Saturday, September 16, 2017

teleSUR — China to Teach ‘Core Socialist Values’ in Schools

"Learning the core values can make the younger generation better understand their responsibilities. It is a moral impetus to make students become better people," Li Shenghui, a middle school math teacher in Guangzong, North China's Hebei Province told the Global Times.
The ethical codes were first defined at the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China in 2012.
There are 12 in all, which are written in 24 Chinese characters.
According to the People's Daily, the values include prosperity, democracy, civility, harmony, freedom, equality, justice, the rule of law, patriotism, dedication, integrity and friendship.
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China to Teach ‘Core Socialist Values’ in Schools

7 comments:

peterc said...

I'm surprised. I thought they would have been inculcated with religious-right bigotry and pro-capitalist propaganda like I was at school. :)

Ryan Harris said...

Why American Students Need Chinese Schools

Matt Franko said...

More trapeze nets for the slave factory dormitories ....

Tom Hickey said...

The Chinese system is too authoritarian and the American system is too liberal. The American system used to be very authoritarian, too, but that got lost along the way somewhere and the liberal approach became too permissive when the reality is that young people need boundaries and guidance to achieve balance in life. Otherwise the result is a society of adult brats.

Progressive education properly conceived involves balancing personal freedom, self-discipline and social responsibility. Harmoninzing this trifecta is a necessary condtion for achieving balance in life.

The biggest challenge is in getting students to acquire self-discipline in a way that also fosters personal freedom and creativity, which go hand in hand.

Social responsibility is basically socialization in terms of a cultural model that is different in different societies with different histories.

These three come together is problem solving based on the interplay of creativity and critique, which are broader than just creative thinking and critical thinking, which are specific skills that need to be acquire along with other tools in educating holistically for life.

Education also needs to be vertical as well as horizontal, synthetic in addition to analytic. This necessitates a systems approach to the entire educational process (in additoni to just currricuum design) that is holistic and balanced.

Kaivey said...

You could be right, Tom, the kids are going wild but they are not happier.

Tom Hickey said...

Young children without boundries are not happy. They often feel lost. This results in a warped sense of freedom.

On the other hand an overly strict upbringing result in either rigidity or lack of self-discipline and self-control.

Getting it right is tricky. This has been handled previously by culture and tradition, but that is breaking down and parenting is now hit and miss.

Ryan Harris said...



When I was a kid in the 70s, phonics was controversial. Pretty tame by comparison to post modernist "intersectionality" where any authority or discomforting words are deemed hateful.