So true. I can't remember which primary school it was, but a friend's daughter went for an interview, and the teacher asked my friend if she was working. She said, yes, to which the teacher said that they preferred children with a stay at home mum so that she could help the kids with homework, projects etc. What a hellish life.
Ultimately, we’re teaching our kids about the importance of having a “good start”, but that’s not the case in life. We can improve, we have potentials, we learn, and everyone’s trajectory is different, so essentially I’m not sure what are we competing for at a young age. Our education system focuses too much on early successes and undermines the potential of those may not have done “well enough” during their first few years of life. To HK parents out there, if your child did not get into a “top” school, please encourage them that they are definitely able to achieve whatever they set their mind to. Help them find the best way to learn, learn with them, and be aware of the limitations in our system. Please don’t let the system judge your child based on their “experience”. Think about whether these tests given by the schools are valid and reliable measures of your child’s ability to perform and learn. And yes, the learning curve is never linear.
Hello, Mr Reynolds, may I know whether every child must go for an interview in order to get a place in an elementary school in Hongkong? What if the child fails in every school interview? I am from Singapore. Thank you.
Interviews are required for private schools in HK, but not necessary for government or subsidized schools. There must be a place in school for every pupil, although some schools may be less welcome by parents.
As someone who grew up in the States, this video was very insightful. We never had to do interviews to get into elementary, middle or high school. If you wanted to get into the best schools, it all depended on where you lived. If your address was in a better school district, you had a higher chance of going into a better school. BUT this caused some parents or families to lie and use the address of a particular family member who lived in a better school district or neighborhood...Although this interview process may cause some stress for the parents and children, this seems like a better, more just way of allowing student's to get into a better school. This process is based on the student's performance, not on their residence.
Great comment! 😁 Yes there are definitely loopholes with the catchment area system in different places! Performance based entry has benefits. The competition is fierce and it sometimes depends on resources you have available to spend on preparation classes etc The best practice is early, everyday practice with parents in our opinion. Hope the tips help everyone! 🥰
In Hong Kong, there is the catchment area system managed by the governement which was not mentioned in the video. There are families purposely move to better school districts. However, this system, so called "lucky draw" is done after all the interviews are done.
Sadly, even for my students who absolutely don't have ADHD or any other attention deficit syndrome , they can't stay focused for even the simplest question just like what Galdys asks Finley . After I've asked the question, they were just keeping asking me to repeat again ... Sigh... really don't think any kid should go to tutorial class when they don't want to.... I mean, what's the point?
Finley 好可愛,英文讀得好好聽。
Noah好犀利，八歲人仔就已經能夠掌握考試嘅技巧👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
我係香港時都係做老師, 由大學時幫小朋友補習到出黎學校教, 我眼見香港做家長無1個開心,日日都煩點為小朋友加分, 洗禮信教,報無數興趣班,不停燒$$$,大人就要好努力PAY BILLS...家境好就可讀INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL..小朋友讀書生涯就開心點...所有野都好TWIST..正因為咁, 我2X歲決定出國留學拎PR..希望我小朋友有日後頂唔順香港教育或香港讀唔成書，佢都有權DOMESTIC學費出國讀。作為移民第１代，又唔係靠結婚留低真係付出好大。
你偏見
兄弟情深，Noah 教弟弟面試技巧，給他三個面試錦囊，果然犀利 👍
首先要讚一讚，條片好高質好有趣👍🏻🥰
不過作為一個05後，唔係好明白有D留言講到乜嘢做家長壓力大過細路、又講到要報十幾個面試班補習班乜乜咁 ... 我細個媽咪係無幫我報過任何面試班，亦無報十幾個興趣班。所以我小學係入一間好普通嘅local小學，不過亦都係因為咁功課壓力係完全無。每日放學做半粒鐘功課就可以去公園玩，完全唔洗做補充/補習，週末就玩學校課外活動睇卡通睇電影。然後升中我依然係入到一間傳統top band 1名校 (女校)，而升中之後我都係繼續無補習，所以反而多左好多時間，除左考DSE 之外我都考埋ACT 同SAT，兩邊都考到好好嘅成績，而家我係一間world rank top 20嘅大學讀緊double degree ... 而呢一切一切，我屋企人都唔需要幫我報n個唔知乜嘢班，更加從無壓力大過我🤣
所以其實做家長嘅可以放輕鬆D吧 ...？入到邊間小學同將來根本就無關係。。。
Can't agree more. But....every child is different. Some learners might need some help.
