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N〇T LONG AGO a New York City Judge wrote to the New York Times saying that in the 17 years he had been on the bench, not one Chinese teenager had been brought before him on a juvenile delinquency charge.
We have heard kindred stories many times from divers sources. What is the explanation?
We venture this answer. To the Chinese people, filial piety is a cardinal virtue. This was one of the golden rules handed down through generations. A child of Chinese ancestry, no matter where he lives, is brought up to recognize that he cannot shame his parents. "Face" is the most important factor in life, one that governs his daily thinking and behavior pattern.
Before a Chinese child makes a move, he stops to think what the reaction of his parents will be. Will they be proud, or will they be ashamed? Above all other things, the Chinese teenager is anxious to please his parents.
Moreover he is taught to respect and care for his father and mother when they grow old. They learn from childhood to obey and respect their elders. They attend Chinese school for two hours each weekday to learn the language, good manners and a basic philosophy dating back to early Chinese philosophers.
The amazing record of the Chinese children and young people tends to support the claim that it is in both the home and the language school that the cure for juvenile delinquency will be found.
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