Sinology, where to go?
The abnormal heat
of sinology in China has caused a lot of problems. According to Provisions
for prohibiting obstruction to the implementation of compulsory education which
was published by Ministry of Education of China, organizations are not allowed
to pass on knowledge about "The three obediences and fourvirtues", divination, geomantic culture, and fortune-telling by using
sinology as an excuse.
However, although
Ministry of Education of China has taken action, the illegal educational institutions
still spring up and mislead parents to take their children to come and study
and pay for the courses with a large amount of money. In addition, the standard
of educational institutions is not clear and the teaching content is not
checked by the government.
Not only the
quality of teachers should be paid attention to, but also the intention that
parents ask their children to study sinology should be thought deeply.
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This picture shows that it is not available for burden alleviation totally. Picture from Xinhua Agency. |
Because of the new
trend of college entrance exam in China, “Chinese is the king” makes the
worried parents fail to be calm when they hear that learning sinology will help
their children get good grades in Chinese examination. The educational
institutions make full use of this ideology to gain much profit.
In addition,
comparative mentality also
plays an important role in this situation. Chinese parents are afraid that
their children will fall behind other children, they push their children to
attend different kinds of extra-curricular classes. Furthermore, parents hope
that their children can attend more classes than others. But in fact, children
will only suffer a lot of pressure and get bored with sinology because of their
pushy parents.
What is more,
sinology is not fit in society. Many contents of sinology are dross rather
than treasure. Traditional Chinese education should adapt to the current
society. People should integrate moral education into general education to
cultivate virtuous students. As for traditional sinology, people should have a
critical thinking and innovative consciousness to promote the development of
sinology.
To carry forward
sinology, it is time to standardize the market. Sinology education is a social
undertaking, it requires government, schools and educational institutions to
work together to promote the development. When teaching sinology, teachers need to change with children’s age and cognitive rules. The aim of learning sinology is
not memorizing all the words of traditional Chinese masterpieces but
understanding them. Sinology education needs to be combined with modern
society.
If the Chinese keep on
treating sinology in this abnormal way, they must push sinology into an awkward
condition.
Reference:
Xinhuanet. (2019). Reducing the
burden, a problem that has lasted for half a century. Retrieved from: http://www.xinhuanet.com/politics/2019-12/23/c_1125376667.htm
Xinhua Agency. (2018). The cost of
courses catches up with housing mortgage - local two sessions concern after school make up the heat. Retrieved from: http://www.xinhuanet.com/2018-01/29/c_1122335972.htm
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