RTHK 19/Feb 鏗鏘集 - 國際學校誰讀?

FattyDaddy

                    Can watch online at the following page:-
http://programme.rthk.org.hk/rthk/tv/programme.php?name=hkcc&d=2012-02-19&p=858&e=&m=episode

國際學校誰讀?                    
                                                           

近年，無論本地或非本地人士，對國際學校學額的需求，有不斷增加趨勢，影響到外來專才因子女敎育，而產生去留問題!

1998年，政府的駐校外籍英語老師計劃，吸引了一班來自不同國籍的老師來港敎學，增加了本地學童語文及接觸外國文化的機會。

今日，他們的子女，面對同本地學童競爭入讀國際學校學位；
究竟是學位不足？國際學校收生政策問題？抑或敎育政策的朝令夕改，導致本地家長為子女選擇國際學校，而令近年輪侯學位的情況變本加厲？

近年，不同商會亦關注到商界同時面對難於吸引專才留港發展，究竟
香港所謂國際化是否名符其實？

編導：鄺翠娟

                                       

judymama

睇左，佢地未必afford 到IS,local school又唔收

mrshoho

well... can only say they aren't lucky enough....

mrshoho

I think this Amanda is rude, what made her think she doesn't need to spend time and energy to search schools for her girl?

yaulinda

看了，只可說：你估我哋明明中國人，好恨變香蕉咩！咪多謝歷任教育局長之功勞囉:;pppp:

mrshoho

原帖由 yaulinda 於 12-02-20 發表
看了，只可說：你估我哋明明中國人，好恨變香蕉咩！咪多謝歷任教育局長之功勞囉



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Agree

mikeivybb

自己社會, 各取所需, 我們為子女選擇自己有能力負擔,較好的道路有錯嗎? 自己唔幫小朋友選, 唔通靠政府咩? 好似我地霸晒佢地d位咁.  

社會現實是有能者居之, 我們父母都經過一番報名努力, 一輪面試壓力, 小朋友都要經常面試才可取得學位.

如果本地學制係好, d有錢大陸人都推晒d仔女來讀啦, 但反之佢地而家都來爭國際學校學位呀! 咁我地又可以點?

oooray

政府電台唔敢掂個重點:
本地制度點解咁失敗?
點解唔訪問吓d家長點解政府/津貼唔使$都唔去讀?
點解唔訪問吓陳維安身為負責教育o既高級官員點解唔身體力行叫自己d小朋友支持吓local school?
但我諗就算導演有GUTS呢d主題係唔會出度街...

bbirene

yes I think they are very poor but they are already in cat 1 who has higher priority in the interview chance.  Those in cat 2 and paid 2-year school fees in ESF kindergarten couldn't get the interview chance are more poorer than them.  

bbdmami

What a pity that parents has chosen to trust the new international schools, those like RC that has only established for a few years, than to trust the HK education system.

Mighty

回復 bbdmami 的帖子

Well Hong Kong Education system is long established but it has been changing and the whole system is going downhill.  RC is not a complete 'new' school.  It had its history before it is RC today.  

crystalpui

我都唔想一個月俾幾千蚊學費
我都好想個女用學卷, 12年免費教育
但,不得我不放棄
唔係名校
功課都唔見會少
壓力一樣咁大....
政府可以幫下我嗎
我都好想生多一個,.,......

bbdmami

I agree to your comments completely.

judymama

原帖由 crystalpui 於 12-02-20 發表
我都唔想一個月俾幾千蚊學費
我都好想個女用學卷, 12年免費教育
但,不得我不放棄

So am I, I want my boy has a happy childhood

ANChan59

oooray 發表於 12-2-20 11:28
政府電台唔敢掂個重點:
本地制度點解咁失敗?
點解唔訪問吓d家長點解政府/津貼唔使$都唔去讀?

If my memory is correct, RTHK did it before for local schools.

vinvillalee

我諗佢地都係報ESF 的學校。因為唔需買債券。其實大部份外資公司都很少幫外籍僱員的子女俾埋債券費用，除非好高層la! 再者我都唔明班强國人，其實國內有國際學校，點解一定要在香港讀？

FattyDaddy

oooray 發表於 12-2-20 11:28
政府電台唔敢掂個重點:
本地制度點解咁失敗?
點解唔訪問吓d家長點解政府/津貼唔使$都唔去讀?

I agree, the emphasis should not be placed on why some foreigners find it difficult to send their kids to international schools, it should explore why local parents are also eager to do the same, but of course RTHK won't dare to open that can of worms.

In any case, those foreign kids are NOT disadvantaged when competing with local kids for places in international schools, quite the contrary, they have advantages over local kids in that many international schools give them priority. The programme tries to suggest that foreign kids are unfairly displaced by local kids, which is not true at all.

If a foreign kid fails to gain admission to an international school despite the advantages and priorities which he/she already enjoys, then the parent ought to seriously examine the ability of the child, instead of trying to blame it on "the Chinese couple next door" like that British woman in the programme.

ANChan59

回復 vinvillalee 的帖子

In mainland, most well off people's money are questionable..... If possible, send their family out of mainland, if case anything happen, the rest are safe in HK with sufficient cash..... Why HK? same time zone, easy to travel during week end to meet the family in HK....
Not so rich will opt for "雙非".......

nintendo

FattyDaddy 發表於 12-2-20 15:14

If a foreign kid fails to gain admission to an international school despite the advantages and priorities which he/she already enjoys, then the parent ought to seriously examine the ability of the child, instead of trying to blame it on "the Chinese couple next door" like that British woman in the programme.

The Cat system oes not put expat in any advantageous position.
Anyone can be a Cat One including 100% local family.

The woman said that her kid was not even offered a chance to interview.
I think this year a lot of parents said that there are no interview for even Cat One.
So it is not the issue of the ability of the child.

nintendo

vinvillalee 發表於 12-2-20 14:53
再者我都唔明班强國人，其實國內有國際學校，點解一定要在香港讀？

I do not see that many mainland children in international schools. As far as I know, only YX and IXX are known to have taken more children with mainland connections.
The percentage of mainland children in other international schools are still quite low. So I do not see them as a main group competiting for places.