Family tragedy due to failure to get in an ESF primary

jolalee

I just found out about this tragedy from another education forum. This is very disheartening.
The incident happened about 4 years ago, but i couldn't find it in previous EK discussion.

English  http://www.scmp.com/article/705905/girl-under-observation
Chinese http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/news/art/20100208/13708581

深水埗西九龍中心發生母掟女落樓後跳樓自殺慘劇。一對夫婦為4歲女兒升讀小學問題爭吵，母親情緒失控抱起女兒從商場7樓掟下，隨即再跳樓；女童幸被架設在4樓的「天網」承托救回一命，狠母跳下時卻墮穿天網直跌地面，當場頭爆陳屍商場。

The young girl was hurled by her 41-year-old mother from the seventh floor of the Dragon Centre in Sham Shui Po... The family had been eating lunch at the mall, and some reports said there was a heated argument between the child's parents shortly before the incident. The mother had recently learned that her child had failed to get a primary place at an English Schools Foundation school, despite attending an ESF kindergarten.


The reason i post this is to ask everyone to calm down when it comes to school results, since our family is waiting for offers at this time as well. All in all, our kids are resilient and will grow up well as long as us parents are loving and caring towards them.

jolalee

Artie 發表於 14-3-11 09:07
考唔到學校自殺，是極端的情形。這是舊聞，孩子和我親戚的孩子同級，現在 year four 了。
這行為，和性格有 ...

Technically this incident should not be considered as 自殺, it's more about losing one's temper and doing irrevocable foolish deeds, which led to hurting the one she loved the most and ending her own life (either by accident or with intention). Yes, 香港人 冷靜啲!

I'm glad the girl is alright (to a certain extent).
"Year Four"? Does that mean she is in an IS?

In my family, we don't have a dragon or tiger, but a ropeless monkey! and i love every bit of him!!

Artie

考唔到學校自殺，是極端的情形。這是舊聞，孩子和我親戚的孩子同級，現在 year four 了。
這行為，和性格有關。人生不如意事多不勝數，呻下喊下又係咁過。
現在家長少生育，全部希望押在一孩子，個個望子成龍。其實，做不成心目中的龍，做可愛小豬也不錯。
話時話，早排看電視，才知豬仔跑起來都好輕盈，跑的姿勢節奏，有 d 似小狗，好可愛。

jolalee

onetofour 發表於 14-3-11 02:18
there's a post about this in ek long ago. the woman lived in tsing yi

thanks!! i tried looking but couldn't find it.
Do you remember the title of the thread? thx!

Tsing Yi... no wonder...

jolalee

samsam123321 發表於 14-3-8 20:18
我估純粹情緒毛病加其他壓力，識人讀完Is 幼稚園入唔到esf 一樣返到Ls, 英文仲要考第一 ...

你係唔係想話 "識人讀完 ESF 幼稚園入唔到esf 一樣返到Ls" ?

那家人兩年來有冇同個小朋友補習住中文? 因為ESF的中文程度入番LS應該有問題架播。只希望所有資訊正確，以免日後有家庭看了照板煮碗，在冇準備的情況下結果入唔返LS...

(剛看到另一個thread,想讀Anfield然後轉返LS, 同類情況：)

我小朋友讀緊Anfield k2 (kowloon tong), 如果你想讀直資你去 St cat,  York 吧 Anfield 唔啱你~ 讀Anfield 個小朋友好開心，as 家長都好開心，我地冇試過因為做功課鬧交，因為從來冇做過功課。我個人好喜歡間學校，小朋友開心學野都ok 大部份小朋友d presentation skill 都 ok, 教english 好ok (我地平時同小朋友講cantonese),  日日都 有 outdoor play 時間 但如果你會係諗住讀直資的話，你會覺得anfiel (除英文外) 係嚴重 behind 其他讀local school (我個囡數數目宜家仲係數到20 ka ja,  local school 好似有d 計緊加數) Credit－ Sonaming

如果一心是想入番ESF或IS：我看到幾個case家庭語言是全中文，只是返學聽英文，結果小學interview肥咗。只想說，入得ESF幼稚園而希望孩子繼續以英語昇學的，希望家人好好為孩子準備，因為家庭的語言環境地很重要，不能單靠星期一至五每天老師教那兩個鐘。

baby-renee

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太恐怖了吧？不至於吧？可憐的小朋友，天啊，讀書目的到底是什麼？是否不進好學校就一定輸死呢？家長們啊，愛子女的同時也要保持清醒的頭腦啊。無法想像，這位小朋友之後會經歷怎樣的心理創傷啊

FattyDaddy

jolalee 發表於 14-3-8 19:19
Some people said that the system has its problem, that ESF kindie not automatically transition into ESF primary is an issue.  ...

No I don't agree with these people's views. Yes it would be nice if the transition from ESF kindergarten to ESF primary is automatic and guaranteed, but reality is even the so called "dragon schools" don't give that kind of guarantee, but we don't see people jumping off buildings because of that.

Is there any system anywhere in the world that guarantees smooth transition from kindergarten all the way to university? What about getting a job after university? What about getting married to the person one wants? Life is full of challenges and disappointments, and if someone has the attitude of "I must have this or die", he/she will die soon enough {:1_1:}

samsam123321

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jolalee

She just totally lost it. It was so sad!

Some people said that the system has its problem, that ESF kindie not automatically transition into ESF primary is an issue. However, as the English news article stated, parents knew if their children attended an ESF kindergarten they were not guaranteed a place in an ESF primary school. This is one point that all parents of ESF kindie need to be aware of, and that going into other Int'l schools may cost more (and also require interviews) and going to local school require more Chinese & academic preparations. Also, if the child is only exposed to English in school alone, it may not be sufficient to prepare the child for the primary school interview, regardless of which school.

FattyDaddy

狠母 <-- These 2 words sums it up.

The mother wanted something so badly that it was either getting it or death, what school the child went to was almost irrelevant :(