S=Son M=Mom

S：Mom, I finally know the story of the statue in the campus.

M：That's great! Who is it then？

S：He's  the  founder  of  the Confucian school-Confucius.

M：You  mean the great educator-Master Kong.

S：Yes,  Mom.  My  teacher said he is known as the Sage, advocating ruling with benevolence and putting strong emphasis on the moral development.

M：Correct.  From  Han  Dynasty,   the Confucian school has become one of the pillars of Chinese society, dominating Chinese thought for over 2000 years. Besides, Confucius felt that everyone should be given an equal opportunity to receive schooling.

S：Wow, in that old time, the idea to receive schooling equally for everyone was really unbelievable.

M：That's right. By the way, do you have any idea of his teaching approaches or materials

S：Of course, my teacher said his students, after his death, compiled his teachings into " The Analects of Confucius."

M：Yes,  that's  a  very  classic  of  the Confucius teachings. And do you know what the main theme is in it？

S：Sure, he stressed that students should learn how to think and not just go for rote learning.

M：Very good! You've got more than I may think, darling. Wait a minute, have you memorized the twenty English words yet？

S：Oh, Mom, don't you forget Confucius' exhortation？

M：@#$%^&*......

兒子：媽，我終於知道學校裡放的銅像是誰了。
媽媽：太棒了！那是誰？
兒子：他是儒學的創始者──孔子。
媽媽：你是說偉大的教育者──孔夫子。
兒子：沒錯，媽。我老師說他是一位聖者，提倡以禮治國，而且強調道德的重要。
媽媽：是的，從漢朝起，儒學已經變成中國社會的主流，主導中國思想二千多年。除此之外，孔子也認為每一個人都有平等受教育的機會。
兒子：哇！在古代人人平等受教育的機會是非常難以想像的。
媽媽：沒錯。你知不知道孔夫子的教學方法和著作呢？
兒子：當然，我老師說，在他往生後，他的學生蒐集了他的言論成為《論語》。
媽媽：是的，那是孔子言論非常經典的一部。你知道主旨是講什麼嗎？
兒子：當然，他強調學生應該學習思考，而不只是死讀書。
媽媽：非常好，親愛的，你比我想像中還知道得更多。等一下，你那二十個英文單字背了沒？
兒子：喔，媽，難道您忘了孔子的諄諄教誨嗎？
媽媽：@#$%^&*......