解說：家長有好多壓力其實喺社會周邊嘅人到黎。我都喺無support傳統學校嘅環境大，但係到依家要去啲升中講座人哋嘅校長講者向你輸出大大量嘅資料叫你要點做先有人收你個小朋友，作為家長有時無時間無人會再同你消化呢一堆野。家長要自己調適嘅能量夠先會諗點做去攞平衡點
有時真係好難，大家都一齊加油
@landhappy1190發神經
So true. I can't remember which primary school it was, but a friend's daughter went for an interview, and the teacher asked my friend if she was working. She said, yes, to which the teacher said that they preferred children with a stay at home mum so that she could help the kids with homework, projects etc. What a hellish life.
我覺得你真係好幸運😂😂😂
若果父母很緊張，或者互相關係繃緊，儘管他們沒有講出聲，小朋友都會很敏銳地察覺到。小學入學試會帶給很多父母極大壓力，希望這些壓力不會默默地傳播到小孩子們。
Yes, soft skill is so important, not only just for interviews, but also for studying, career and interpersonal relationships for a lifetime.
好有心嘅一條片❤
仔仔活潑聰明 ，老公超靚仔 。
未真正開始面試已經因為在外邊等候的時候表現不好便被淘汰，真係好殘忍。不過現實確是如此，一進入學校和離開學校前的一切表現也可能影響面試結果。
其實大人見工都係咁😅
兩兄弟都好sweet❤好窩心❤
兩個小朋友好乖，在U K考學校可能好D，無嚴厲，祝你一家人平安🎄🎄❄️☃️🎄🍷🍾工作順利🎉🎄今年聖誕🎄好光👏👏聖誕快樂🎅🎉
下次搵婆婆做中文老師，同Fin Fin 做多次中文interview
能夠進入心儀的小學讀書，確實是很多家長的願望。
因為每個小朋友都有不同的特質和發展進程，最緊要就係揀到一間適合你的子女的學校。
如果入到人人都話好的「名校」讀書，有時都唔知係咪一定係好事，有些小朋友會因此發揮最佳學習效果，將來有很好嘅發展，但也有另一些小朋友會覺得格格不入，或者壓力太大，窒礙了學習和人格發展。
可以說是同台食飯，各自修行，贏在起跑線，與到終點時衝線的表現未必有直接關係。
您們一家人超級可愛💗🏡
Merry Christmas to this lovely family!
Even though my kids are now in secondary, watching this video is still stressful. 😩
Ultimately, we’re teaching our kids about the importance of having a “good start”, but that’s not the case in life. We can improve, we have potentials, we learn, and everyone’s trajectory is different, so essentially I’m not sure what are we competing for at a young age. Our education system focuses too much on early successes and undermines the potential of those may not have done “well enough” during their first few years of life.
To HK parents out there, if your child did not get into a “top” school, please encourage them that they are definitely able to achieve whatever they set their mind to. Help them find the best way to learn, learn with them, and be aware of the limitations in our system. Please don’t let the system judge your child based on their “experience”. Think about whether these tests given by the schools are valid and reliable measures of your child’s ability to perform and learn. And yes, the learning curve is never linear.
