NHCE-BIII-Unit 3 III: Leading-in
In one scene, Datong’s son Denise had a fight with his American friend, whose father was the colleague of Datong. Datong slapped Denise, which shocked John. Datong explained later that slapping his son was an act of showing respect and giving “Mianzi” (face) to him.
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NHCE-BIII-Unit 3 III: Leading-in
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①Why does John feel shocked?
②What cultural differences are presented here?
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John couldn’t understand the Eastern culture which honors the truth that gold needs to be hammered, and the child must be beaten. (玉不琢不成器，铁不打不成钢) Chinese people think that beating children is out of love for them, while Americans think beating children is an violation of their rights.
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NHCE-BIII-Unit 3 III: Leading-in
2.Educational Differences between East and West at the Macro-Level
Case Study Based on a True Incident
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NHCE-BIII-Unit 3 III: Leading-in
有一次，荷兰首相来中国访问。中方安排他的夫人参观幼儿园。当时天空飘着雨丝，礼宾车队抵达幼儿园门口时，只见门口两边齐刷刷地站了两队小朋友，一色儿的白衬衣、蓝裤子、白球鞋，一律昂首挺胸，站得笔直，一见首相夫人下来，负责的老师做了个“起”的手势，小朋友全部有节奏地挥舞着手中颜色鲜艳的塑料花，异口同声地喊“欢迎、欢迎、热烈欢迎”。
首相夫人在孩子们的夹道欢迎下走进一间幼儿园的教室开始参观。只见整个教室鸦雀无声，孩子们个个在座位上纹丝不动，双手放在背后，稚气的脸上表情非常严肃，首相夫人很快结束了参观。
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