Don't worry, every Chinese easily finds the irony in "Thanksgiving" when he/she thinks about the "good Indian". Knowing does meaning appreciation. To be fair the Americans have been quite reserved about such things since it is also very non-PC in the States. One just needs to add a bit of pepper on the the flower version of history.
Also, I am not quite sure, maybe the religion history in the Christian-sphere gave the higher toleration level to hypocrisy. But hypocrisy can be very severe accuse in Chinese culture.
Also, I am not quite sure, maybe the religion history in the Christian-sphere gave the higher toleration level to hypocrisy. But hypocrisy can be very severe accuse in Chinese culture.
Sure about what?
Why would Chinese students need to know much about Christmas?
And Thanksgiving??????????? That is purely American, right?
Surely you don't expect Chinese curriculum to consider these 2 as priority.
Are these ethnic Chinese students that enroll in US school? I am confused by your example.
Going by your example, I do not think Chinese would expect an American that enroll in Chinese school to know about Confucius. Do US school teach Confucianism???
And what is that got to do with religious activity in school?
Surely you do not expect Chinese school to have Thanksgiving cerebration, that would cause quite a controversy. Student can learn about Thanksgiving in American history class or they can learn about it by themselves outside school.
This is what happen when US embassy in China try to promote Thanksgiving in 2012.
If you can read Chinese, you can see that there are quite a number of Chinese people that are sympathetic to the fate of Native Americans and don't think much about Thanksgiving.
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