The document discusses the commercialization of education in Taiwan and other Asian countries and its impact on students. It notes that after regular school, most Taiwanese students attend cram schools, spending over $140 per month to improve grades and compete with peers. This is due to high expectations from parents and society, where good exam performance is needed to get into a good college. While cram schools claim to improve grades, it is uncertain if they are truly effective. However, they have become an important part of many students' lives due to the competitive education system.

1. “Better Choices, Better grades .”
-Do Commercialization of education
lead students to success?
By Ken Yuan Lin, Taiwan

2. As soon as the regular school classes end, most
Taiwanese students head to cram schools.
 ↓Students waiting in line for cram schools..

3. Spending more than $140
dollars per month, they try
to improve their academic
performances to compete
with peers.
A cram school advertisement
in Hong Kong. ↓

4. “What causes students spend much time and money
studying so hard? “
You might ask.

5. Students in most Asian countries, such as South Korea,
Japan and Taiwan , are under a lot of study stress.
One of the most significant reason is the education system .

6. However, with high expectations from their parents
and the whole society, it’s extremely competitive
for Asian students.
To get into a good college, students make
every endeavor to do their best on their
exams.
How about children’s dreams and futures?

7. “That’s not the point. “
All we have to do in the ages is to do get the best grades on
every tests. The Education system doesn’t even care about
what we want.
And that’s why cram schools can become so popular.
With fabulous teaching skills , cram school teachers try to show
their attraction to students.

8. It’s uncertain that students spending much money on
tutoring can get better grades than those who don’t, though.
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
1996 2009 2013
Students spent more than HK$1000 a
month on tutoring
1996 2009 2013 (survey conducted by Hong Kong Federation of Youth)
(Percentage))
$400dollars per subject

9. But with no doubt, this phenomenon indeed influent many
Asian education system.
With more chances for students to
choice to be educated,
cram schools has become an
important part in many students lives.

10. Reference
pictures: Google search and myself
Information:
From Youtube: https://utube.com/watch?v=dDfGFe7TY24
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXswlCa7dug
https://theinitium.com/article/20151202-
hongkong-tutor01/
From articles:
https://theinitium.com/article/20150810-parenting-
column-estherchu02/