Grade 3 Piano is not difficult (if a person starts learning at a later stage, at least in P. Sch., upper p. preferred), but for a 4, 5-year-old child, it is just crazy!  I mean, their hands aren't big and strong enough yet, and their memories not that good yet.  Also, the many concepts in music and stave reading are too abstract for those infants!  (Yes, I bet they are not much older than babies, as to learn so many things! ...unless they are gifted in that aspect, but bear in mind, there are not many genius in the world!!!) 

@zeuscho - But HOW?  The other problem is that, if they can't grow up with the accompany of parents, that is a big defect in life!!! 

@Kursk - Exactly, rules changed already, we have already been lucky enough!  *SIGH* 

@fongyun - Haha, funny.  I guess the latter is much more 'important' in HK, unfortunately!  (Actually, it seems to be the only keyword for surviving in the HK society.) 

@Raymond_hoh - But most parents are also sufferers! 

@sky_woomi - Well, deschooling is a good suggestion! 

@keithchanchunyu - Haha, there are such requests, true.  They ask the teacher to prepare the child for exams (ONLY!) once startingt to learn piano.  Year one, Grade 3, year two, Grade 5 PLUS theory, year three, Grade 7 or even directly Grade 8, AND to prepare 'the best', they even enroll for two consecutive exams (in that ssame year) just in case.  So, for such poor children, under their parents' 'nice' arrangements, they can reach Grade 8 in at most 4 years!!!  BUT, they practically know NOTHING about music, and not to say how to appreciate or to enjoy music! 

@euyak - 我無學過琴。

話說回來，而家既窮人，成日嘈政府要畀錢佢地學野、補習、上網，我又唔係好理解。

當年我兩個家姐都有學過樂器，試過去救世軍既青年中心學琴。而我，就去政府轄下既音樂事務統籌處（音統處，現稱音樂事務處）學左足足八年，每個月唔使$300學費。至於補習，中三之前我一d都無補過。

我唔係話窮人唔配學樂器或者唔配補習，我係覺得，窮人自然有窮人既玩法。你要學樂器，就去搵d平d既地方學，要求自己個仔仔女女同有錢人一樣跟龍向榮學敲擊，難怪無錢畀。

@keithchanchunyu - 我覺得最可悲的是這個弔詭的情況：

你不認同這種理念，但你敢用自己孩子的福祉來冒險嗎？

於是我們大概自己也心不甘情不願地逼迫孩子去上各種興趣班。

@from_the_cradle - OK，post去邊？

@tommyjonk - 擺明引你寫啦家陣。

@Raymond_hoh - 我覺得細路既人生有一部分的確係由父母規劃同決定既，不過唔係去到呢種幾近坐監式既規劃囉。

@sky_woomi - 變晒做企業，我聽過唔少入面既「管治理念」，令人扼腕。

@fongyun - 100%同意。

@zeuscho - 由你有「健身教練」黎睇，你經濟情況應該好許可。

@Kursk - 諗起今日蘋果副刊「阿平」既四格漫畫。

@Frostig - 

@hystericireul - 

@zeuscho - 陪讀，甚至移民過去吧啦?  Sure La, but WHO can afford that?  (Of course there are many people who has such power, just not us Lor......) 

@hystericireul - 成日嘈政府要畀錢佢地學野、補習、上網......  The thing is, this society has changed so drastically.  Nowadays, such things are rather 'basic' to have equal opportunities in learning......  You have to consider the fact that, nowadays, it might be less than 0.001% of students who have never attended any tuition......  And for MO, it is VERY difficult to get enrolled due to the keen competetion, AND the class schedules are fixed and not easy to adhere to, esp. if you do not live or study close to those few locations (Shatin, Mong Kok and Wan Chai?).  Of course, I would say that MO is a good social benefit (I actually consider it a kind of social welfare!). 

@Frostig - The problem is, I think there are much more ways other than asking subsidies from government directly. For MO, I can't tell whether can it fulfill the need or not, but honestly I almost never see people mention that when we talk about this problem.

According to what I know, There are MO offices in Wan Chai, Tsuen Wan, Kwun Tong, Sha Tin, Mongkok, suppose it covers a very wide range in HK.

And honestly, I really don't think that Tution class is a MUST. Instead, there maybe a larger need for 託管, I agree. At my time I do not have any tution class, and my parents are definitely not well-educated (but they are clever, I would say), and all of us (3) strike 1st in every exams. Of cause, not all children can easily do that, but I think personal diligence is more important than other helps from outside.

@Kursk - 佢地以前憑舊制度上左位，之後發現原來呢套唔保證自己仔女得益，於是改。