2016/08/11 |
Taiwan’s Education System is Failing Its Youth
Three young students share their views on an environment that often fosters more confusion and apprehension than success.
2016/08/04 |
Taiwan: Five Education Priorities for the New Government
'It is time for Taiwan to take serious action to modernize the education system in order to allow the country to thrive in the modern world.'
2016/07/13 |
Taipei Bans Bottled Water and Disposable Utensils in Schools
The Taipei City Government has decided to ban bottled water and disposable utensils from elementary and junior high schools in an attempt to teach young students about environmental issues.
2016/07/07 |
Taiwanese Parents Spend to Make Their Children More Competitive
During the summer vacation, many children in Taiwan will spend countless hours learning foreign languages or writing formulas in science class. And that's exactly where their parents want them to be.
2016/06/23 |
Overseas Study An ‘Escape Route’ for Young Chinese Women
For women from China’s post-1990 generation, the greater availability of educational opportunities and influences from transnational cultural and media flows mean they tend to see their own gendered identity in a more individualized way.
2016/06/14 |
FEATURE: Taiwanese Literature Studies on the Brink
As another university closes its department of Taiwanese literature, academics and students disagree on the reasons for its demise.
2016/01/04 |
Taipei City Announces No Homework During Summer and Winter Vacation
Wang Yong-zhi, a teacher at Wun-fu Elementary School in Kaohsiung City, says that various kinds of homework, such as ecology research or travel journals, might become the parents' homework if the parents bear the traditional sense of competitiveness for their children.
2015/10/14 |
South Korea Forcing Schools to Use Government-Issued History Textbooks
Opposing parties, students and scholars have criticized the government for distorting the history of South Korea, accusing the government for being against the democracy. More than 60 thousand professors disapprove the government's actions, along with dozens of university students, labor unions and religious and social movement organizations. Many citizens and student groups have taken to the streets and were driven away by the police.
2015/07/30 |
Being A School Principal in Taiwan is No Longer An Honor
Educators say teaching environments are making it difficult for principals to run their schools. They also say education competitiveness will decrease if conditions keep worsening.
2015/07/22 |
Over a Hundred Students Surround the Ministry of Education
Protesters say they aren't just defending the rights of students, but also the dignity of education.
