这几天，社会上以及网络对莫小新“裸体教学”行为争议声不断，有表示认同和接受的，也有对这种教育方式的严肃性提出质疑的。业内人士认为，莫教授的“裸体教学”行为，可以理解为是对艺术的挑战和献身。文化部教育科技司田军亭表示，莫小新的夸张做法不宜采用和推广。

An art teacher has caused a stir by taking all his clothes off in front of a class to make a point while giving a lecture.

Mo Xiaoxin, an assistant professor of art at the Teachers' University of Technology in Changzhou, Jiangsu Province, stunned¹ 30 students by stripping naked .

The teacher said he wanted to emphasis the power of the body and "confront taboos²."

Mo was teaching a class on physical art and humanity culture studies, the first course of its kind to be approved by the Ministry³ of Culture. It has been running for six years.

Mo's action, which was not expected by his students, stunned all those present, and has led to heated debate after being reported on Tuesday by a local newspaper.

"Mo's nudity might have disgusted many students who weren't prepared to see the unattractive body of an old man," said Wang Xiongjun, a college student in Beijing.

However, people in art circles say they can understand Mo's action.

According to Zhuang Tianming, dean of the Art Research Institute under Nanjing Museum, teaching with nude⁴ models is common in the art world, with teachers themselves sometimes acting⁵ as nude models.

"In Mo's case, the motivation for his action should be considered before any judgement is made," he told China Daily.

"The action is excusable if it was part of the lesson," said Zhuang, adding that nudity was fundamental to studying physical beauty and sketching⁶.

Zhuang said it is a pity society is not tolerant enough towards the artistic⁷ use of nudity.

However, an official with the Ministry of Culture said Mo's nude teaching was an improper⁸ act, reported Beijing News.

Vocabulary:

make a point: 证明自己的观点，文中指“言传身教”

stripping naked: 脱衣全裸