以前聽過有朋友為自己的子女安排報名超過十間小學的小一入學試，他的理由是他認為每次面試被取錄的機會少於十份一，所以要報超過十間小學才有機會進入其中一間讀書。
可憐天下父母心，其實無論大人同小朋友都是十分疲倦和疲於奔命地去應付面試
十間好基本, 多個D係廿間
每間都係4-6千人報, 大部分同一班人
一間有150-200個位, 十間就有1500-2000個位
如果報一間得 150/6000, 機會, 報十間就係有1500/6000 機會, 機會大好多
所以先報咁多
Merry Christmas 🎄 and Happy New Year 🎉
Thankyou for your sharing 🙏
如果要面對入學面試，了解校方如何評核，確是有助面試表現。
我依家已經出咗嚟社會做野一兩年
因為我本身都喺一間新界區比較出名嘅小學畢業，學位都好搶手
之前有一次喺我小學附近食飯，當日咁啱係小學嘅面試日
然後我見到有個小朋友係唔敢行樓梯，結果係比老師抱落嚟
雖然嗰時個小朋友已經in完，但係發生咁嘅事，就算佢之前表現幾好都好，可能老師都會將件事記錄低🤔
呢條片都有提到家長最好是在日常生活中提早預備小朋友嘅專注、理解力、自我照顧能力和社交能力，從而培養一個有自信又有能力嘅小朋友去參加面試就無往而不利👍🏼
Very professional ❤
Reynolds Family 🇬🇧🇭🇰 Happy Learning for Chid 🫶🏻🙏🏼
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Good content 😊
有得揀 我唔想小朋友係4-5歲 被大人強加
看似長大後必須要遵守既禮儀 規矩
Merry Christmas
Great episode, lots of fun! 👍👏💪💯
🩷🩷 we all had so much fun in this “interview”🤣
我細個嗰陣，我讀咗一間好差嘅小學，所以冇機會競爭😭
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Hello, Mr Reynolds, may I know whether every child must go for an interview in order to get a place in an elementary school in Hongkong? What if the child fails in every school interview? I am from Singapore. Thank you.
Interviews are required for private schools in HK, but not necessary for government or subsidized schools. There must be a place in school for every pupil, although some schools may be less welcome by parents.
請問Reynolds在AT任教英文嗎？
As someone who grew up in the States, this video was very insightful. We never had to do interviews to get into elementary, middle or high school. If you wanted to get into the best schools, it all depended on where you lived. If your address was in a better school district, you had a higher chance of going into a better school. BUT this caused some parents or families to lie and use the address of a particular family member who lived in a better school district or neighborhood...Although this interview process may cause some stress for the parents and children, this seems like a better, more just way of allowing student's to get into a better school. This process is based on the student's performance, not on their residence.
Great comment! 😁
Yes there are definitely loopholes with the catchment area system in different places!
Performance based entry has benefits. The competition is fierce and it sometimes depends on resources you have available to spend on preparation classes etc
The best practice is early, everyday practice with parents in our opinion. Hope the tips help everyone! 🥰
In Hong Kong, there is the catchment area system managed by the governement which was not mentioned in the video. There are families purposely move to better school districts. However, this system, so called "lucky draw" is done after all the interviews are done.
Wow❤
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帶小朋友去小一面試，緊張過自己去見工😅。
講真 種難搞嘅陸續有嚟呀小朋友仲細😅
Sadly, even for my students who absolutely don't have ADHD or any other attention deficit syndrome , they can't stay focused for even the simplest question just like what Galdys asks Finley . After I've asked the question, they were just keeping asking me to repeat again ... Sigh... really don't think any kid should go to tutorial class when they don't want to.... I mean, what's the point?
Second ❤️
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教育係一個產業來架
本就根本就冇得比較
外國就英文係母語
香港就係廣東話為母語
兩個地方都會維護自己母語教學
正如英國人去學廣東話，一樣咁困難一樣會有填鴨式教學，因為周邊嘅環境係好少人講廣東話
LOL … CKY interview ?
我以前喺Reynolds 工作嘅學校返學😂😂 不過我讀嗰陣佢 佢未喺嗰度😂😂
我一申請了visa就知道了老婆有咗，我更加堅定帶佢走，因為自己香港讀書加親戚個細路喺香港嘅教育及精神、金錢嘅付出，
會令大人同細路都唔係好事。
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我啲細路就唔使去Top School嘅，但係我個女已經係醫生啦，從來都係去普通學校我個仔有個Master degree in computer Engineering都係去普通學校，你咪喺度講得咁巴閉啦