Taiwanese education

Audrey Tang, Taiwan's Minister of Digital Affairs, discussed significant changes in Taiwanese education during her conversation with Tyler Cowen on the Conversations with Tyler. Tang mentioned a shift from a traditional, standardized test-oriented system to a competence-based education. This new approach focuses on students as producers of data, media, and narratives, emphasizing social responsibility and practical group activities like hiking and kayaking. Rather than focusing on rote memorization, this system aims to foster social responsibility from an early age 1 Audrey Tang.

This transformation is part of Taiwan's efforts to adapt education to better suit the needs of its students in a rapidly changing world. Tang noted that while the shift is still recent, preliminary results seem promising, with increased engagement in community and humanitarian activities even amid travel restrictions due to teleconferencing capabilities 1.