Taiwan set out to reform its education system 30 years ago. Now, educators have come together to give the policy overhaul a failing grade.
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00:0030 years in the making after a protest in 1994 kick-started a movement to reform Taiwan's
00:12education system.
00:15They were calling for all influences of authoritarian rule to be removed from schools, overhauling
00:21everything from school curriculums to teacher qualifications.
00:25Now, 30 years on, a coalition of educators are judging the reform's success.
00:32They're not optimistic.
00:41These educators say Taiwan's top education officials keep changing, leading to inconsistent
00:47policies that negatively impact students' performance.
00:51They say constant changes to courses disrupt students' learning and that the system is
00:56unsustainable.
01:03The educators want a thorough re-evaluation of these reforms and are urging immediate
01:09change.
01:26The education ministry says the reforms aim to motivate students to learn on their own
01:31and not only focus on test scores, to foster well-rounded, lifelong learning.
01:37But three decades on, Taiwan's education system is still looking to receive a passing grade
01:42from the teachers responsible for it.
01:45Alex Chen and Leslie Liao for Taiwan Plus.