education in taiwan 2010/2011

Education should be guided by the discernable transformation of society and the articulated needs of a nation's citizens. Those needs include the wholesome development of every child's personal traits and talents and the life-long education of those who have long completed formal schooling. As a Chinese proverb says : "A tree takes ten years to grow, while a citizen may require 10 times to cultivate" This is the reason we view education as a long-term endeavor and spare no efforts to work for reforms, which include pre-school education reform, grade 1-9 curriculum reform, decreasing the tuition difference between public and private high schools and vocational schools, and strengthening higher education and lifelong learning.