Any new P1 student ( 2012-13) parents?

旦花湯

回復 jimb 的帖子

Hi jimb,

Congratulations!  This is my target school (my son is now in K1).  It seems that there is not much information about St Francis in this forum.

Frankly, I am attracted by the academic achievement of this school.  However, when I talk about this school with my friends, their main concerns are the environment (school campus surrounded by public estates), background of schoolmates (I'm sorry to say this) and lack of sports activities (information from school website).

Can I have your views please?

Thank you very much for your help.

旦花湯

回復 jimb 的帖子

If there is an open day of the school, please let me know.
Looking forward to your wise counsel and valuable advice in the coming future.

旦花湯

回復 2BB媽媽 的帖子

你住邊區?如有巴士或小巴直達, 就唔駛搬屋啦!
如果放棄, 你仲有其他選擇嗎?

旦花湯

回復 pongpong.lau 的帖子

Hi pongpong.lau,

Nice to meet one more old boy here.  I think why parents are concerned about the family background of schoolmates is definitely not because parents are biased against kids who come from grass root families.  It is only because experienced parents tell us that kids will be affected by their peer groups rather than their beloved parents, especially when they grow up day by day.

I know a person who is very smart, much smarter than me.  However, I have a much better career/life than him.  Once, he told me his story.  Starting from primary school, he had outstanding academic achievements.  He was particularly good at sports and mathematics.  At that time, he had 3 good friends, all boys.  After studying Form 3, all of his friends became打金學徒so that they can support their families at once.  One of his schoolmates was encouraged by his parents to fix buses at a bus company so that the whole family can ride on buses free of charge.  This smart guy then decided to quit school at once so that he can also “earn money”, just like his friends.  Now, he is an office assistant, though still very smart.

This is what parents scare the most.

No bias, only worries.

旦花湯

回復 pongpong.lau 的帖子

Hi PongPong,

Thank you for your sharing.  It's true that as parents, we need to learn a lot.  

I cannot remember the name of his secondary school.  He told me that he studied in a school in Lam Tin, not a famous one.