逃出生天。
學校給予學生功課壓力，想達到什麼目的？學校成績出眾以保住名校優勢，讓更多的家長排隊？既然學校以名校權威治校，習慣給予學生功課壓力的話，我覺得現在也是時候向學校施壓，告訴校長，有些方法或許不切合這年代，應該調度一下口袋，因為我們納稅人在教育上投放了很多資源，希望我們培養的學生能夠支撐一個知識型社會所需的人才。
先從一個故事說起，我去年在一個飯局上湊巧遇上兩位德望家長，孩子都是小學生，她們在討論一條考試的問題，一名學生在試卷答對了，只因答案小部分寫在空格外，所以被老師圈了答案當錯，那名母親一臉不順氣，孩子受母親鼓動也很委屈，她想據理力爭取回那剋扣掉的分數，以保完美；另一名母親勸說千萬不可，麻煩家長在哪裏都不受歡迎，她又告知上了中學功課、考試、測驗才是真章，晚上11時仍在奮鬥是常態。
光是正確答案出格就等於錯，中間就是一道教育理念的大鴻溝，你這樣教導小朋友，他們將來會知道什麼是創意嗎？出格是形式差異，是美感不協調，一個樣貌不一般，鼻長耳兜的孩子是生錯了樣子嗎？這種一筆勾銷的判斷是非常極權的做法，包銷了對事物的解釋權是專制政府的特質。
上通識課不需要下對錯判斷，但要有說明對錯的能力，這種能力需要說者的理性解釋，也要聽者虛心聆聽。
我希望德望的校長、老師知道，考試和繁重功課不會令學生覺得老師在學問上多了幾分權威，也不會令學生在知識上有多少得益，問問自己在考試後第一件要做的事是什麼？把書本和記憶扔得有多遠就多遠。
我也希望老師明白繁重的功課和測試剝奪了多少家庭的融洽關係，父母子女總在當中對立起來，唯有那些有能力供子女出外讀書的家長可以停止參與谷爆學生的遊戲。補習浪費了多少金錢！浪費了多少時間。
我希望老師知道你所教授的知識已經無處不在，聲畫皆備，由牙牙學拼音到上哈佛的公開課，由煮一盤西班牙海鮮飯到燘鮑魚，再進一步你的學生可以在家裏以3D printer給你做一支他設計的原子筆。
我也希望校長花點時間讀讀報刊雜誌，第三次工業革命已經到3D立體打印地埗，它將打破製造業的現有模式，終將影響一切體制，包括學校、政府。
也希望你們不要相信一些調查，說我們香港學生的閱讀習慣和能力不足，不要誤會長時間對着書本等於閱讀能力高，大家也知道，相對不等於相愛。
喜歡學習
便是出色
你們是否不知如何入手呢？很簡單，到誠品的教育欄，有多本關於芬蘭教育的專書，看看別人如何培養出色學生，出色學生不一定聰明，也不需要成績出眾，他只要喜歡上學，喜歡學習，他就是出色的了。
我也盼望在功課和考試中心力交瘁的同學好好記住，你的成績決定不了你的餘生，但你的餘生卻可能被你對待成績的態度毁掉，自毁是一件傻事，你把自毁的十分一勇氣留起來和校長老師討論；擔心自己子女做傻事的父母，也不要全責怪老師學校，因為你也有份參與壓迫自己的子女而不自知，還以為為他們前途着想。心理學家說沒有一種傷害可以比擬家庭傷害，有人善於應付考試，但不會有人鍾情考試，不如今晚就在8點半叫孩子停止做功課，帶他到商場讓他挑一件小禮物，然後請他吃甜點，他們會詫異的問你﹕「功課未做完呀，媽咪。」你不妨回答說﹕「不交功課，最多記一個小過，但媽媽要你記住，和你一起比做功課重要十倍，答應我回家看一陣電視，我們在牀上聊天睡覺。」
這一回將是你家庭生活的一大成就，成為你子女畢生難忘的一件大事。
作者為著名導演，愛家爸爸，育有3名兒女
張堅庭
作者: BiscottiGelato 時間: 2013-1-18 14:14
Good article. Always been the case. There are some recent movement that seems to want to move Canadian schooling more closer to HK schooling model (albeit only very slightly). Not saying the North American way is perfect. But it's obvious that HK schooling model is the one that is a comparative failure. I still recall the days one'd claim that students from HK have a huge lead compared to the local schools when it comes to math, etc. Yet now that I've been working in the real world, it's obvious that how little all those matters.
That said, the 3D printer talk in the article really is very odd. Wut's that have to do with the rest of it. Times have changed, but listing 3D printer as an example? As a revolution in manufacturing? Might have over exaggerated. Rapid prototyping have always been around for a few decades already. Cost have come down, but don't think it'll have any significant impact to manufacturing as a whole?
