According to Hong Kong media reports on December 13, Hong Kong Yuen Xuan Primary School played a 5-minute historical documentary provided by the Hong Kong Education Bureau in the first-grade moral education class on the 9th, introducing the "Nanjing Massacre", the atrocities committed by the Japanese invaders. The bloody and violent scenes scared students to tears, and some parents complained. The Hong Kong Education Bureau responded on the 12th that "history is history and cannot be avoided."
The broadcast of the documentary
was recommended by the Hong Kong Education Bureau.
Hong Kong's "Sing Tao Daily" said that the documentary was "The Long March of the Century" produced by Radio Hong Kong and was recommended by the Hong Kong Education Bureau. .

Documentary screenshot source: Hong Kong media
documentary warned that "some shots may cause some viewers to be emotionally disturbed." The narration also mentioned that "from the day the Japanese army occupied Nanjing, it had become a bloody slaughterhouse; by the people who laid down their weapons, Prisoners, peaceful residents; old men in their 70s and 80s, to babies just a few days old, all became targets of massacre by the Japanese army." The massacre was processed and lasted for nearly one minute.


Video screen
The Hong Kong Education Bureau responded on the 12th that there is no hard requirement that schools should broadcast documentaries to all classes without distinction. The documentaries recommended in the teaching materials are public information and have been broadcast on Hong Kong free television. Schools can flexibly adopt relevant teaching materials based on school conditions and professional judgment. At the same time, he also said that learning the history of the Anti-Japanese War is part of the curriculum. History is history and cannot be avoided. The war itself is cruel. He hopes that all walks of life will understand that understanding national history is an important part of teaching the next generation. He calls on the public to trust the education profession and teachers. Guidance, don’t be misled by one-sided remarks.
The school said it will carefully consider students' feelings
and adjust teaching materials according to the situation
According to the "Sing Tao Daily" report, the school involved recently issued an online notice saying that it was "distressed" that some students were frightened and would provide emotional counseling to students in need. The school explained that the teaching materials provided by the Education Bureau were used in the class that day, with the aim of allowing students to understand the importance of peace. emphasized that they would pay more attention in the future, carefully consider the students' feelings, and appropriately adjust the teaching materials according to the conditions of different classes, so that they can accept nationality and peace. National responsibility education.

Pictures of Yuanxuan Primary School from Hong Kong media
Parents: Forgetting history is betraying the past
Primary school students: Not afraid, because I know it is history
Hong Kong media came to Yuanxuan Primary School on the 13th to conduct a survey. Most parents interviewed thought that the introduction in class There is nothing wrong with conducting patriotic education during a tragic national crisis. "As parents, we have the obligation to let our children understand the history of their country. If you forget history, you are betraying the past. "

"A lot of external information has very scary fragments, haven't you read them all? You can't talk about this historical event but not tell him "Look." "Some children may be harmed. "I'm afraid, but if you tell them this is history, they should be able to accept it."

Some parents also mentioned that on this basis, they also hope that the school will make certain improvements in teaching methods. The Education Bureau's guidance to the school is also a bit vague. When the Education Bureau provides teaching material guidelines to primary and secondary schools, it indicates which grade levels they are applicable to.
Hong Kong media also interviewed a primary school student about this matter. He said that because the Japanese army continued to kill Chinese people, it was a bit scary, but when asked if he was afraid, he replied, "Not afraid, because I know this is history."

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