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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Socrates and Confucius are the founders of Western and Eastern Philosophy respectively, and their teachings bare many ...

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.

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.

A manuscript of commentaries about Confucianism written apparently between the sixth and early seventh centuries in China was confirmed in Japan, a discovery one scholar described as “invaluable.” It ...

Beijing — CONFUCIUS famously considered a good woman to be an illiterate woman. The ancient sage might want to eat his words: More than 2 1/2 millenniums after his death, he’s back in vogue, thanks in ...

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 ...