It's no longer startling to see stories in the press of students and parents thinking that the behavior of such teachers is wrong, some teachers have even been physically attacked. Now we're hearing calls to "maintain respect for teachers" even from university campuses, where the nation's highest- ranking intellectuals are trained. This means that the traditional respect for teachers is being widely challenged all across contemporary society.
學生、家長不服而毆打老師的新聞已經不再震驚社會；而今日，連培育國家高級知識分子的大學校園亦發出「維護師道」呼聲，顯示傳統的尊師觀念在現代校園正普遍面臨挑戰。