The HBO film "Bad Education" (2020) is set against a corruption case that is not necessarily rare in China, but not in the United States. At the beginning of the 21st century, Frank, the superintendent of the affluent Long Island School District on the outskirts of New York, loved teaching and was good at activating the thinking of young people. At the same time, he also pursues a high standard of quality of life. Superintendents are among the highest paid among U.S. public officials, and Frank's current successor makes about $350,000 a year, close to President Trump's $400,000 and far more than New York Governor Cuomo's $250,000. It's just that for Frank, high wages may not easily support Manhattan's Upper East Side apartment expenses, and it's difficult to take gay lovers to and from London in first class on Concorde's supersonic flight.
Frank's character is well represented in the American public figure's ability to be stunned. When corruption was just showing the tip of the iceberg, he guided his colleagues to realize that it is the best solution to make big things small and trivial. Otherwise, the negative reports will reduce the admission rate of famous schools, reduce the value of real estate in the entire school district, and reduce future budgets. Scale, there are all kinds of harm and no benefit. His suggestion was adopted. Until the truth of this million-dollar case is revealed, he can still remain calm amid the betrayal, disdain, and contempt, hoping to get out of trouble by persuasion alone. The fallen officials were begging for mercy, trembling, paralyzed, kneeling, and jumping off the building. This film is suitable as a video reference for Chinese officials' etiquette training, learning to maintain basic human dignity when in trouble.
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