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Or so I think...
Unless my CT carries on his enthusaism about making us learn about the Great books of China.
Like, Kong zi.
He made us learn:
Zi Yue:
xue er shi xi zhi, bu yi le hu
you peng zi yuan fang lai, bu yi yue hu...
And even,
Da xue zhi dao,
zai ming ming de,
zai qin min,
zai zhi yu zhi shan....
and there's more
These are just 2 books. I hope he don't go on to the other 2 books.
He says we should feel proud of our Chinese roots. Well as a teacher, he has a point. But, shouldn't that be left to our Chinese teacher?
And mindless memorizing will not edify us. Well, unless we appreciate and apply those 'principles'. However, one should take not that force feeding such principles will not cause anyone to appreciate the values behind it, even if its a gem.
Ahh.. and I realise I've a lot to say about how he executes his responsibility in teaching 'civics and morals' as our Civics Tutor.
He makes sure everyone wears their whole, complete uniform. Even girls have to wear belts. He makes sure everyone does not absent themselves for no reason. He makes sure we raise funds and 'donate' to the school magazine to show our loyalty.
And if we don't, we'll face many uncomfortable punishments.
Now, anyone with a rational mind can tell you that these methods are very effective on the surface. Everyone will abide by the school rules and be an obedient boy or girl if someone is breathing down their necks all the time. However, it will make them detest these rules and not appreciate the true value behind good morals and civic-consciousness. I have thought that by JC level, teachers should understand that morals and civics cannot be forced down one's throat. But instead, it should be acquired through experiences, and students should find out and understand for themselves why it pays to be good, not bad; why it pays to help others. Only then will they be convicted.
And then, even when nobody forces us to, we will eventually read up on Confucius and the other 3 Great books of China without anyone needing to tell us to.
Isn't that so?
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