Australian students now lack manners and respect

By Chalkie
Community contribution / August 27, 2018

Earlier this year I had the opportunity to visit and teach in China. Although it might be tempting to think that children are the same the world over, I noticed significant differences between Chinese students and their Australian counterparts.

The first was their attitude to school, their good manners and respect for their teachers.

The cynical reader will immediately ...

This story appeared in the September 2018 edition of Australian Teacher Magazine.

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