(Clearwisdom.net) I am a teacher in a technical vocational college. During the past year, I have played videos about the Second Sino-Japanese War, the Anti-Rightist Movement, the Cultural Revolution, Falun Gong, and Divine Performing Arts. In addition, I used the format of a survey to let 40 students resign from the CCP and its affiliated associations.
While I taught in a university, I did similar things to clear up misconceptions, tell others about Falun Gong and expose the persecution. I have taught close to two thousand students in the school without being reported. Some practitioners were reported for clarifying the truth in classrooms. Here, after consideration, I would like to share my experiences on clarifying the truth in classrooms:
- With a compassionate mind, actively communicate with the students. Let your students know that you are a good person and someone with knowledge and talent in order to build up mutual trust.
- Truth clarification has to be done in an orderly fashion. Sometimes, I found that some students agreed with my points, but flipped to the other side after a couple days. This was caused by the fact that they did not fully digest the truth. Why are there so many words in the Nine Commentaries? It is to explain the facts thoroughly in an orderly fashion.
- Methods used should be various and diverse. The best way to clarify the truth is to use video clips because seeing something once is better than hearing it a hundred times. Great talks are still not as effective as good videos. It's very bad that some teachers were reported for clarifying the truth. If videos are used, especially some carefully edited ones that relate to classroom content, students can generally be persuaded. Sometimes, I mailed informational DVDs to the dormitory rooms. I let them watch and discuss the DVDs in their dorms. Afterwards, I played videos to clarify the truth in class. The effect is better if they can receive the same information from both inside and outside of the classroom. After a few students understand the facts thoroughly, they will help to clarify the truth to others in the dorms.
In addition, we need to closely connect our truth-clarification with classroom content and the problems of today's society. For instance, we can ask, "Students, what is Chinese culture's heritage? We can come to know that by watching the following video program." Then, the program for Divine Performing Arts could be played. After that, we could guide students to think about the relationship between the dancers and Falun Gong.