Teachers play a role in school education. They teach (student) how to study knowledge and how to /bɪ'kʌm/ successful people. So more and more people respect (尊敬) teachers around world.
A middle school in North China asks students to bow (鞠躬) to teachers /wen/ they meet their teachers. This school is Shangshu Middle School in Handan, Hebei Province. The school asks students to bow to their teachers before every class, after their morning run and at (others) specified (规定的) time this term. Teachers should in return. The new rules are part of a new "etiquette (礼仪) program" in order to reinforce (加强) traditional Chinese values.
What's more, the school regards bows and foot washing their homework. On weekends, students should bow to their parents and (wash) the feet of their elders.
According to the rules, a /raɪt/ bow stops at 90 degrees and should last more than 10 seconds.
The school is asking parents to keep eyes on their children's etiquette by (take) photos and posting them to a school talk group.
