Struggle and Madness—A conflict between teachers and parents in the mainland of China
Shuchun Jia Shuchun Jia

Struggle and Madness—A conflict between teachers and parents in the mainland of China

Recently, an incident in China has attracted widespread attention. On October 14, 2024, Miss Xu, a high school teacher at Southwest University Affiliated Middle School, posted a series of irrational and impolite messages in a parent-teacher chat group. Some of her messages included statements like, “Everyone stay away from me,” “If I were dead, you’d have to bow to my body,” and “Get out of my sight.”

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Playing Badminton can control sexual impulse – Hong Kong new sex education curriculum 
Angel Chan Angel Chan

Playing Badminton can control sexual impulse – Hong Kong new sex education curriculum 

Controversy has sparked after the HKSAR Education Bureau’s release of teaching materials for the new curriculum of Citizenship, Economics and Society, designed for form 1 to 3 pupils (equivalent to year 8 to year 10 in England). The module 3.1 titled “Intimate Relationships with Affection and Propriety Part 2: Adolescents and intimate relationships” included worksheets to be completed in class. One component requires pupils to sign a commitment form during the first lesson of this module, promising to avoid sexual impulse and set limits in relationships – “I promise that I will develop self-discipline, self-control, and resistance to pornography” (picture 1). Some students view such a compulsory task as a violation of their autonomy as the Education Bureau has forcefully made the decision on their behalf. 

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