Last Thursday (1 September), schools in Hong Kong opened as scheduled, and many parents accompanied their children back to school.
Wear a mask, take your temperature, disinfect frequently, show your quick test records... In Hong Kong under the epidemic, many epidemic prevention steps have become commonplace, and students have entered the campus in an orderly manner.
In the new semester, many schools have new curriculum arrangements, but recently a famous School in Hong Kong has caused controversy!
Kneel down to serve tea
Hong Kong Fujian Affiliated Primary School Opened Controversy...
The Affiliated School of Hosien Secondary School (Fujian Primary School) in Hong Kong launched a new "Filial Piety" theme course in the new school year, inviting about 60 parents of students to participate in the "Filial Piety Ceremony" with their children on the first day of the school year, including cutting their nails, breaking bones and kneeling down to serve tea, in order to experience and learn the spirit of filial piety and respect for elders.
The school originally wanted to educate students on filial piety through this activity, so that students not only paid attention to themselves, but also began to learn to pay attention to their parents.
After all, filial piety culture has a long history in China, it is a concept and spirit, it is the foundation of people, the source of social responsibility awareness, and an important part of traditional Chinese culture.
But the event caused an uproar among Hong Kong netizens and caused widespread discussion.
Some people think that the school's filial piety culture is too formalistic and too traditional, especially when kneeling down to serve tea is accused of filial piety.
In response to netizens' questioning, the school principal said: "Kneeling" is a etiquette that expresses extreme respect. This ritual is still practiced in many parts of Asia. In Hong Kong, some daily popular culture is still everywhere, such as: weddings, religion, worship of teachers, Chinese New Year tea, etc., purely to express respect.
"Kneeling down to serve tea" is a pure expression of respect for parents and should not be understood as humiliation and submission.
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The reason why a simple school day activity caused such a big storm is because Fujian Affiliated Primary School is one of the more popular direct-funded schools in Hong Kong.
Moreover, with the two major advantages of "loving the country and Hong Kong" and using Mandarin as a Chinese teaching, it has become the first choice for many new arrival families in the mainland.
The affiliated school of Fujian Middle School is a direct-funded English primary school, and the Fujian Middle School in Kwun Tong is the Jielong School, the primary school can be directly promoted to the middle school, and the Fujian Middle School is a direct-funded middle school for boys and girls with a history of 71 years, founded by the Fujian Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong in 1951. The school is accepting applications for Primary One admission in 2023-24, and the deadline is October 8.
The affiliated school of Fujian Middle School is an English school that pays attention to the rising English ability of students, so more than a dozen foreign teachers are hired to teach English and create a good language environment.
However, the school also attaches great importance to students' language skills, except for Chinese subjects taught in Mandarin, culture and life education in Cantonese, and the rest of the subjects are taught in English. Most subjects are taught by both foreign and local English teachers. Chinese set up Activities such as Putonghua TELEVISION Stations and Putonghua Ambassadors to enhance students' communication skills. Literary elements such as poetry are added to the high school curriculum to cultivate students' ability to appreciate Chinese culture. The school's annual tuition fee is $35,750.
The first round of interviews will be held on October 15 or 22, and the second round of interviews will be held on November 12, and the results of the interviews will be announced by email before November 25. The school will hold a phase 2 interview in February 2023, when students who registered after the deadline of the first phase will be accepted, and some candidates or parents will be invited to participate according to the student's interview performance in the first phase.
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