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39 out of 72 Direct Subsidy Scheme (DSS) schools in Hong Kong have applied to the Education Bureau to raise their fees, with the proposed raises from nearly three percent up to 19 percent. DSS schools receive gove . . .
New findings from psychological research have found that when students experience co-morbid symptoms of mood and anxiety disorders, coupled with external stressors both in and out of the home they are more likely . . .
Here is a novel way to help relieve exam stress, where students are being urged to swap their revision notes for trainers this exam season to help with stress. As exams are approaching, England Athletics is launc . . .
From the ChalkFace has published a series of articles on the effects of social media on young people, and many of these have suggested negative effects. Therefore it is quite refreshing to see a new study come out . . .
In the ongoing Singapore vs. Hong Kong battle, it seems that Singapore is far beyond HK in teaching coding skills to students and even civil servants. This is linked the ambitious plan to convert Singapore into as . . .
This recent article in The Guardian caught my attention as the situation outlined is, in some ways, reminiscent of my own childhood experience. My father was a single parent (my mother died when I was in primary s . . .
A government-appointed group is recommending that Hong Kong parents cultivate a balanced and more fulfilling life for their children amid the city’s culture of excessive competition. This is part of a very . . .
Dutch photographer Saskia Wesseling has created a series of pictures that draw attention to the academic pressures put on children in Hong Kong. Many of the photographs illustrate the feeling of helplessness share . . .
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