EDITORIAL CARTOON
Before the break of dawn, the streets are full of countless teens rushing to class with backpacks in hand — a scene that has long been part of Taiwan’s educational landscape. Recently, a citizen-initiated petition signed by more than 10,000 people calling for delaying junior-high and high-school class starting times to 10am and ending at 4pm has once again drawn society’s attention to students’ health and daily routines, triggering debate over topics from sleep and biological clocks to the pressures of the academic system. Supporters and opponents of the petition have their own perspectives, but what is truly worth reflecting on
The Mataian River (馬太鞍溪) barrier lake burst into Hualien County’s Guangfu Township (光復) on Tuesday, causing floodwaters to pour onto Dunhou Road, Fozu Street and other areas of the town, resulting in a major tragedy. Before the disaster struck, the central government had issued several alerts for Hualien County — four “red” landslide alerts, 102 “yellow” landslide alerts and four “yellow” alerts for large-scale collapses — through the Forestry and Nature Conservation Agency, the Central Weather Administration and the Water Resources Agency. Data from the Central Emergency Operations Center showed an abnormal rise in water levels at the Mataian River barrier
Under the ancient education system, individualized instruction was the ideal method of teaching: In private schools, for example, there was a relatively small number of students, which allowed teachers to provide differentiated instruction tailored to each student’s learning situation. However, under the current education system post-industrialization, students enroll in schools to acquire knowledge and receive relatively standardized instruction. However, with the rapid development of technology, sources of learning are no longer limited to the knowledge imparted in schools. The new generation of students are digital natives, who are increasingly drawing their knowledge from the Internet — including knowledge shared on platforms
Taiwan released a new civil defense handbook on Tuesday last week. For the first time, the Ministry of National Defense in the book instructed the public on what to do if a war broke out, and it clearly underlined that “in the event of a military invasion of Taiwan, any claim that the government has surrendered or that the nation has been defeated is false.” Since the start of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2014 and China’s military buildup to support Beijing’s ambitious expansionism, global military spending has risen to a post-Cold War peak. A growing number of countries, such as
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