Top students usually choose to go to cram schools on their own. Those who are forced by their parents to attend often don’t see much improvement, no matter how much they go. High achievers share a strong competitive spirit. For instance, if the passing grade for an assignment is 60%, they aim for 100%. If their classmate scores 100%, they strive for 110%. This drive is also a key trait for future success in the workplace. Cram schools are just tools they use to boost their skills, and in Taiwan, this has never been an issue. The real problem is Taiwan’s university education. Many top universities here have poor courses, uninspired teaching, and lack passionate professors. In contrast, undergraduate courses at top foreign universities are more like Taiwan’s master’s courses, and their master’s research is akin to Taiwan’s doctoral research. Many departments have low standards for teaching and research, causing Taiwanese students to graduate from high school with world-class knowledge, only to become average after university.
🤣🤣 I'm Korean, and let me tell you about the education industry in Korea. We create a "test hell" for kids so that adults can make money... lol. Cram schools come up with all sorts of tricks to attract students. They invent a million reasons why you should attend their CRAM school. As a result, parents are so stressed that they either don't have children or people in their 20s and 30s don't even get married... But cram schools and book publishers need to make money, so they keep perpetuating this test hell... because they need to earn a living. Out of nowhere, stationery companies get involved too since kids need to hold pens for them to sell well. And then, 100 years later, Korea faces extinction due to a declining birth rate... lol. What will we do when that happens? But whatever, we need to make money now... gotta earn enough to buy luxury cars and apartments. 🤣🤣 我是韓國人，讓我來告訴你韓國的教育產業。我們爲孩子們創造了一個"考試地獄"，這樣大人們就能賺錢了...哈哈。補習班想出各種花招來吸引學生。他們編造出成千上萬個理由，告訴你爲什麼要去他們的補習班。 結果呢，父母壓力太大，要麼不生孩子，要麼20多30多歲的人乾脆不結婚... 但是補習班和教材出版社需要賺錢，所以他們繼續維持這個考試地獄... 因爲他們需要謀生。 莫名其妙的，文具公司也參與進來了，因爲孩子們需要握着筆，他們的筆才能賣得好。 然後，100年後，韓國因爲出生率下降面臨滅絕...哈哈。到那時我們該怎麼辦？不管了，我們現在需要賺錢...得賺夠錢買豪車和公寓。 ## 韓國教育產業的現狀 韓國的教育體系以其高度競爭性和壓力而聞名，被稱爲"考試地獄"。這種體系造成了一系列社會問題： **補習文化盛行** - 補習班（hagwon 학원）成爲了韓國教育的重要組成部分。 - 學生每天在補習班花3-4小時，有時甚至週末也去。 **社會壓力巨大** - 家長和學生承受巨大壓力，追求進入頂尖大學。 - 這種壓力導致許多年輕人推遲或放棄結婚和生育。 **教育不平等** - 富裕地區的學校獲得更多資金，而貧困地區的學校資源匱乏。 - 富裕家庭的孩子能夠負擔高質量的私人補習，加劇了教育不平等。 ## 教育產業的利益鏈 這個"考試地獄"背後是一個龐大的利益鏈： - 補習班和教材出版社通過學生的焦慮賺取利潤。 - 文具公司也從中受益，因爲學生需要大量的學習用品。 ## 長期影響 這種教育模式可能導致： - 出生率持續下降，威脅國家的未來發展。 - 學生創造力和批判性思維能力的缺失。 - 社會不平等的加劇。 儘管這種情況令人擔憂，但許多人仍然繼續追逐短期利益，希望通過教育產業賺取足夠的錢來購買豪車和公寓。 //////// 🤣🤣 我是韩国人，让我来告诉你韩国的教育产业。我们为孩子们创造了一个"考试地狱"，这样大人们就能赚钱了...哈哈。补习班想出各种花招来吸引学生。他们编造出成千上万个理由，告诉你为什么要去他们的补习班。 结果呢，父母压力太大，要么不生孩子，要么20多30多岁的人干脆不结婚... 但是补习班和教材出版社需要赚钱，所以他们继续维持这个考试地狱... 因为他们需要谋生。 莫名其妙的，文具公司也参与进来了，因为孩子们需要握着笔，他们的笔才能卖得好。 然后，100年后，韩国因为出生率下降面临灭绝...哈哈。到那时我们该怎么办？不管了，我们现在需要赚钱...得赚够钱买豪车和公寓。 ## 韩国教育产业的现状 韩国的教育体系以其高度竞争性和压力而闻名，被称为"考试地狱"。这种体系造成了一系列社会问题： **补习文化盛行** - 补习班（hagwon 학원）成为了韩国教育的重要组成部分。 - 学生每天在补习班花3-4小时，有时甚至周末也去。 **社会压力巨大** - 家长和学生承受巨大压力，追求进入顶尖大学。 - 这种压力导致许多年轻人推迟或放弃结婚和生育。 **教育不平等** - 富裕地区的学校获得更多资金，而贫困地区的学校资源匮乏。 - 富裕家庭的孩子能够负担高质量的私人补习，加剧了教育不平等。 ## 教育产业的利益链 这个"考试地狱"背后是一个庞大的利益链： - 补习班和教材出版社通过学生的焦虑赚取利润。 - 文具公司也从中受益，因为学生需要大量的学习用品。 ## 长期影响 这种教育模式可能导致： - 出生率持续下降，威胁国家的未来发展。 - 学生创造力和批判性思维能力的缺失。 - 社会不平等的加剧。 尽管这种情况令人担忧，但许多人仍然继续追逐短期利益，希望通过教育产业赚取足够的钱来购买豪车和公寓。 으하하하. 이것이 현실입니다.
