Helen is a teacher in a school in Hong Kong. Her daughter is about to enter primary 1 mandarin tuition, but she was eliminated in the first round of Chinese interviews. Her daughter has good grades, definitely above average.
Although lively, but also know the measure. In addition, the teacher’s children apply for further education, and they themselves have employee benefits (not through the back door), so the result of the first round of failure can imagine how shocking she was.
As far as she knew, there were six other students interviewing with her daughter, all of whom passed the interview. After many inquiries, I learned that all the six students had participated in the primary one interview class.
Among them, there were two Hong Kong treasures in the mainland, and the interview counseling course was arranged by the service organization in the mainland.
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Only my daughter did not participate. Because of this, she feels depressed. As a teacher, I have always warned myself not to fall into the educational trap of the tiger mother, but I have to accept the fact that I have lost some advantages because I did not force my children.
She also felt confused: how should she educate her youngest son in the future? Start enrolling him in classes, taking tutoring, and let him “race” with other children?
If everyone in the society is challenging the limit, hoping to seize a better position and get more resources at the earliest time and in the shortest time, this kind of anxiety is like participating in a speed race, if you are not crazy When you get up, you will inevitably fall behind the majority of people, or take another path and suffer the loneliness of being behind.
Such loneliness and helplessness are not acceptable to every parent.
I said at the beginning that I would not force my children to attend any tutor school, and we should respect their wishes. I only hope that my children will be healthy and happy, and I don’t want to be the first.
But in the face of setbacks, these words will become less firm. Instead, it turned into a sense of being at a loss as to whether I was wrong.
Two weeks later, the teacher’s daughter had a second round of interviews. Looking at her anxious appearance, I also seem to understand how the parents’ anxiety spreads and why the tutoring market can continue to flourish.
This is the case in Hong Kong, and the same is true in the Mainland. All extracurricular primary 1 mandarin tuition and interest classes are in full swing.
Although there are endless voices criticizing this trend in the society, when it comes time to fight for some scarce resources—such as places in prestigious schools, parents can’t calm down.
Hong Kong people will be anxious, as will Hong Kong treasure families in the mainland. As we know, compared with the mainland, Hong Kong degree is not something that can be obtained by sending money. Helen is a teacher and does not have any privilege or help for the whole degree application.
This is fair to every child, but Hong Kong Bao in the Mainland wants to enter a prestigious primary 1 mandarin tuition school in Hong Kong? Is it more difficult?
Applying to a prestigious school in Hong Kong is really not as simple as simply filling out the information and submitting the form. In addition to carefully preparing the information, each school of different types has different requirements for materials, so it is necessary to “prescribe the right medicine” for different schools.
If you are not familiar with the many years of examination questions and corresponding difficulties of each school in Hong Kong, the interview will be more difficult, so this is why even parents in Hong Kong will send their children to attend interview remedial classes.
According to the evaluation results of the child’s current level, we will provide the child with a tailor-made improvement counseling plan and targeted interview counseling, so that the child can stand out in many interviews and pass the interview smoothly, so as not to become that A member of the losing team.
No one wants their child to be the one who loses the election, and everyone wants their child to be the lucky one to be selected by the school of their choice. Is it really just luck?
Let’s take a look at the application experience of Candy Gangbao:
Zhang Sheng found our consultant teacher of Diocesan Education in Hong Kong in May 2015.
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Preliminary school district
Mr. Zhang works in Beijing. Although his child is Hong Kong treasure, he has been studying in kindergarten in Beijing, and he doesn’t know much about the specific situation of Hong Kong schools.
Mrs. Zhang knew that Hong Kong’s places are tight, especially in primary one, so she thought about giving candy in advance. Solve the problem of primary one degree. After learning from friends around me, I still felt helpless. After many inquiries, I found our outstanding consultant teacher.
Because Zhang Sheng has a house in Yuen Long, he hoped that his daughter could go to school nearby.
After understanding the specific situation, the teacher gave a detailed explanation of the school. Zhang Sheng combined his own educational philosophy and had a preliminary understanding of some Hong Kong schools with the consultant teacher. basic situation.
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Assess and develop school choice options
After confirming the primary one degree application service, the consultant teacher gave Candy an evaluation for her further studies. Candy has a lively and lovely personality. During the chatting process, she will take the initiative to greet the teacher politely.
At the same time, after class, Mrs. Zhang also attaches great importance to children’s education and training, allowing children to participate in painting and Taekwondo interest classes.
However, the child does not speak Cantonese, the English level is relatively weak, and the ability to recognize traditional Chinese characters needs to be improved, so the evaluation situation is not very satisfactory.
However, because the parents are far-sighted and prepare one year in advance, the time is relatively loose. Based on the ability test and comprehensive evaluation of the students, the outstanding teachers have formulated a professional school selection plan for the children. This plan is based on the parents’ selection of schools. requirements and the results of the child’s assessment.
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Improve training to ensure success in further studies
After finalizing the school, our teacher team, based on the rich experience accumulated in previous years, arranged for Candy to register and interview for direct-funded private primary schools on time, and also filled in suitable volunteers for Candy according to the gradient during the official allocation period.
At the same time, the teacher also maintains close contact with primary 1 mandarin tuition. Parents will be notified to participate in the admissions briefing meeting of the relevant school, so that parents can further understand the school’s educational philosophy, which plays a very good role in assisting the child’s later interview.