Confucianism: still relevant in today's world?

I'd love to know what educators think about confucianism. Are the teachings and laws that sprung from them in various Aisian communities still used, respected and/or influencial on the lives of people in the present world? In particular, I'd be interested in students' perspectives, as I am going to survey my own 6th grade students to get their feelings on the subject via my eboard. Students from other districts, as well as from classrooms across the world are invited to weigh in on my eboard which can be found at http://www4.eboard.com/eboard/servlet/BoardServlet?ACTION=BOARD_SHO.... Or can you suggest another way to share opinions?