1. When my car broke down, I never needed an Ivy university professor 2. When my toilet got clogged. I never needed a mathematician from Cambridge 3. When I needed to build an indoor back patio, I never needed a physicist from MIT 4. When I needed something to be welded, I never needed a CEO of Fortune 500 I needed a mechanic, a plumber, a carpenter who also does cement and bricklaying, a welder, and an electrician. SUPPORT VOCATIONAL TRADE SCHOOLS!!
I'm kind of surprise that cram schools are still so popular. Ken Ng, founder of Modern Education, a cram school in Hong Kong, sold all his company stocks in 2012, stating that the fixed time and place model won't be competitive against on-line solutions, and on top of that physical cram schools have to pay rent. His opinion is that now everyone has a cram school in their phone.
It's actually crazy to think this system is necessary to get into university... I'm Australian and going to cram schools is pretty much unheard of. I went through the public school system, never went to cram school or had any private tutoring and ended up getting into one of the top universities in Australia. Yes I had to study on my own and do homework, but that would be an hour or two after school MAX. If I can get into a top university without sacrificing the majority of my childhood and adolescence to study, why do people in elsewhere have to?? There needs to be some serious reforms if Asian schools are so incapable of teaching what's necessary to get into university that children have to give up all their free time just to have a chance.
@@sophiemandese6989They probably mean there is much more competition and a much higher importance placed on academics within Taiwanese society so even if the degrees are the same, Taiwanese and Chinese students would have to compete much more with their peers to enter their local universities.
@@sophiemandese6989 Yeah it really is a shame. I think it is partly also why there are so many international chinese students for those they are more well off financially to escape the educational system back home and why they tend to perform quite well academically.
In Russia we have online schools that prepare us for exams. I pay 500$ per month for each subject and get a video lessons and a tutor to study. It`s really convenient and effective.
Im a singaporean primary school student, about to take my PSLE (primary school leaving examination) next year. Im from a neighbourhood school and tuition is actually not as common and i, too, have never heard of cram schools like many of you. However, i think a large part of why i can actively top the level in average score is due to the relatively high amount of tuition classes (it was 8 a week at its highest, abt 11 hours in total) and my mom would always say “just work harder for primary school, after that you can rest” but i know damn well that when i go to secondary school itll only get harder as there are projects, more subjects that you cant just tuition through. Fortunately, my parents ( at least ) are still supportive of me trying out different hobbies and i can still get in abt 5 hour of free time everyday (kinda crazy for someone chronically online like me).
I used to study a lot too back in high school. But at that time my focus was on reading and repeating learnt stuff in exams.I surely did understand in a way that things get memorised, but I realised later I miss 'understanding' of many cool concepts.Comcepts were not interesting to me anymore. Going back now, I get to understand them and that makes me happy about what I'm studying. This whole 'studying' thing never ends up right. You miss deep thinking. And if you miss deep thinking then how can you claim yourself to be 'smart'??
1:10 even india as well. especially at the 12th grade level, right after graduation and sometimes even 10th grade we have tons of very difficulty very competitive high stakes entrance exams
Don't worry about them, they are used to it. In fact children in Taiwan are excited to go to school than stay at home. In Taiwan we drop our kids to school at 7:30am and pick them up by 5:30pm ever since they are 4yrs old until high school. My kids are pure Filipinos, my 4yr old already know grade3 level math and already independent English reader. My 7yr old already read, write, speak in both mandarin and English. Taiwan education is very advance that my kid's cousins in the Philippines are amazed that my kids' lessons are 2yrs ahead of what they have in Philippines. Even my friend who is an elementary teacher is amazed on how did my kindergarten child know arithmetic as good as a grade 3 student and read English well.
