啟思，嶺南和蘇浙

kuririn

原帖由 avislai 於 08-11-13 21:27 發表
It sounds foolish to give up more popular primary schools and take Lingnan.  This is why I keep on struggling as my son has also got offers from St. Louis and RC.  Indeed I can find referees who have  ...

Do they mean that if they do well in marketing, they can attract more kids to apply?
I don’t understand what kind of marketing strategies a school can use to promote herself.
Basically, the discipline and academic result of the students are good enough as a benchmark of how good is the school.

If their philosophy is “Quality is more important than Quantity”.
That means their graduates are all good.
Is there any information to prove it?
I’ve heard that their kindergarten is good but don’t have any idea about their primary school.
I can’t find much information from their web site, even the secondary school place allocation result, but I’m interested to know.

avislai

Actually, my relative is a teacher in an EMI secondary school.  Her school is a good school (a school with student getting 10A in HKCEE ).  She has kindly help me to look at the conduct and academic standard of students from some of the school I suggested to her.  Based on her comment, I draw a conclusion that Lingnan is good.  But the youngest students she has traced is now in F.3 already.  So I cannot say the conduct of the student now in P.1-P.6 but if the teachers remains the same, I think the quality can be kept.  

原帖由 kuririn 於 08-11-19 16:34 發表



Do they mean that if they do well in marketing, they can attract more kids to apply?
I don’t understand what kind of marketing strategies a school can use to promote herself.
Basically, the discip ...

LauE

Dear “cheerfulmom”,
May I share my views of our experiences of Lingnan Primary School with you please?

My two sons were not at the swimming gala, and so we will not comment on it.
The reason my two sons were not there is because as a parent, I wish my children to be brought up with a humble and mild spirit , rather than the “competitive” spirit that sports days promote.
It is the parent’s right to decide how they want their child to be brought up, and I am sure you have your value system and expect people to respect it.



I believe Ms. Lau has already explained what happened on the day of the swimming gala, and hope you now have a better understanding of the situation.

Our experiences with Lingnan since Kindergarten, are happy memories that I will never forget.
Raising children in a clean and quiet environment, with loving and caring teachers is something money cannot buy.
There has not been one day when either of my sons have said to me that they do not want to go to school.
In fact, at times when they were unwell, and not allowed to go to school, they still wanted to go to school, rather than staying at home in bed and resting.

The teachers at Lingnan do put all students’ health and safety as their first and foremost priority - before academic or extra-curricular achievements.
Lingnan does not force my children to become their tools through public competitions, in order to promote their school’s name.



As to which school you end up choosing for your child will be a personal decision.
Please consider with me a few scriptures in:-
1 Timothy 4: 8 “For bodily training is beneficial for a little; but godly devotion is beneficial for all things, as it holds promise of the life now and that which is to come.”
John 13: 14 and 15 “Therefore, if I, although Teacher, washed your feet, you also ought to wash the feet of one another.
For I set the pattern for you, that just as I did to you, you should do also.”



As a parent, would you put your child’s health at risk for the sake of “sportsmanship”?
Would you prefer a famous school name or a group of devoted, loving and caring teachers who really care about your child’s conduct and personal development, as well as academic achievements?




Hope you can find a suitable school for your child.

Kind regards,
Students: David (P.6) and Mark (P.4) Sampson
Parents: Terry Cheuk and Garry Sampson

avislai

Dear Sampson,

As parents in Lingnan, can you share more about this school?  How do you feel about the learning and teaching atmosphere, academic standard of Chinese and English, and 升中派位情況?

I like this school but my husband and my relatives want to choose St. Louis or Raimondi primary school instead.  The later have their secondary school and are less expensive.  I need to convince my husband with more figures.  

原帖由 LauE 於 08-11-20 13:22 發表
Dear “cheerfulmom”,
May I share my views of our experiences of Lingnan Primary School with you please?

