Education Survey
Science Losing Luster among Taiwan's Students
Nearly 70 percent of Taiwan's secondary students say they like science, but 80 percent do not want to become scientists. CommonWealth Magazine's 2010 Education Survey reveals they are being turned off by the way science is taught.
Ying-Ming Junior High School
Electronic Whiteboards Open 'Anywhere Door'
Electronic whiteboards have made classes at Kaohsiung's Ying-Ming Junior High more lively and interactive, transporting students back in history, over mountains and across seas, as if stepping through Doraemon's "Anywhere Door."
Jianguo High School
Tempering Science with the Human Spirit
Taiwan's oldest public high school also scores the greatest scientific accomplishments. Yet it is dedication to the liberal arts and commitment to service that give the students a balanced introduction to their world.
Innovative Education
Teaching Science with a Smile
For many indigenous elementary schoolchildren, science is inaccessible. But one dedicated teacher stresses the subject's fun side. It's a philosophy that's catching on.
Science Ace Chen Hung-jen
Learning What Limitless Means
A two-time international science competition winner talks about gaining inspiration, the pleasures of teamwork, and the unbounded road ahead.
Math Teachers Lin Shou-fu and Wu Ru-hao
'Mathemagic' Makes a New Hogwarts
In Taipei's Xingya Junior High School, ten different waypoints conceal a total of 280 math problems, and its "Mathematics Corridor" sparkles with secret code. What is this wizardry that's giving math an allure worthy of Harry Potter?