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Introducing politics as curriculum in education
First of all I don't know where to put this story to, so maybe the mods can decide.
Second, I just feel I have to share this here because it absolutely horrifies me and disgusts me. In a sense it carries how I feel towards nationalism in China these days. It's too much. I don't mean to offend anyone or start a flamebaiting topic or story.
Third, I hope this thread can be used to shred a new perspective to seeing nationalism in China and discussing it in a more neutral, objective, and critical point of view. A reason why we reject others criticizing China is because they tend to be bashers with nothing constructive and valid to offer, not to mention their intents are bad. However with us we know why we are here, and thus as adults and most of us bearing no ill-feelings to China AND having some understanding of China, we are in better positions to be proper critics.
this article is saying that a kindergarten in china is organizing an event for their kids during sports day where they simulate taking diaoyu island by military force. in canada kids are learning peace, acceptance, and tolerance. in contrast in china they're teaching their next generations about war, hatred, and death? this is outrageous. totally makes my stomach turn.
It absolutely disgusts me to see this is what they are doing to kindergarten kids. Kids at that age should be happy, free of worries, innocent. The only things they should be learning should be love, acceptance, making simple moral judgements. The last thing they should EVER touch will be political. Let the adults deal with it.
Of course I anticipate some of the members may say that kids these days are playing with iPads and first person shooting games and have access to the internet and are getting cheeky, but that still doesn't mean they should be taught by us on these issues, and nor does it mean they have developed mature moral conscience yet on these matters. Finally, political views should first emerge with a basic foundation of philosophy and moral judgements. This is because politics is a means, and politics without a goal and moral guidance will be antisocial.
and for me, i blame this on the over-nationalism as well as the institutes for failing to recognize the importance of proper messages that they have the duty to teach to the kids. I will not attribute this to the entire country because its just the decision of a particular kindergarten, but I do raise my concerns that somehow such materials can even be permitted to be run is disgusting, and even more alarming is how there's a substantial group who feels it's ok, including parents. That just shows either how pervasive the sentiments had spread to, and how those people are incapable of making these distinctions
First of all I don't know where to put this story to, so maybe the mods can decide.
Second, I just feel I have to share this here because it absolutely horrifies me and disgusts me. In a sense it carries how I feel towards nationalism in China these days. It's too much. I don't mean to offend anyone or start a flamebaiting topic or story.
Third, I hope this thread can be used to shred a new perspective to seeing nationalism in China and discussing it in a more neutral, objective, and critical point of view. A reason why we reject others criticizing China is because they tend to be bashers with nothing constructive and valid to offer, not to mention their intents are bad. However with us we know why we are here, and thus as adults and most of us bearing no ill-feelings to China AND having some understanding of China, we are in better positions to be proper critics.
this article is saying that a kindergarten in china is organizing an event for their kids during sports day where they simulate taking diaoyu island by military force. in canada kids are learning peace, acceptance, and tolerance. in contrast in china they're teaching their next generations about war, hatred, and death? this is outrageous. totally makes my stomach turn.
It absolutely disgusts me to see this is what they are doing to kindergarten kids. Kids at that age should be happy, free of worries, innocent. The only things they should be learning should be love, acceptance, making simple moral judgements. The last thing they should EVER touch will be political. Let the adults deal with it.
Of course I anticipate some of the members may say that kids these days are playing with iPads and first person shooting games and have access to the internet and are getting cheeky, but that still doesn't mean they should be taught by us on these issues, and nor does it mean they have developed mature moral conscience yet on these matters. Finally, political views should first emerge with a basic foundation of philosophy and moral judgements. This is because politics is a means, and politics without a goal and moral guidance will be antisocial.
and for me, i blame this on the over-nationalism as well as the institutes for failing to recognize the importance of proper messages that they have the duty to teach to the kids. I will not attribute this to the entire country because its just the decision of a particular kindergarten, but I do raise my concerns that somehow such materials can even be permitted to be run is disgusting, and even more alarming is how there's a substantial group who feels it's ok, including parents. That just shows either how pervasive the sentiments had spread to, and how those people are incapable of making these distinctions
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