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Kind lessons for robber and society

Before this question is answered, it is not meaningful to argue whether Li's protection of the robber is reasonable - or legal - or not. What is more important is the motive behind Li's action.

In what Li said to the young man, we see a loving mother and a professional teacher.

"Your parents must have undergone many hardships to bring you up. How can you do such a thing?" This is the typical language a teacher uses to urge his/her students to learn to be good. But the robber is not Li's student. And this is exactly why Li is admirable.

Faced with a robber who had lost his weapon in the tussle, the former teacher chose not to run away from possible danger but to educate the young man on ethics. This may appear to be "pedantically doltish", as Li's critics put it. But it is actually the natural act of a conscientious teacher. She did so out of both a mother's and a teacher's love for youngsters.

What a noble feeling.

This is - or should be - an intrinsic feeling of all teachers as a profession. However, this feeling is dying among a considerable - though small - number of teachers. There are two reasons why this is happening.

First, some teachers are too occupied with their efforts to earn money from parents who force their children to attend extra-curricular courses. Their love for students has been overtaken by their desire for money.

Second, the education authorities' excessive emphasis on "respecting students" encouraged some students to hurt their teachers' feelings. For many years, the authorities and "education experts" have encouraged students to be defiant to their teachers. And incorrect interpretations of the Law on Protection of Minors by parents have deterred teachers from criticizing students for their misconduct.