In the US, I graduated highschool with an actual 4.0 gpa, got a degree in early childhood education and I still don't understand basic mathematics. Let alone anything over addition and subtraction. I've never done written work of any kind and i went to a public school. It was all on computers with answers on the board and I graduated in 2021. I fear for America's future.
If passing those test guarantees your success in life. Then why on earth that China alone is producing an Army of unemployed college graduates with multiple masters degrees yearly 😅
Humm... the reference to Trump and his mentioning of his credentials raises an interesting question about what "extras" students have to do, along with cramming, to be successful. Do the top students ONLY resort to cramming to get to the top or are there "good and bad, visible and hidden extras"? For example, to what extent do human vices contribute to top students getting to the top? I think the documentary falls short of exploring that aspect. Think of it this way: If there is a 2,000 year history of exams, this cannot only mean there is a 2,000-year history of intense hard work and discipline, it also means that there is a 2,000-year history of cheating too. I don't think the documentary explored that aspect as deeply as it ought to have done.
Top students usually choose to go to cram schools on their own. Those who are forced by their parents to attend often don’t see much improvement, no matter how much they go. High achievers share a strong competitive spirit. For instance, if the passing grade for an assignment is 60%, they aim for 100%. If their classmate scores 100%, they strive for 110%. This drive is also a key trait for future success in the workplace. Cram schools are just tools they use to boost their skills, and in Taiwan, this has never been an issue. The real problem is Taiwan’s university education. Many top universities here have poor courses, uninspired teaching, and lack passionate professors. In contrast, undergraduate courses at top foreign universities are more like Taiwan’s master’s courses, and their master’s research is akin to Taiwan’s doctoral research. Many departments have low standards for teaching and research, causing Taiwanese students to graduate from high school with world-class knowledge, only to become average after university.
agree agree agree
Hmm it's the same here in India surprised with the similarities 😯
Top students in these countries become top via parental pressure and training.
아시아에 세계적인 초일류 대학교가 없는 이유 ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
🤣🤣 I'm Korean, and let me tell you about the education industry in Korea. We create a "test hell" for kids so that adults can make money... lol. Cram schools come up with all sorts of tricks to attract students. They invent a million reasons why you should attend their CRAM school.
As a result, parents are so stressed that they either don't have children or people in their 20s and 30s don't even get married...
But cram schools and book publishers need to make money, so they keep perpetuating this test hell...
because they need to earn a living.
Out of nowhere, stationery companies get involved too since kids need to hold pens for them to sell well.
And then, 100 years later, Korea faces extinction due to a declining birth rate... lol. What will we do when that happens? But whatever, we need to make money now... gotta earn enough to buy luxury cars and apartments.
🤣🤣 我是韓國人，讓我來告訴你韓國的教育產業。我們爲孩子們創造了一個"考試地獄"，這樣大人們就能賺錢了...哈哈。補習班想出各種花招來吸引學生。他們編造出成千上萬個理由，告訴你爲什麼要去他們的補習班。
結果呢，父母壓力太大，要麼不生孩子，要麼20多30多歲的人乾脆不結婚...
但是補習班和教材出版社需要賺錢，所以他們繼續維持這個考試地獄...
因爲他們需要謀生。
莫名其妙的，文具公司也參與進來了，因爲孩子們需要握着筆，他們的筆才能賣得好。
然後，100年後，韓國因爲出生率下降面臨滅絕...哈哈。到那時我們該怎麼辦？不管了，我們現在需要賺錢...得賺夠錢買豪車和公寓。
## 韓國教育產業的現狀
韓國的教育體系以其高度競爭性和壓力而聞名，被稱爲"考試地獄"。這種體系造成了一系列社會問題：
**補習文化盛行**
- 補習班（hagwon 학원）成爲了韓國教育的重要組成部分。
- 學生每天在補習班花3-4小時，有時甚至週末也去。
**社會壓力巨大**
- 家長和學生承受巨大壓力，追求進入頂尖大學。
- 這種壓力導致許多年輕人推遲或放棄結婚和生育。
**教育不平等**
- 富裕地區的學校獲得更多資金，而貧困地區的學校資源匱乏。
- 富裕家庭的孩子能夠負擔高質量的私人補習，加劇了教育不平等。
## 教育產業的利益鏈
這個"考試地獄"背後是一個龐大的利益鏈：
- 補習班和教材出版社通過學生的焦慮賺取利潤。
- 文具公司也從中受益，因爲學生需要大量的學習用品。
## 長期影響
這種教育模式可能導致：
- 出生率持續下降，威脅國家的未來發展。
- 學生創造力和批判性思維能力的缺失。
- 社會不平等的加劇。
儘管這種情況令人擔憂，但許多人仍然繼續追逐短期利益，希望通過教育產業賺取足夠的錢來購買豪車和公寓。
////////
🤣🤣 我是韩国人，让我来告诉你韩国的教育产业。我们为孩子们创造了一个"考试地狱"，这样大人们就能赚钱了...哈哈。补习班想出各种花招来吸引学生。他们编造出成千上万个理由，告诉你为什么要去他们的补习班。
结果呢，父母压力太大，要么不生孩子，要么20多30多岁的人干脆不结婚...