作者: fibbi 時間: 2013-1-18 14:47
適量的壓力是需要的。
香港的是太過，本地的太鬆，如何取得平衡真值得深思。
作者: chunsh 時間: 2013-1-18 15:42
適量的壓力是需要的。
香港的是太過，本地的太鬆，如何取得平衡真值得深思。 ...
fibbi 發表於 2013-1-18 14:47 
I dont think 本地的太鬆, at least for the elementary school students. kids in their ages, should have no, or just little stress at all. What they should learn are like, how to take care themselves, some very basic math, language (for inter-person communication) and little science to make them interest to the world.
作者: rainbow-davie 時間: 2013-1-18 15:54
What? that's call pressure????
school is not a pressure but a pleasure. Geeezzzz...
If the kids cannot survive in school, how can they survive in the society? Just pressure on HW, compare to so many things after graduate.. That's really nothing. however, it is important for the kids to face the challenge at school, and know how to handle it
so, the problem is NOT whether there are too many HWs and too many pressure (it is quite subjective. for ppl who don't like school, even 1 hw a week is too much), is it the school has to help kids face the pressure, face it, deal with it, guide them. not just "HW, mark it, get a grade".
作者: reyes 時間: 2013-1-18 16:01
呢到同香港/亞洲跟本唔可以一齊講, 香港只注重正確答案, 北美注重過程, steps to the correct answer
香港好多高分低能就係咁做成
作者: chunsh 時間: 2013-1-18 16:29
呢到同香港/亞洲跟本唔可以一齊講, 香港只注重正確答案, 北美注重過程, steps to the correct answer
香港 ...
reyes 發表於 2013-1-18 16:01
LIKE
作者: chunsh 時間: 2013-1-18 16:31
What? that's call pressure????
school is not a pressure but a pleasure. Geeezzzz...
If the kids ...
rainbow-davie 發表於 2013-1-18 15:54
pressure or pleasure, depends on the ages. Of course we all think school is pleasure, but not to the kids OK?
作者: fibbi 時間: 2013-1-18 17:49
回復 4# chunsh
I don't really agree that kids should have no stress at all.
Part of the learning process, is to memorize stuff. And the best time to memorize, is at the kid stage. If no homework to reinforce the learning, unless they are genius, will not "learn" much.
Without good "basis", when kids go to high school, will be really tough to catch up.
I would say homework is necessary, and of course this will cause some "stress" to certain degree. But of course not homework till 11 or 12 every night... An hour homework time I think it's acceptable.
作者: chunsh 時間: 2013-1-18 19:11
I dont mean no stress, but the asian style of stress is just too much to the kids
作者: jiujiujiu 時間: 2013-1-18 19:32
可能依家D功課壓力真係好大啦, 不過, 作為一個德望舊生嘅我黎講, 我由幼稚園讀到中學畢業, 我真係唔覺得有咩問題啵~ 我以前都學琴, 跳ballet, 大提琴, 補習, 唱Choir 啦! 我都唔覺得應付唔到...... 仲日日返學返得好開心添架~況且, 無壓力, 無比較的話, 人確實係唔會進步架啵..... 依家D課程有幾深, 我唔清楚, 由幼稚園到小學, D英文確實係深過人地一年架啵, 但以前响親九龍塘D幼稚園都係咁, 出明D嘅小學都係咁架啦, 我細佬妹, 表弟表妹讀根德, 芳芳, 耀中, St Catherine 都係咁架啵~ 呢D已經係20幾30幾年前嘅事啦, 點解要到依家先有問題呢....
作者: randommike 時間: 2013-1-18 20:11
Yeah, HK's school stress can be a bit much. I used to cry doing those stupid writing exercise for Chinese words. And I still don't remember how to write Chinese now.
To this date, I still think my Gr5 and Gr6 in HK were even more stressful than my time at UBC.
作者: peter236 時間: 2013-1-18 20:50
呢到同香港/亞洲跟本唔可以一齊講, 香港只注重正確答案, 北美注重過程, steps to the correct answer
香港好多高分低能就係咁做成
reyes 發表於 2013-1-18 16:01
高分低能 都比 低分低能 好.
如果太低分,大學會收你？
作者: Quest 時間: 2013-1-18 21:00
高分低能 都比 低分低能 好.
如果太低分,大學會收你？
peter236 發表於 2013-1-18 20:50
RIGHT!!!!! Try applying to UBC using 高分低能 and see if you get accepted?
Q.
作者: 嘉嘉 時間: 2013-1-18 22:06
我細個讀小學時都唔太覺得話好大壓力
不過可能我o個間唔係名校~
作者: 嘉嘉 時間: 2013-1-18 22:10
呢到同香港/亞洲跟本唔可以一齊講, 香港只注重正確答案, 北美注重過程, steps to the correct answer
香港 ...
reyes 發表於 2013-1-18 16:01
I think parents are also responsible for 高分低能 children.....
作者: 嘉嘉 時間: 2013-1-18 22:12
RIGHT!!!!! Try applying to UBC using 高分低能 and see if you get accepted?
Q.
