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Writing on water: Letter to a Chinese parent on music and education

Writing on water: Letter to a Chinese parent on music and education

Aurelio Porfiri
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After having lived and worked in Macau for 7 years, mostly in the field of education, the author felt the urge to write a letter to a Chinese parent, a letter that he hoped would serve to say those things that for lack of communication were left unsaid. Those years were a time of struggles and joys, with the sufferance of communicating in a culture that is not open to the world. The situation of Macau is certainly peculiar, but it is not impossible that most of what is said here will resonate around all the Chinese world, especially mainland China and in some ways also in Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Singapore.
It may seem a pessimistic book, but it is not: it is indeed very optimistic regarding the quality of the students and their potential, but it is less optimistic thinking about the mindset that prevents students from expressing themselves fully. This mindset is certainly defended by the parents, thinking they are doing good and the best for their kids. The author of this book is not convinced that they are going in a good direction and he tries with this book to open up a debate, a debate that certainly he is not the first to start but that in the Chinese world is not really considered worthy of discussion. After having seen many things and situations, and out of sincere love for the wonderful students he was lucky enough to meet, the author hopes that in the future, other teachers will not feel that they are writing on water, but that their work, because of the change of mentality, will last generation after generation.
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"Because when people talk about Chinese culture they think about great philosophers, artists, statesmen; but is this culture still the Chinese culture we are talking of today? You may think that mine is an isolated voice about all the issues that I have mentioned until now to you about the importance of a different kind of education, about the importance of music education to be more encouraged and relevant".

"But the problem is always there: the people in charge of music education, or in charge of training music teachers in Macau, are the outcome of that kind of society and so the cycle is never ending and unfortunately, as I can imagine, it will never really stop".

"And because of that difference between learning and education, a difference that I felt on my own skin, I started to be so pessimistic about the future of education in China, where everything is about success without a purpose".

"Indeed, the problem of education cannot wholly be placed on the shoulders of teachers, students and school administrators".

"Don't worry, the problem is not just a Macau problem, or a China problem: it is a world problem".
Language
English
Pages
41
Format
Kindle Edition
Publisher
Chorabooks
Release
June 01, 2016

Writing on water: Letter to a Chinese parent on music and education

Aurelio Porfiri
0/5 ( ratings)
Read Download
After having lived and worked in Macau for 7 years, mostly in the field of education, the author felt the urge to write a letter to a Chinese parent, a letter that he hoped would serve to say those things that for lack of communication were left unsaid. Those years were a time of struggles and joys, with the sufferance of communicating in a culture that is not open to the world. The situation of Macau is certainly peculiar, but it is not impossible that most of what is said here will resonate around all the Chinese world, especially mainland China and in some ways also in Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Singapore.
It may seem a pessimistic book, but it is not: it is indeed very optimistic regarding the quality of the students and their potential, but it is less optimistic thinking about the mindset that prevents students from expressing themselves fully. This mindset is certainly defended by the parents, thinking they are doing good and the best for their kids. The author of this book is not convinced that they are going in a good direction and he tries with this book to open up a debate, a debate that certainly he is not the first to start but that in the Chinese world is not really considered worthy of discussion. After having seen many things and situations, and out of sincere love for the wonderful students he was lucky enough to meet, the author hopes that in the future, other teachers will not feel that they are writing on water, but that their work, because of the change of mentality, will last generation after generation.
_______________________________________________________________________________________
"Because when people talk about Chinese culture they think about great philosophers, artists, statesmen; but is this culture still the Chinese culture we are talking of today? You may think that mine is an isolated voice about all the issues that I have mentioned until now to you about the importance of a different kind of education, about the importance of music education to be more encouraged and relevant".

"But the problem is always there: the people in charge of music education, or in charge of training music teachers in Macau, are the outcome of that kind of society and so the cycle is never ending and unfortunately, as I can imagine, it will never really stop".

"And because of that difference between learning and education, a difference that I felt on my own skin, I started to be so pessimistic about the future of education in China, where everything is about success without a purpose".

"Indeed, the problem of education cannot wholly be placed on the shoulders of teachers, students and school administrators".

"Don't worry, the problem is not just a Macau problem, or a China problem: it is a world problem".
Language
English
Pages
41
Format
Kindle Edition
Publisher
Chorabooks
Release
June 01, 2016

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