但是补习班和教材出版社需要赚钱，所以他们继续维持这个考试地狱...
因为他们需要谋生。
莫名其妙的，文具公司也参与进来了，因为孩子们需要握着笔，他们的笔才能卖得好。
然后，100年后，韩国因为出生率下降面临灭绝...哈哈。到那时我们该怎么办？不管了，我们现在需要赚钱...得赚够钱买豪车和公寓。
## 韩国教育产业的现状
韩国的教育体系以其高度竞争性和压力而闻名，被称为"考试地狱"。这种体系造成了一系列社会问题：
**补习文化盛行**
- 补习班（hagwon 학원）成为了韩国教育的重要组成部分。
- 学生每天在补习班花3-4小时，有时甚至周末也去。
**社会压力巨大**
- 家长和学生承受巨大压力，追求进入顶尖大学。
- 这种压力导致许多年轻人推迟或放弃结婚和生育。
**教育不平等**
- 富裕地区的学校获得更多资金，而贫困地区的学校资源匮乏。
- 富裕家庭的孩子能够负担高质量的私人补习，加剧了教育不平等。
## 教育产业的利益链
这个"考试地狱"背后是一个庞大的利益链：
- 补习班和教材出版社通过学生的焦虑赚取利润。
- 文具公司也从中受益，因为学生需要大量的学习用品。
## 长期影响
这种教育模式可能导致：
- 出生率持续下降，威胁国家的未来发展。
- 学生创造力和批判性思维能力的缺失。
- 社会不平等的加剧。
尽管这种情况令人担忧，但许多人仍然继续追逐短期利益，希望通过教育产业赚取足够的钱来购买豪车和公寓。
으하하하. 이것이 현실입니다.
1. When my car broke down, I never needed an Ivy university professor
2. When my toilet got clogged. I never needed a mathematician from Cambridge
3. When I needed to build an indoor back patio, I never needed a physicist from MIT
4. When I needed something to be welded, I never needed a CEO of Fortune 500
I needed a mechanic, a plumber, a carpenter who also does cement and bricklaying, a welder, and an electrician. SUPPORT VOCATIONAL TRADE SCHOOLS!!
Nah
I like how this video doesn’t isolate the issue and explains not only is it east Asia that does it but also South Asia.
Not at all. South Asia is poor
@@BillMice rich than you though
I ain’t going to school, just to go to school AGAIN! And you have to take a TEST to GET IN to PUBLIC SCHOOL?! Why the hell-
Welcome to Asia
I'm kind of surprise that cram schools are still so popular. Ken Ng, founder of Modern Education, a cram school in Hong Kong, sold all his company stocks in 2012, stating that the fixed time and place model won't be competitive against on-line solutions, and on top of that physical cram schools have to pay rent. His opinion is that now everyone has a cram school in their phone.
It's actually crazy to think this system is necessary to get into university... I'm Australian and going to cram schools is pretty much unheard of. I went through the public school system, never went to cram school or had any private tutoring and ended up getting into one of the top universities in Australia. Yes I had to study on my own and do homework, but that would be an hour or two after school MAX. If I can get into a top university without sacrificing the majority of my childhood and adolescence to study, why do people in elsewhere have to?? There needs to be some serious reforms if Asian schools are so incapable of teaching what's necessary to get into university that children have to give up all their free time just to have a chance.
pls consider the level and environment of the education there 😂 no kidding
@@krist-ou9ve Is a degree from Taiwan worth more than a degree from Australia?? If not then how is the Taiwanese school system any better?
@@sophiemandese6989They probably mean there is much more competition and a much higher importance placed on academics within Taiwanese society so even if the degrees are the same, Taiwanese and Chinese students would have to compete much more with their peers to enter their local universities.
