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.”
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.