In a speech at the Ministry of Education, Nita Ing (
Ing said schools in Taiwan have failed to instill managers with a sense of team spirit and problem-solving skills.
Another problem is that more and more young managers are leaving the country, often because of a lack of confidence in Taiwan's educational system and a feeling that their children will have no room for development if they continue their studies in Taiwan, Ing said.
Ing said that, from a business point of view, Taiwanese education places too much emphasis on individual achievement. From a very young age, children are told that they must be No. 1.
The problem is, of course, that only one person can be No. 1, and the only way to get there is to walk over other people. The young stars created by such a system will enter the world of business lacking the necessary team spirit. They will always look at things from their own perspective and lack respect for other people.
Frequently, Ing said, the higher the person's position, the more obvious the lack of respect becomes.
Ing further pointed out that traditional education emphasizes memorization for tests and that students lack the ability to solve real-life problems.
Dhe said that after leaving school, they lack creativity and their only way of solving problems is to copy the solutions of others.
They may even be afraid of facing up to existing problems, making it very difficult to train professional managers.
Ing suggested that the necessary changes are best begun at home.
Once a child is born, Ing said, parents should take full responsibility for his education, and not just leave it to the educational system to provide for them. Families where both parents work should take special care, she continued, to make sure their children are getting the best possible education.
Furthermore, according to Ing, the government should support and teach these parents how to strengthen family education.
Ing also said that she encountered some sadistic teachers during her school years, meting out corporal punishment for trivial offenses. She even vowed to herself many years ago that once she grew up, she would come back and burn the school down.
This experience made her strongly opposed to corporal punishment, which, she said, taught children that authority figures can do whatever they please.
AIR DEFENSE: The Norwegian missile system has proved highly effective in Ukraine in its war against Russia, and the US has recommended it for Taiwan, an expert said The Norwegian Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile Systems (NASAMS) Taiwan ordered from the US would be installed in strategically important positions in Taipei and New Taipei City to guard the region, the Ministry of National Defense said in statement yesterday. The air defense system would be deployed in Taipei’s Songshan District (松山) and New Taipei City’s Tamsui District (淡水), the ministry said, adding that the systems could be delivered as soon as the end of this year. The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency has previously said that three NASAMS would be sold to Taiwan. The weapons are part of the 17th US arms sale to
SERIOUS ALLEGATIONS: The suspects formed spy networks and paramilitary groups to kill government officials during a possible Chinese invasion, prosecutors said Prosecutors have indicted seven retired military officers, members of the Rehabilitation Alliance Party, for allegedly obtaining funds from China, and forming paramilitary groups and assassination squads in Taiwan to collaborate with Chinese troops in a possible war. The suspects contravened the National Security Act (國家安全法) by taking photos and drawing maps of key radar stations, missile installations and the American Institute in Taiwan’s headquarters in Taipei, prosecutors said. They allegedly prepared to collaborate with China during a possible invasion of Taiwan, prosecutors said. Retired military officer Chu Hung-i (屈宏義), 62, a Republic of China Army Academy graduate, went to China
INSURRECTION: The NSB said it found evidence the CCP was seeking snipers in Taiwan to target members of the military and foreign organizations in the event of an invasion The number of Chinese spies prosecuted in Taiwan has grown threefold over a four-year period, the National Security Bureau (NSB) said in a report released yesterday. In 2021 and 2022, 16 and 10 spies were prosecuted respectively, but that number grew to 64 last year, it said, adding that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) was working with gangs in Taiwan to develop a network of armed spies. Spies in Taiwan have on behalf of the CCP used a variety of channels and methods to infiltrate all sectors of the country, and recruited Taiwanese to cooperate in developing organizations and obtaining sensitive information
REGIONAL PEACE: The US is supporting Taiwan’s self-defense capabilities by providing the nation with defensive arms and services, as it aims to maintain cross-strait stability The US on Friday reiterated its support for Taiwan’s self-defense capabilities in a statement affirming its commitment to the Indo-Pacific region. The White House said that Washington has supported Taiwan’s self-defense capabilities through a range of security assistance authorities and resources, including the first-ever use of Foreign Military Financing (FMF) and Presidential Drawdown Authority (PDA) for Taiwan, as well as International Military Education and Training (IMET). US President Joe Biden had identified the Indo-Pacific as the critical region for the future of the US and the world, it said. “In pursuit of regional peace, security and stability, we have reinvested in our defense
RSS