Low-profile mentor motivates children to self-study

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Hong Kong students are often criticised for lack of proactivity and self-motivation. In the light of the aggravating situation in recent years, Ms. Leung, a teacher who keeps a low profile, quit her job of more than a decade in higher education and joined KUMON four years ago. With a commitment to differentiating instruction, she helps children develop a positive attitude towards learning from the very beginning, getting them prepared for their tertiary education with strong self-learning attitude.

Getting students well-equipped for future

Passionate for education, Ms. Leung said primary and secondary students are accustomed to rote learning and make finishing homework and exams their purpose of learning. "Tertiary education requires students to gather information on their own for dissertation writing, but I see that university students usually expect to be provided with all learning materials, contrary to the way that learning should be achieved in universities. As a result, many students find themselves under pressure, with a decline in academic performance. That is why I  believe that what Hong Kong needs are not only university students, but also high-caliber tertiary students. This inspired me to move from higher education to quality education and open a KUMON classroom, which is something I like to do as well as an ideal I can put to practice.”