1. The Cram School Culture in Taiwan
Trillium Learning
Global Language and Culture Project
The Cram School Culture in Taiwan
Da Zhi Senior High School, Taipei, Taiwan
Teacher: Ms. Christine Lin 林瑩姿
Team members: Yu, Dan-Lun
20209 Chang, Wei-Shan
20210 Chin, Tien-Hsyn
20302 Yu, Yin-Lun
20307 Lee, Tsu-Yi

2. Let’s see our program list in school.
Mon.
Tue.
Wed.
Thu.
Fri. 1
8:10~9:00
history
geography
chemistry
math
physics 2
9:10~10:00
English
Chinese
geoscience 3
10:10~11:00
National defense
biology 4
11:10~12:00
Lessons of life
12:00~13:00
Noon break 5
13:10~14:00
art
Social studies
music 6
14:10~15:00 PE
health 7
15:10~16:00
Class meeting 8
16:10~17:00
Extra curriculum hour

3. DO YOU KNOW WHAT MOST OF US DO AFTER SCHOOL?
CRAM SCHOOL ?

4. DO YOU KNOW WHAT MOST OF US DO AFTER SCHOOL?
AT HOME ?

5. DO YOU KNOW WHAT MOST OF US DO AFTER SCHOOL?
OUTSIDE WITH OUR FRIENDS?

6. But what do we want?
REALLY
Go to school at
8:30 am ~2:00 pm

7. No cram school but freedom
But what do we want?
REALLY
Go to school at
8:30 am ~2:00 pm
No cram school but freedom

8. No cram school but freedom
But what we want?
Go to school at
8:30 am ~2:00 pm
No cram school but freedom
Go to bed early and we may grow taller

9. But, sadly, what we actually have is….
CRAM SCHOOL,
CRAM SCHOOL,
CRAM SCHOOL ,
Endless CRAM SCHOOL………

10. It is a cram school street in Taiwan!!!

11. Do you know why there are more than 50% students in Taiwan who will spend more time studying in cram school than studying by themselves at home?

12. Survey
people

13. Why?
1. According to traditional Chinese value. Studying is the most important thing of all.

14. Mommy!! Daddy!!WE WILL WIN AT THE FIRST STEP.
Why? 2.
Our parents always worry that we will lose at the very beginning !!
Mommy!! Daddy!!WE WILL WIN AT THE FIRST STEP.

15. Why? 3.
We want to make our grades higher and higher!!
Yes ,we can.

16. Because they go , I should go, too.
Why?
Shall I follow them? 4.
There is a better reason!!
Because they go , I should go, too.

17. There are many kinds of cram school .
Scale
Large-scaled :
it can even contain100~300 students
Small-scaled :
it can contain 10~50 students
Tutor :
1~2 students

18. There are many kinds of cram schools .
Subject
math
science
English
music
Chinese Literature

19. Do you know how much we pay for the cram school per semester ?
Senior high school:
NT$10000~25000 /semester
(US$350~900)
Junior high school:
NT$5000~15000 /semester
(US$180~550)
Elementary school:
NT$5000~10000 /semester
(US$180~360)
Tutor:
NT$400~700 /hour
(US$15~25)

20. After we go to cram school, we will notice that……
We lose our free time. When other people do outdoor activities, we study ,study ,and study.

21. After you go to cram school you will notice that……
If we stay in cram school more than one year and we will forget how to study by yourselves.
How???

22. But it also brings us some good effects.
Cram school will help us manage our time.
It also prevents us from playing computer games, watching TV, social networking all day.

23. Let us show you some pictures!!

24. Let us show you some pictures!!

25. If you go to cram school your grades will be higher????
We don’t know????