"Top Schools" and Collapsed Society.

This post is in response to plastichk's blog post on top schools in Hong Kong and also a continued post to Gen-Z and Over-Protectionism.


Pretty local stuff, I admit.

I don't have such intelligence to quote from classics or delicate wordings, so I'd rather post my comments on somewhere (to me) hidden.

Recently there have been a few articles circulating amongst the Hong Kong society, mostly reflecting how the society is nowadays, especially the so-called "top schools". Couldn't have agreed more.

I admit I study in a "traditional" "top" school. But it has always got me thinking - if the school were put back into the local ranking system, we'd be rated band 2 (out of 3 bands). Are top-schoolers that "top" in attitude?

I don't think so.

Everyday going through the Gen-Z parents of our school, seeing them taking care of their children as if they were all princes, unhappy with people trying to correct their children's wrong doings... leaving their children screaming loud in corridors, swearing uncontrollably down the streets, loud discussions about sexualities... it's no difference to a gang. You call these gangsters "products of a top school"!?

Who is responsible for all this?

Teacher's with attitudes going "Don't ask me if it's a simple question. Ask your textbook if it's a hard question." What if the textbook doesn't provide us with the hints towards the answer? Or, better said, what's the teacher's use standing there then? He could've found an assistant to distribute the notes then leave. He just have to sit there, in his office, and type all the worksheets for all he want.

Seniors bringing Macs and iPhones to school and play in public with prefects ignoring, bumping into juniors for all they want as if they were toys. Still tolerated?

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What is this? A collapsed society?

Perhaps I'm a part of it. Things that challenge my moral values, contribution for nothing... what are all these worth? Aren't I just the fail of the education system?