I spoke to another teacher about my issue with receiving a mixed cocktail from a 16 year old student after class. What he said is kind of interesting.
He told me a story about when he taught at a school for 14 year olds. One day, some students invited him to a party on the roof of the school. When he got there, he was shocked when students puled out cigarettes and started to offer him some.
He said that he was obligated to accept and not to do anything because he did not want the students not to like him.
I find this very strange, on many levels.
It is not permissible for students to drink or smoke, but if they are caught doing it, they receive basically no punishment.
Many parents do not understand that drinking is not particularly healthy for kids.
When a friend was in high school, he mentioned that in another class at his school, some boys drank beer when a teacher was out side of class. They got drunk and started trying to grope and kiss female students.
In the USA, this would lead to criminal charges, lawsuits, and the like.
In China, the school separated the students by putting them in separate classes.
I am told that alcohol is a major problem in China. Not just in schools.
However, no one does any education of students about the effects of daily drinking or dependance.
My friend also told me that there is no sex education of any kind in China. Children either learn from their parents or friends.
He said that it is not uncommon for girls to think that they can get pregnant from kissing a boy.
So, students spend all day at school. They study from 7:00 AM to 10:00 PM. Yet no one bothers to educate them about basic life issues like alcohol, drugs, sex, and relationships.
The result of the lack of sex education is alot of teen age girls have abortions.
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