St. Paul Co-edu學生家長既背景

ms

In this forum there are many speculations about the objectivity of the SPCC's admission criteria, but 'faith' is an element that has not been raised.  I do not mean the '5' or '10' extra religious marks in the Government's allocation system, but the enlightment of God in the process.  The school attracts me because it is run with faith and love.   
Do you agree ?
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Totally agree!

LifeSharing

這個課題很有趣，不過有D觀

abc媽咪

Totally agreed, too.
When I was waiting for the result, some BK parents got the results and said they were disappointed.  I then asked myself if I would be disappointed.  I found that I would not be disappointed even if my girl was rejected. I pray everynight, asking HIM to select the most suitable school for my girl.  Getting the result, no matter what it would be, was just a message from him.

ms 寫道:
In this forum there are many speculations about the objectivity of the SPCC's admission criteria, but 'faith' is an element that has not been raised.  I do not mean the '5' or '10' extra religious marks in the Government's allocation system, but the enlightment of God in the process.  The school attracts me because it is run with faith and love.   
Do you agree ?

Totally agree! [/quote]

Vernique2005

gogochurch:

Actually, my family isn't religious at all.  I stuided in a Catholic school, yet it wasn't successful enough in converting me into a Catholics! Hehe!

I guess when thinking about St. Paul Co-ed Primary, what I'm looking for is its belief that students are able to work hard and "play hard" at the same time.  I appreciate the school's dedication in preventing "bookworms" in the school. I also appreciate the school's attempt to separate elitism from arrogance, as I always believe that early accomplishment does not necessarily signify a brilliant future. (Yes, my expectation is high here.....heheh!)

Religion is an interesting topic. Ah! BTW, if my nephew really gets chosen in the future and be converted to Christianity, I guess he'd also say that it's God who guides him through!  But since we're not religious to begin with, I definitely wouldn't baptize the child to get extra marks.  (I understand that many Christians are truly religious, it's just the insincere group that I'm referring to here! [blinking with one eye])

Sigh..I've always thought that a child should not be baptized unless he is conscious of what he's doing.  This is what I consider the freedom of religion.  Unforunately, this decision seems be put us in a disadvantagous position.  HK is a strange place, isn't it?  

LazyPapa

Hi gogochurch,

I like this thread much, as it is not vigorous. We are calm to discuss.

gogochurch 寫道:
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LazyPapa 寫道:
4. Hiring tutor or not is NOT just a personal choice. It is necessary to some people. I can think of two cases:

a. busy dad and a mom with irregular working hours when they don't want their kids to stay up too late

b. rich kid with mom who does not speak or write English. can this kid learn better english by himself? If you are that rich dad, will you (or can you) commit to take it up? (It is the situation of my friend. No offense at all.)

Lazy Papa,

There is nothing right or wrong, good or bad with hiring tutors.  It is just a matter of personal preference.  There are cases, quite exceptional I think, that tutors would become a must.  

For case (a) that you quote,  I myself is a busy and poor parent who cannot afford to hire tutor.  Maybe if I could afford, I would think otherwise ?  Maybe !! I only check my child's work over the weekend, and my child checks herself over the weekdays.  I agree that many SPCC students are quite mature.  And so, a tutor is not a must.

We are perhaps not on the same side. You are talking about your case. I am talking about a number of other cases. Yet, I don't think we have conflict on this. Though I still want to say that it is "NOT JUST" a personal preference, given that you can afford to hire a tutor. More, to me, hiring a tutor does not mean the parents are freed up totally. He/she functions as a helper (or an alarm clock )

OTOH, the principal must be very experienced to pick out independent kids, even having just the 1st interview. It is not impossible that teaching professionals possess special intuition on this.

For case (b), I think the rich papa you mention should know English himself and can teach his son, if he chooses to. Of course he can choose to spend his prescious time to teach him things more important than English, but that is a matter of personal preference.

That rich dad does not stay in Hong Kong most of the time. His case may be out of your consideration though.

I confess I was a bit "annoyed" because my kids was not granted the 2nd interview (I never thought she would be accepted since the beginning) when more and more people talk about that unfair criteria, but I am cool now. Many things are just out of our control. It is god's will.

LazyPapa

Vernique2005 寫道:

gogochurch:

From your posts, I find you an objective and humble parent.  What I'm guessing is that you must have impressed the principal with your way of speaking during your child's interview!  

When people think about applying to "dream schools" many of them focus on thier children's accomplishment/performance. Yet there's another key factor that affects the result--the parents' manner. Many teachers from famous schools told me that they are actually looking for parents who manage to "discipline their child" during the interview.  It's amazing to see how indulgent/violent/"powerless" some parents may be during the interview...

You are right when people can go to the 2nd interview.  

LazyPapa

LifeSharing,

你講得好

LazyPapa

Vernique2005 寫道:
gogochurch:

Actually, my family isn't religious at all.  I stuided in a Catholic school, yet it wasn't successful enough in converting me into a Catholics! Hehe!

Why not giving yourself a chance to know God more? You don't even bother?!

Actually, God has layed a seed for you, because you have known "something" about this region from school already. It may blossom one day.

I guess when thinking about St. Paul Co-ed Primary, what I'm looking for is its belief that students are able to work hard and "play hard" at the same time.  I appreciate the school's dedication in preventing "bookworms" in the school. I also appreciate the school's attempt to separate elitism from arrogance, as I always believe that early accomplishment does not necessarily signify a brilliant future. (Yes, my expectation is high here.....heheh!)

Absolutely! Being arrogant is bad.

LifeSharing

LazyPapa,

親子活動不外乎戶外活動。不過，多傾談其實十分有用，從而建立互信，了解子女的內心世界，遠勝日日玩樂。當然多見識亦使兒童在很多方面有所

LazyPapa

LifeSharing,

你講得好

LifeSharing

LazyPapa

No problem la, I always go to supermarket with my kids as well. They like it very much.

What I want to share is do not overlook the importance of communication with our kids.

      

gogochurch

Hi Vernique 2005,

I am a Christian but my children are too young to baptize.  I think SPCCPS only counts the parent's religion, not the child.  I agree that children should baptize only after meeting God themselves and developed a relationship with him.  

To a Christian, the greatest achievement in life is meeting God and knowing Him, and walking along with him you will find all you need.  I hope the SPCC students from a non-Christian family may find God there.