Esat V.S west

East VS. West:
The force-fed Taiwanese educational system vs. the free Canadian one

“Ouch! …8…9…Ouch!” an Asian student bawls as he receives 10 strikes for his failure of only achieving 90% for Math. Across the Pacific, a classroom full of laughter as the teacher announces that everyone has done a good job on his test: a B for everyone. What a contrast for the same age students! The Taiwanese educational system is cruel; the Canadian one, humane. The Taiwanese educational system and the Canadian one differ in what the teachers teach, how the teachers teach, school restrictions and how much the parents need to pay for tuition.

The Taiwanese educational system is dull. The school board assigns everything. A standard timetable with the courses chosen by the officials is given to every student. In the other words, students don’t have the privileges to choose the courses they want. There are 7 classes per day from 7:00AM to 5:00PM, including a cleaning session at the beg...