This morning I was invited to join my teacher friend and her daughter, Rose, at her Confucius class.

This morning I was invited to join my teacher friend and her daughter, Rose, at her Confucius class. The parents and children read Confucius sayings and poems over and over again. The students are required to sit up straight in class and bow to their teacher and to a picture of Confucius when the walk into class. Besides reading, today the teacher also taught the students how to bow correctly. Pointing out how you must go 90 degrees when you bow to someone important, like a teacher. I guess it was the first time a foreigner attended the class because at the end the teacher asked me to say a few words to the class. I didn’t have time to prepare anything insightful to say so I just told them things like study hard and say thank you to their parents… The homework of this class was a list of things the student needs to do. This list said things like, say good morning to your parents, keep your room clean, help clean the chopsticks after dinner and study your school work. Even though there was never time for me to learn the translations of the poems we were saying, I really loved the class. I think it is a great way for children of today to connect with the history of their culture and learn how to be a good person. -- source link

More pics about