Top-ranked schools are more stressful | Zoe Chen – Grade 8

Top-ranked schools are more stressful | Zoe Chen – Grade 8

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...
All teens should have internet access | Kylie Ting – Grade 10

All teens should have internet access | Kylie Ting – Grade 10

Most teens have experienced a time when parents are super strict about using the internet, including limiting screen time and making strict and ridiculous rules. Moreover, many parents simply don’t give their teens any technological devices. However, these ways of...
The case of teenage jealousy | Chloe Hsu – Grade 11

The case of teenage jealousy | Chloe Hsu – Grade 11

Everyone gets jealous. Jealousy is inescapable, omnipresent, and devastating. As a teenager, I struggle a lot with jealousy and the insecurities that stem from it. Personally, it goes both ways: I feel jealous of a lot of people, and some people feel jealous of me....
How teenagers can achieve work-life balance | Victor Lu – Gap Year

How teenagers can achieve work-life balance | Victor Lu – Gap Year

Teenagers have a lot to do. They have to deal with academics, networking, and extracurricular activities, so many teenagers face anxiety and depression. Indeed, about 15 percent of teenagers experience clinical anxiety disorder. Clearly, teenagers need to decompress,...