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AnonymousMohist perspective:
As a Mohist, I highly respect my father but the law also needs to be respected, in my eyes. My family has taught me to respect all people and things as they were my own. My father did not do so and my philosophy is to treat the victim of the crime with respect as I would my father. The ruler of the land must know what happened so that justice can be inflicted on him. As a mohist, I know my father would also agree that he must pay for his crimes as that would ensure our society remains stable and our values actually mean something.
Anonymous*Session 2: Mohist Father
As a Mohist, I understand that my father’s choices and actions were out of self-interest. I do believe that actions that benefit ALL helps our family and society as a whole, and that actions that are selfish and harm others deserve punishment- as this keeps our state in order. Humans naturally, without law are too chaotic. I Love my father and respect him, I wish he regarded others as he would regard his own… and that his actions followed along the lines of a more universal love.
AnonymousMy justice would be quick and thorough. My dad would get punished according the legal code and my emotions would be taken out of the equation. The needs and order of the state supersede any individual desires or wants.
AnonymousSimilar to my classmate, Yeshen, I concur exactly with Yeshen's statement as a fellow Confuscian. Although, my dad has made a terrible mistake, it is my belief that I must still respect my elder and trust that through my obedience to the ritual of relationship this respect of not questioning him will also help my dad acknowledge his behavior and change for the good.
clay dubeAnonymousMy students chose the US 2017 stamp as their top favorite, Australia 2005 as their second favorite, and the Aaland 2017 as their third choice, but that was my favorite. Esaul thinks that the reason so many countries make Lunar New year stamps is that it is a good tradition that they love. Maximus thinks that they are helping China to not waste their money. Lupe says that it is to remember a tradition. They noticed that the Rooster is only made in certain years, and this year happens to be the year of the Rooster, but that every year is a different animal that they celebrate. (These are 8 year old students) Sydney thinks that in the future, more people will follow along with the Lunar New Year because they will learn from it.
(I am typing this as they are talking. I'm showing them how we submit our homework into the forum, after we have read.)
AnonymousI really enjoyed the debate in class, I found that the debate helped me understand the Legalist perspective. My students would really benefit from being part of debates and role plays. My students would be able to collaborate with each other leading up to the debate to research about the different perspectives and to craft arguments and counter arguments. At the end students could decide who won based on a provided criteria.
AnonymousLegalist Perspective:
I would turn in my father to the proper authorities. Everyone needs to follow the rules or suffer the consequences. I would not want to involve other family members or have others suffer as a result of my father so I would go ahead and have him take responsibility for his actions. Hopefully, he will learn to follow the law.
AnonymousAs a Confucianist, my first priority is to my familial and fatherly reverence, and to have a respect for the state. I know that, regardless of my feelings, my father broke the law for his own reasons, and tho I may not agree or understand why, it is not my place to judge him. He leaves our family in a precarious position, and as the eldest son the responsibility now lies with me to maintain our family and uphold our name.
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I think the various philosophies we looked at were a good snapshot of various kinds of thinking. I think that, as a soup of ideas to draw from, it can form a strong foundation for a culture to grow. I wonder if it's reasons like that, and a sort of Isolation, "not invented here" kind of thinking that drew China, and other East Asian cultures, away from the wider world.
AnonymousI found all philosophies interesting. I also thought that assigning different philosophies and religions to the class was a good way to hold students accountable to participate in the debate we had tonight. I was thinking of having a lesson that focuses on tonight's lesson. I teach 7th grade World History, and I know that these students enjoy debating about any topic, as long as they are talking. For next year, I plan to create a lesson where I group students and assign the same philosophies and religions that we discussed in class. However, I plan to have students read primary or secondary sources and give them a worksheet with pertinent questions to help them extract information in preparation for their debate. Once they have done the research, they will all sit in for a Socratic seminar, select a representative to sit at the front and argue why their philosophies should be practiced above others. Once the first round is complete, another set of students will sit in the front and defend/present any points that their counterpart missed.
AnonymousHere is a lesson I created to use in my classroom:
Directions: a rice farmer, a Buddhist monk, a government official, and a geographer all feel competent to speak on any of the following topics. Who is really best qualified? Who is the specialist in each field? Place the letter of the correct specialist:
1. The forested region of Thailand
2. The life of Siddhartha Gautama
3. the amount of rice exported each year
4. the monsoon rains in Southeast Asia
5. Harvesting rice
6. the causes of suffering
7. the art of meditation
8. the Me Nam River Basin
9. the amount of rice produced per acre
10. the pagodas in Thailand
11. the number of Buddhists living in Bangkok
12. the virtues of simple life
13. the rice festival in Bangkok
14. the temple of the Emerald Buddha
15. the attainment of Nirvana
Pretend you are rice farmer, the Buddhist monk, the government official, or the geographer. Write a guest editorial for the local newspaper revealing your professional attitude toward the opinion about the approaching monsoon season.
AnonymousTaoism believes in uncarved wood - everything is perfect, there is no need to carve and shape it. The central idea of Taoism is 无为， don't do things and leave things as they are. Therefore, book is a problem because it shapes people's ideas. I'm not sure how to instill Taoism in my students. I would introduce Taoism along with other philosophies and let my students choose their side and present their ideas whether they want to accept or refute Daoism.
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AnonymousBuddhism believes that all things come from desires. Desire may lead to greed. A conventional Buddhist saying is that one is always happy if he is content. Is desire positive or negative? Does it ultimately lead to positive change or to greed? When I introduce Taoism to my students, I'll post questions on Buddhism's thought on desire on a discussion forum on either Canvas or Blackboard. Students would post their answers to the questions and respond to the peers' posts.
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AnonymousConfucianism's ethic governs human relations; its central purpose is to know how to behave in relation to others. The relationship hierarchy is that Ruler is at the top, and his officials should obey him; son obeys father; wife obeys husband, etc. If this relationship order is violated, the offender may be punished. Therefore, Chinese people tend to agree with authorities, and students tend to agree with academic authorities. They may be perceived as disrespectful students if they challenge a well-establish school of thoughts. When I introduce Confucius concepts of human relations, students will have the freedom to choose one set of relations to explore, such as ruler vs officials; husband vs wife, teacher vs student, parent vs child, and write a paper about the chosen relationship. I would encourage them to study the complexity of relationships in ancient and modern society to sharpen their critical thinking skills. For example, what is the gender role for women in ancient China and today?
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AnonymousThis is a nice lesson plan that clearly defines objectives with good activities. I especially like "Each One Teach One" activity that engages all students to participate in learning. I would follow this model to divide my class into four large groups, each to focus on one of the four philosophies. I would add a component - a moderator is chosen from the class and coordinate the debates among the four groups. The moderator may be a mediator if the debates are overheated.