Quest 發表於 2013-1-18 21:00
You will
but later if you want to apply for programs/coops/major that require interviews, you are screwed
作者: Quest 時間: 2013-1-19 09:03
回復 17# 嘉嘉
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/are-high-school-marks-enough.aspx
Applying UBC with high score doesn't mean guaranteed acceptance anymore...for they now uses broad based accessment for enrollment.
Q.
作者: 大C姐 時間: 2013-1-19 12:26
What? that's call pressure????
school is not a pressure but a pleasure. Geeezzzz...
If the kids ...
rainbow-davie 發表於 2013-1-18 15:54
｀你認爲咩先叫壓力？
工作？失戀？生老病死？
人人都可以有壓力亦都唔可以比較。壓力嚟自能力嘅不足，冇辦法去解決問題。小朋友能力有限，你點可以同出咗嚟社會嘅大人比呢？
細個你都有為小事而喊過，依家睇返轉頭當然覺得好幼稚好微不足道。你今日有可能對工作有壓力，或者為屋企人經濟同健康有煩惱。但係總比傷健人士同啲有缺陷嘅小朋友嘅老竇老母好，相比之下，唔通你呢世都唔俾有壓力？
作者: 大C姐 時間: 2013-1-19 12:56
可能依家D功課壓力真係好大啦, 不過, 作為一個德望舊生嘅我黎講, 我由幼稚園讀到中學畢業, 我真係唔覺得有 ...
jiujiujiu 發表於 2013-1-18 19:32
我後生過你啦，但係１０幾年前我讀書都有新聞話學生不堪壓力而跳樓，呢啲屢見不鮮喎。
我自己都係傳統名校長大，好難講，你讀到唔代表其他人讀到。我有家人就係讀唔到，由band 1讀到band 4-5。即係你啲同學有啲做醫生律司又唔見你去做，能力不達或冇興趣好難講。
不過我覺得環境教育係緊要。我學校成績最差嗰個啲英文都見得吓人，一定冇核突香港口音。
我僥幸係一個鍾意讀書嘅人，但係我喺唔同階段都有壓力㗎。我對我自己要求好高，覺得攞滿分係目標，攞A係應該。
作者: jiujiujiu 時間: 2013-1-19 14:37
回復 20# 大C姐
係啦! 人地set 得呢個level, 就一定係有人可以做到, 仲要係大部分啦!
確實, 名校出黎, 就算唔係最top 個堆, 連低個堆, 真係好過好多其他學校好top 個D架啵....
我都好好彩, 我可以survive 得到, 乜唔係應該架咩~ 如果個個都得, 駛咩有人考第一, 有人考第尾呢? 如果唔係咁, D人駛鬼排晒隊爭住入名校呢.....
呢個世界, 梗係有人讀到書, 有人讀唔到架啦! 我知我咁講好刻薄, 但, 個個都做大醫生大律師, 邊個會去倒垃圾, 掃街, 洗盤碗呀~ 呢個係一個現實, 只係D人面對唔到, 唔肯面對咋嘛..... 依家D人太寶貝自己D仔女喇~ 幾歲都要幫佢著衫著鞋... 中學畢業都要阿媽老豆陪睇派位, 大學畢業都要老豆阿媽陪見工.... 咁呢D係學校問題, 定家長問題呢? 成日話唔會迫個仔學乜學物, 究竟係真係錫住個仔吖, 定掛住做野唔得閒或者唔想俾(無咁多閒錢俾)個仔去學呢..... 去學琴, 學跳舞, 學課外活動, 補習點都好過怕個仔嘈怕佢唔聽話, 就買遊戲機, 買ipad 俾佢等佢唔好騷擾你煩住你吖~
作者: 布小熊 時間: 2013-1-19 16:24
本帖最後由 布小熊 於 2013-1-19 16:26 編輯
可能依家D功課壓力真係好大啦, 不過, 作為一個德望舊生嘅我黎講, 我由幼稚園讀到中學畢業, 我真係唔覺得有 ...
jiujiujiu 發表於 2013-1-18 07:32 PM
yeah! I don't understand either. Don't think there was much pressure from the school. I was pretty happy and stressfree with school work back then.
I missed school during summer holidays back then.
作者: 嘉嘉 時間: 2013-1-19 19:05
回復 嘉嘉
Applying UBC with high score doesn't mean guaranteed acceptance anymore...for t ...
Quest 發表於 2013-1-19 09:03
interesting @o@
thanks for the info!
作者: BiscottiGelato 時間: 2013-1-21 23:22
I dont think 本地的太鬆, at least for the elementary school students. kids in their ages, should ...
chunsh 發表於 2013-1-18 15:42
Developing genuine interest, independent thinking and inter-personal skills outweighs every other advantage which a academics heavy school can ever provide. This is especially true the younger one is.
And the one about memorization, maybe for people in the arts program, etc. Memorization is one of the less important skills over my academic career. This is especially true for the technological driven world of today. Understanding why, arriving at the conclusion independently, and able to find aid to arrive at the optimal answer is the right way to go. Unless you can't even remember where you have put the Safari app icon on your phone, then memorization probably starts to be a factor at that point. LOL.
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