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Primary school teacher accused of teaching the Opium War incorrectly
DAB urges the government to follow up on teaching material standards and disciplinary measures
(03 May)Legislators Elizabeth Quat, Wilson Or Chong-shing, Steven Ho Chun-yin and Holden Chow Ho-ding of the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong (DAB) wrote to the Legislative Council's Panel on Education today. Their letter requested that the government modify its meeting agenda to follow up on teaching material standards,
methods of maintaining pedagogy standards in teachers, disciplinary measures for confirmed professional misconduct, etc.to prevent teachers from using education to poison students' minds.
The letter stated that the DAB recently received numerous complaints that a general studies teacher from the Sik Sik Yuen-sponsored Ho Lap Primary School deliberately distorted historical accounts. The alleged teacher falsely claimed that "Britain sent troops against China to ban smoking". The DAB also mentioned that the internet circulated information of a Primary 2 General Studies textbook. "Longman General Studies Children Look at History 2C" content was purportedly biased and lacking in positive case studies of Mainland China. It had deliberate exaggerations of the differences between the two places [Hong Kong and the Mainland].
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Primary school teacher accused of teaching the Opium War incorrectly
DAB urges the government to follow up on teaching material standards and disciplinary measures
(03 May)Legislators Elizabeth Quat, Wilson Or Chong-shing, Steven Ho Chun-yin and Holden Chow Ho-ding of the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong (DAB) wrote to the Legislative Council's Panel on Education today. Their letter requested that the government modify its meeting agenda to follow up on teaching material standards,
methods of maintaining pedagogy standards in teachers, disciplinary measures for confirmed professional misconduct, etc.to prevent teachers from using education to poison students' minds.
The letter stated that the DAB recently received numerous complaints that a general studies teacher from the Sik Sik Yuen-sponsored Ho Lap Primary School deliberately distorted historical accounts. The alleged teacher falsely claimed that "Britain sent troops against China to ban smoking". The DAB also mentioned that the internet circulated information of a Primary 2 General Studies textbook. "Longman General Studies Children Look at History 2C" content was purportedly biased and lacking in positive case studies of Mainland China. It had deliberate exaggerations of the differences between the two places [Hong Kong and the Mainland].
Continue reading:
https://telegra.ph/Primary-school-teacher-accused-of-teaching-the-Opium-War-incorrectly-DAB-urges-the-government-to-follow-up-on-teaching-material--05-11
Source: the Stand News
bit.ly/2zi0OM1
#DAB #OpiumWar #TeachingMaterial #Education #History
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Primary school teacher accused of teaching the Opium War incorrectly; DAB urges the government to follow up on teaching material…
(03 May)Legislators Elizabeth Quat, Wilson Or Chong-shing, Steven Ho Chun-yin and Holden Chow Ho-ding of the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong (DAB) wrote to the Legislative Council's Panel on Education today. Their letter requested…