Mar 25, 2024
Model United Nations is when a bunch of students gather to discuss an international problem or crises, acting as a United Nations committee. Each delegate (or two delegates) acts as one country, and has to research their country’s stance on a given topic. That all...
Mar 25, 2024
I participate in many speech and debate competitions. I have debated in minor contests at my school and spoken at major events hosted by the government. I enjoy the spotlight when I stand on stage with a microphone in front of me and the focused gaze of my audience....
Dec 31, 2023
School is full of backstabbers. A backstabber is a “friend” that betrays you in order to drag you down. The most common type of backstabbing is when your “friend” talks behind your back. Dealing with this can be tricky. Sometimes you just have to learn to deal with...
Oct 15, 2023
Exams, grades, and cram schools make up Taiwanese students’ everyday lives. My classmates and I are constantly sleep-deprived from memorizing Chinese poetry. Teachers are training us to memorize everything and work for high scores. However, being a test-taking machine...
Jun 7, 2023
I am a student at DunHua Junior High, which is one of the top three public junior high schools in Taipei. People rate junior high schools by admission rates to top high schools, and the percentage of DunHua students being accepted into the best public high schools in...
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