Wide participation:
Secretary for Education Eddie Ng (left) and chairman of the Committee on the Implementation of Moral and National Education Anna Wu brief the media the committee's scope of responsibilities after its first meeting.
Anna Wu to head national education committee
August 22, 2012
Executive Council member Anna Wu will chair the Committee on the Implementation of Moral & National Education set up to allay public concern over the Moral & National Education Curriculum, the Education Bureau announced today.
Speaking to the media after the committee’s first meeting, Secretary for Education Eddie Ng said the committee will provide comments to the bureau on the curriculum's implementation during the three-year initiation period starting from the 2012/13 school year for primary schools, and from the 2012/14 school year for secondary schools.
With wide participation from the community, the committee will listen to public views on the curriculum's preparation and implementation, and review the learning and teaching resources on contemporary China developed by the bureau, he added.
Ms Wu said the committee has discussed its scope of responsibilities for the initiation period. She stressed the committee respects the schools' and teachers’ autonomy, and their professionalism in implementing the subject during the said period. She also encourages parents and students to discuss the subject with the schools.
Ms Wu said she will refrain from Executive Council meetings if the subject is discussed, to maintain her impartiality.
The bureau released in April the moral and national education curriculum guide. Schools may introduce the subject in a progressive manner as they will be provided with a three-year initiation period starting from the 2012/13 school year for secondary schools.
The curriculum guide's objective is to nurture positive values in students, and stimulate independent thinking and greater autonomy, to help them distinguish right from wrong and make informed decisions with care and reasonable judgment.
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