ThIsMyLiFe: Different Life in College

Nowadays, a lot of people go to Canada to study instead of educating in Taiwan. There are some differences of education system between Canada and Taiwan. First, in Canada, people can take any subjects they want, and the school will not ask students to take too many courses. For example, some students only want to take one course in a semester, and they can have more time to work or rest. Furthermore, there is less homework but more assignments or projects. It means that people have to work as a team and help each other to finish their projects. It is interesting and everyone can learn more things by researching the information. Another thing is that students always talk with their teachers in classes. Once people have some questions or they are confused by the subjects, they can raise their hands and ask the questions. The teacher will not be the only one who can speak during the class, but also students. There are a lot of conversations in classes and students can get the answers immediately. Also, there are not many tests or exams in colleges. The most important thing is that the teachers want to see the improvement and how students learn from their classes. Tests are not the way to show how people learn things; in fact, the assignments and projects are more important. Those can show the teachers how students learn from the classes.

However, the education system is extremely different in Taiwan. Once, people attend to colleges and they will have to take more than four courses in a semester. It means that students are very busy all day, and they will not have time to work. Furthermore, there is a lot of homework after school. The teachers would like to give students a lot of homework instead of projects or assignments. Actually, the teachers think that homework is the only way to force students to study hard; therefore, students always go home directly after school since they have a lot of homework to do. Another point of view is that students are not allowed to speak during the classes. If they have some questions, they will have to go to the teachers’ offices and talk to them. Sometimes, it is really hard to find your teachers in their offices; because, they may have another classes to carry on. Also, there are many tests and exams in colleges. The teachers think that it is the best way to show what students have learnt in classes. There will be more than three tests a week and those tests are from different courses. It is so stressful, and a lot of students do not have time to sleep during the night; in fact, they have to finish homework and study for the tests. The college life is really different between Canada and Taiwan.