Education
An Interview With Andrew Chu – Advice to High School Students : Tricia Liao – Grade 10
Andrew Chu, a final year student at The Chinese University of Hong Kong, was supposed to finish his last year of study this year. Instead, he suspended his studies and got a job at Gogoro – the famous scooter and battery company. For most Asian students, finding a job after graduating from university isn’t easy, […]
Differences Between AP and IB: Phil Wang – Grade 9
To go to a great college, you have to start working hard from when you’re in grade 9. Most people go to honors at grade 9 and 10. At grade 11, some people will go to classes called AP or IB. You might think that AP and IB are the same as the honor classes, […]
5 Differences Between Eastern Learning and Western Learning: Brian Tu – Grade 9
Do you think Western education is better than Eastern education? I totally agree, but both still have their strong points and weaknesses. Here are a few comparisons. 1. “Struggle” means different things Many researchers and psychologists, such as Dr. Jin Li and Dr. Jim Stigler say that many Easterners learn through struggle. On the other […]
School uniforms are the worst | Raymond Hu – Grade 11
High school students in Taiwan always wear uniforms. This has been a tradition for decades, a tradition that annihilates students’ self-esteem, a tradition that should be completely deleted. First, schools are already prison. Schools use classrooms to restrain students, take away their freedom, prohibit items unnecessary for learning, and even monitor what kids can eat. […]
New school, new life: Kevin Chen – Grade 10
As we get older we enter an environment where we learn to not only study, but also to have fun — this is high school. School is now a blank slate; new friends and new schedule, it all starts from zero again. At the end of junior high, we have an important test to judge […]
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