@@slmz7067 That makes sense but it's really a shame that they have to work so much harder for the same result.
@@sophiemandese6989 Yeah it really is a shame. I think it is partly also why there are so many international chinese students for those they are more well off financially to escape the educational system back home and why they tend to perform quite well academically.
In Russia we have online schools that prepare us for exams. I pay 500$ per month for each subject and get a video lessons and a tutor to study. It`s really convenient and effective.
I’m glad my mom and dad immigrated out of Taiwan! Yeah. My relatives from Taiwan are study obsessed.
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as a hong kong student, i relate soo much to this! i kept telling myself, this will ends as soon as i go to university, tho i dont rlly think so
Im a singaporean primary school student, about to take my PSLE (primary school leaving examination) next year. Im from a neighbourhood school and tuition is actually not as common and i, too, have never heard of cram schools like many of you. However, i think a large part of why i can actively top the level in average score is due to the relatively high amount of tuition classes (it was 8 a week at its highest, abt 11 hours in total) and my mom would always say “just work harder for primary school, after that you can rest” but i know damn well that when i go to secondary school itll only get harder as there are projects, more subjects that you cant just tuition through. Fortunately, my parents ( at least ) are still supportive of me trying out different hobbies and i can still get in abt 5 hour of free time everyday (kinda crazy for someone chronically online like me).
As a student in taiwan I can verify this information is correct
I used to study a lot too back in high school. But at that time my focus was on reading and repeating learnt stuff in exams.I surely did understand in a way that things get memorised, but I realised later I miss 'understanding' of many cool concepts.Comcepts were not interesting to me anymore. Going back now, I get to understand them and that makes me happy about what I'm studying.
This whole 'studying' thing never ends up right. You miss deep thinking. And if you miss deep thinking then how can you claim yourself to be 'smart'??
some people will hate me for pressuring my children. I am doing this for their future because life is tough so they have to be tougher.
Hope you have enough for therapy later when they realize grades are not the end all be all
I grew up in Taiwan, and I didn't experience like what the video showed.
A video can't represent everything.
1:10 even india as well. especially at the 12th grade level, right after graduation and sometimes even 10th grade we have tons of very difficulty very competitive high stakes entrance exams
Don't worry about them, they are used to it. In fact children in Taiwan are excited to go to school than stay at home.
In Taiwan we drop our kids to school at 7:30am and pick them up by 5:30pm ever since they are 4yrs old until high school.
My kids are pure Filipinos, my 4yr old already know grade3 level math and already independent English reader. My 7yr old already read, write, speak in both mandarin and English. Taiwan education is very advance that my kid's cousins in the Philippines are amazed that my kids' lessons are 2yrs ahead of what they have in Philippines.
Even my friend who is an elementary teacher is amazed on how did my kindergarten child know arithmetic as good as a grade 3 student and read English well.
but not everyone needs to be einstein, personal and social develpoment is way more important than that
In the US, I graduated highschool with an actual 4.0 gpa, got a degree in early childhood education and I still don't understand basic mathematics. Let alone anything over addition and subtraction. I've never done written work of any kind and i went to a public school. It was all on computers with answers on the board and I graduated in 2021. I fear for America's future.
It’s not only Asia, we have something similar in Greece too
If passing those test guarantees your success in life. Then why on earth that China alone is producing an Army of unemployed college graduates with multiple masters degrees yearly 😅
Every your video, I got valuable insight from inside. Thank you,
I want to go to cram school 😭
Nice video!
Humm... the reference to Trump and his mentioning of his credentials raises an interesting question about what "extras" students have to do, along with cramming, to be successful. Do the top students ONLY resort to cramming to get to the top or are there "good and bad, visible and hidden extras"? For example, to what extent do human vices contribute to top students getting to the top? I think the documentary falls short of exploring that aspect. Think of it this way: If there is a 2,000 year history of exams, this cannot only mean there is a 2,000-year history of intense hard work and discipline, it also means that there is a 2,000-year history of cheating too. I don't think the documentary explored that aspect as deeply as it ought to have done.
Nice video!!
Great video
why do asians study so hard but they end up just working in factories for westerners?
cram schools are a great idea, as long as it's not just rote learning.
In the end it doesn't even matter how hard you tried! Hahaha
That’s a hell hole
节目打上“动画台湾史”标签，然而悬梁刺股是中国成语不是大陆的，是否节目制作方已经陷入中共统战圈套了？
East Asia shares a lot of problems
actually donald trump is the president again