As this academic year comes to a close, teachers and administrators around the country are finding themselves in end-of-year meetings, discussing how to “finish the year off strong” and starting to ...

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CONFUCIUS recently received worldwide attention during the opening ceremonies of the Olympic Games in Beijing. Now the philosopher and teacher, who lived from 551 to 479 BC, gets the spotlight in the ...

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To begin with, “Confucius” was not the name of the celebrated Chinese philosopher. In China he is called “K’ung fu tzu” which means “Master of the K’ung Family” and some translators call him Master ...

When Shirley Yuen’s daughter Kristy was 12 years old, Kristy gave her mom an opportunity rarely granted to a mother of a preteen: a peek into her diary. What her mom read, however, was heartbreaking.

BEIJINGBEIJING — There’s a new face keeping Chairman Mao company on Tiananmen Square. A mammoth sculpture of the ancient philosopher Confucius was unveiled this week off one side of the vast plaza. It ...