I think you have been doing the right thing and don't give up. It is important for parents to know when and how to let go and it is wise to start with minor issues like wearing uniforms, packing schoolbag, doing homework, etc., while our kids are still listening to us.
well, all the scores were known on the parents day. it will be interesting to see the rankings, if there are any on the report card, to see wherel our kids stand so far.
Oh yes, conduct is very important too. My son told me all the information (marks, grades, positions), basically confirming what areas we expected him to improve, including chinese, music, VA, and yes, conduct!
As far as I know, only the top 20 in class and top 50 in form are listed in the report card.
"考第幾都冇所謂啦"
This is probably true at this stage especially since most children are not used to regular examinations. But when they get to higher forms, rankings will affect their banding for secondary school allocation directly. We really hate to pay too much attention on positions, but it is a sad reality!
From our experiences, competition at schools is at least fairer than competition at work.
原帖由 flostangraphy 於 10-1-18 11:36 發表
it's unfortunately so true in hong kong...
we do have friends from Finland and have discussed education together, and both me and my wife are really impressed by the system they have!!!
envy the lea ...
And don't forget that our children are now in TSL because they ranked higher than >1000 applicants after the interview competitions.
原帖由 flostangraphy 於 10-1-18 11:36 發表
it's unfortunately so true in hong kong...
we do have friends from Finland and have discussed education together, and both me and my wife are really impressed by the system they have!!!
envy the lea ...
He was not wearing the PE uniform yesterday. Maybe only your son's class?
He will be running 60m on the Sport Day. The PE teachers told the athletic pre-team members (he is one of them) that they need to get at least a medal to be qualified for getting into the school team. So he is a little nervous about that!
Just talked to my child on the phone too. Overall he did better than the 2nd term test which was not very satisfactory. Anyway, I think he had a happy first year at TSL and we are all ready for the summer vacation!
Our son also wrote short answers there and got marks deducted. However, we did not pay attention to the instructions. He told us that no one got more than 90 marks in their class.