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Re: 希望港大能給我的兒子一個２nd in 的機會
mummy2000,
I would say your statement is half correct only!
I DO hope my kids have a happy school life and learning environment. I do, however, also hope that they can achieve good result in public examinations, though I understand that the reality does not always meet my expectations. My legitimate expectation does not exist for my own good or honour but for my kids' own future when they have to become independent.
My assertion that with good academic achievements the path before the child can be easier is not without support. Take the example of one of my nephews who got either distinction or credit in all subjects he took at CEE. He was admitted to the university that he chose. He was employed by one of the top five accountancy firms in Hong Kong immediately on graduation. He then sat for his professional accountant qualifying examination and passed as one of the top 20 candidates in Hong Kong. With this result, he was at once given additional increment on salary by his employer but was then recruited by Pricewaterhouse to work for them. I believe he is amongst the youngest qualified accountants in Hong Kong for the time being.
I think you may be interested to know that my abovementioned nephew was graduated from DBS (he was admitted through examination and not by ‘lucky draw’ in those days) and came from a SINGLE-MUM family and once only lived in public housing. Notwithstanding this background, he has got a good start in his career (at least in my view) and this thanks to his outstanding achievements in public examinations and not otherwise.
On the other hand his elder brother, who obtained mediocre results in public examinations, still gets no steady job though he also has a degree from those ‘inferior’ universities in Hong Kong.
Whether or not you agree with me, one can hardly dispute the fact that results in examination (so long as the examination system still exists) do have considerable effect on a child’s future, although other factors (such as hard work and luck) are also involved to determine if he/she can eventually be successful in his life or career.
Finally, I would say that the reason for our difference in view might be there is generation gap between us that I am an old guy and not a parent of the younger generation!
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發表於 05-10-15 17:35