My two sons were not at the swimming gala, and so we will not comment on it.
The reason my t ...

cheerfulmom

Dear Sampson,

請問你知否何謂體育精神? 是參與, 是明知冠軍無望仍持續努力﹑樂觀面對的心態; 是勝固可喜﹑敗亦欣然; 在欣賞第一, 讚美第一的同時決不輕視或嘲笑失敗, 在參與中實現自己﹑昇華自己, 簡單的說, 就是不以勝敗論英雄﹑尊重規則﹑尊重他人﹑尊重正當的競爭﹑尊重公平的結果。

"Lingnan does not force my children to become their tools through public competitions, in order to promote their school’s name" -- 比賽不是為了 promote "competitive spirit", 亦非純為學校攞分, 閣下如將之狹隘化為單純 "為名"﹑"為分", 恕我開罪, 太膚淺了, 什至扭曲和褻瀆了比賽的意義及精神。學校參與任何比賽, 其中一個目的, 是讓小朋友從比賽過程中體會勝不驕﹑敗不餒!學習堅毅﹑不屈﹑忍耐﹑尊重的精神。

"As a parent, would you put your child’s health at risk for the sake of “sportsmanship”?" -- 那要視乎病情去到哪一個地步, 小朋友有時遇到辛苦﹑艱難的事情時會退縮, 這時亦是一個好機會去train up他們, 我也常教我的小朋友, 生病不是藉口(當然是小病), 要成強者就要懂忍耐同堅持。我不想我的孩子成溫室中的小花。
當然, 身體抱病不是硬要出賽, 因病不出賽亦不代表沒有體育精神。可是以我看法, 若果賽事已接近尾聲, 而身體狀況仍可堅持的話, 我會選擇待賽事完畢才離場, 尊重大會, 尊重其他運動員。

"Would you prefer a famous school name or a group of devoted, loving and caring teachers who really care about your child’s conduct and personal development, as well as academic achievements?" -- 為何要用個 "or"呢?為何不可兩者並存?我相信現今大部份學校教師都係愛護﹑關懷學生, 此乃作為一個教育工作者的先決條件!而Personal Development---亦即係從生活上, 課本以外所學到, 接觸到的事物, 從而影響個人品格修養及發展, 正如我以上所講, 一些體育比賽看似普通, 什至被人誤以為藉以搏出名, 但想深一層, 比賽亦是訓練參賽者的拚搏精神, 在比賽背後的品格和追求常常超越了比賽本身!

Thanks very much for your sharing!

LauE

24th November 2008

Dear Avis Lai,

When considering the school that you want your child to attend, I think the best thing to do is to arrange an interview with the Principal of the school, and interview her regarding the school’s teaching philosophy and emphasis.

Request to sit-in on a session of the class your child would be in, and assess it for yourself in terms of classroom and children behaviour management.
I am sure they will accommodate and arrange it for you.
That was how I went about selecting a suitable school for our sons – I got too confused just listening to others.

To me, the Chinese standard at Lingnan is very good, but perhaps that is because my own Chinese is not very good.
From Ms Lau’s letter, what is your assessment of the standard of her Chinese ?
Do you like the tone and style, attitude and feeling, sentence structure etc.etc ?
I wish I could write like that in Chinese !!

Lingnan Primary does have an English native speaking teacher who does the oral speaking side of activities.
There is also a Chinese teacher who teaches the rest of the English school curriculum.
She is great because she is caring and loving; I appreciate her because she does not accept my son producing shabby work when she knows he can do better.
The students cannot pull the wool over her eyes; she will not let them get away with things – and when appropriate, she will let you know about it too!!


Our sons do go to an English native tutor for Creative Writing Skills once a week, because I do find that the Australian School English level, understandably, is higher than that at Lingnan.

In regard to Secondary School Allocation Scheme, I am sorry for not paying much attention because we will be immigrating to Australia after our elder son finishes his Primary 6 in 2009.
I know it takes time and effort to find the right school for your child - but it will be worth it.


Enjoy the selection process, and hope you find the right school.

Yours sincerely,



Terry Cheuk Sampson (Mrs)

David.S

Dear Cheefulmom,

Sorry for the late reply - I was just a bit busy lately !!  Thanks for sharing.  You are entitled to the way you wish your child to be brought up and I respect that.

I do not wish to make any comment about your views because that is no point - it is your rights and your expectations.

I wish you well in the way you would like to raise up your child.

Yours sincerely,

Terry Cheuk Sampson

原帖由 cheerfulmom 於 08-11-21 17:09 發表
Dear Sampson,

請問你知否何謂體育精神? 是參與, 是明知冠軍無望仍持續努力﹑樂觀面對的心態; 是勝固可喜﹑敗亦欣然; 在欣賞第一, 讚美第一的同時決不輕視或嘲笑失敗, 在參與中實現自己﹑昇華自己, 簡單的說, 就是不以勝 ...