At the Forest of Stone Tablets and at both lectures on Chinese language and culture, we learned about Confucius. We learned that the Confucian concept of filial piety is larger than how we respect and care for our elders and ancestors. It was about Confucius trying to influence the emperor, how the emperor treated the people, and how the people treated each other. It is about relationships: ruler to subjects; husband to wife; parent to children; sibling to sibling; and friend to friend. It is about love and benevolence. It is about the leader modeling the behavior and ethics of the relationship. Hmmmmm….relationships, relationships, relationships…My thoughts keep returning to the relationship base of our work of educating children, educating each other, and leading.
About the Tour
The UNL Confucius Institute is leading a group of 8 Nebraska educational administrators on a Chinese language and culture tour in China June 5 - 18, 2011. This tour is sponsored by a Chinese Bridge Fund from Hanban (The Office of Chinese Language Council International), a branch of Chinese Ministry of Education; Xi'an Jiaotong University (XJTU), and UNL Confucius Institute. Participants will visit schools and cultural sites in Beijing; engage in discussions with officials, principals and school teachers and attend seminars in Chinese language, history and culture.Recent Comments
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Marilyn Moore is the associate superintendent for Instruction at Lincoln Public Schools, and has experience as a teacher and administrator.
Bess Scott is the Director of Elementary Instruction at Lincoln Public Schools. She has been a principal, associate principal, coordinator and teacher at the elementary, middle, and high school level.
