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It is not news that Hong Kong students can feel stressed out. According to a 2017 study on academic stress in the city, contributing factors include perfectionism, a socially oriented motivation for achievement, and heavy emphasis on rote learning and traditionally taught academics in the school setting.
The Harbour School (THS) – a private primary and secondary school in Hong Kong taking a progressive approach within an American curriculum – is championing a different pathway to success that confronts some long-held myths about education and how it should shape students. Christine Greenberg, primary principal of THS, rethinks these myths while discussing the rigour and value of experiential learning.
