Hong Kong says school children sang anthem too softly

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Hong Kong says school children sang anthem too softly - Lemmy.World

Hong Kong officials have singled out at least two schools for singing the Chinese national anthem “too softly”. Teachers at a third school have been asked to help students “cultivate habit and confidence” in singing it.  Hong Kong has redoubled the emphasis on “patriotic” education since 2020 when China cracked down on the city’s pro-democracy movement.  Officials said students’ voices at the Hong Kong and Macau Lutheran Church Primary School were “soft and weak” and “should be strengthened”. At Yan Chai Hospital Lim Por Yen Secondary School, teachers were told to “help students develop the habit of singing the national anthem loudly in unison”.

I remember getting scolded for not singing O Canada properly.

Why is this even a story? This shit happens in schools because wrestling kids to do stuff is hard.

Oh wait, I forgot, China bad.

Did a non-teacher, government official scold you directly? No? Ok, not the same thing then.

Does the principle count, or do you consider that a teacher? What about the superintendent?

People want to make a good impression on their superiors. There’s nothing wrong with that.

non-teacher, government official

Do Principals count? How about Superintendents?