Healthy teen growth

through Moral Education

In discussion of China & US
2011 Norway Attack
69 youth died
Dozens of people wounded
Crime rate in America

361.6 to 381.6 per 0.1 million

Crime rate in China

The trend of younger

criminals down to
13.25
 Crime rate across the world
World youth arrested:

Every 4 min: one alcohol-related crime

Every 7 min: one drug crime
“ ”—— Win people by virtue
Leadership, determination and faith
Incorporation of Moral discipline in Child Edu?

America = China
Why is juvenile delinquency still high?

——Moral Education Deficiency

 #1 Government Regulations?
1986
The State Education Commission of China ☑

2014-2015
Guidelines for the Education of Excellent Traditional Chinese Culture ☑
 1965
Elementary and Secondary Education Act ☑
2012
FERPA (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act) ☑
2004
The Legislature establishing requirements for civic and character
education ☑
 #2 Parental Supervision?

American single job workers avg. working time/week : 34.4h

20-30 hours less every week than in the 19th century

Statistics of reported nonnegligent manslaughter rate in us since 1990
 30h work/week——already struggle

“Not spending enough time with their kids”

 #3 Children’s daily moral exposure?

Kids are active information processors”

Exposure to TV models change opinions, attitudes, moral values
Action movies:
19.8% -- 27.2% of US box office (2012-2015)
Expand target population : non-adult
Present solutions
#1 Education Reform in China?
“To foster virtue through education” 2018
Challenges——
• Improper curriculum design
• Exam-oriented education
• Massive class occupation
#2 Guide through media?
MTV documentary <16 and Pregnant>
4.3% reduction in US teen births during broadcasting (2009-2010)
Challenges——
• Time, energy, money?
• <A Bite of China>
• $4.5million
#3 Increase Parental Participation?
RTT program?
UNESCO?
Parental Education Guideline?

• Demonstrate various virtues and encourage the child to copy his or

her own behavior
• Issue a series of imperatives and punish if failure to abide by them
• Tell the child stories with moral lessons in order to elicit favorable
behavior and to discourage unfavorable behavior
Challenges——
• Too general to implement
• Do not solve root of the cause
Conclusion
#1 Strengthening school rules
• Carry out long-term moral education
curriculum
• Revise China's education system
#2 Government take the lead
• Provide resources and funding for
• Entertainment media: increase population impacted
#3 Modify Corporates’ Rules
• Permission for time off
e.g Parent-teacher conferences / Parent-child activities
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