Frankly, it’s a pleasure to see the author finding new perspectives for complicated issues. I see many people eagerly providing their perceptions here (just like the students do in solving the problems of the University Entry Exam). I’m in no position to make judgments. However, I do see few people have the capabilities to find valuable questions for future solutions. Hope we could create more stimulations for our future talents and make more positive impacts for the society.

PS. I used to attend the top senior high school, failed in the University Entry Exam and studied in a new private university. Later, one MS degree in a great American state university. Then another master in the world top university. Life is full of ups and downs.

I can't remember how many “bad students” and “elite students” I have ever met in the past times. However, there’s one thing is clear. The whole world is changing. The key point is: some regions change fast, and some don’t. Sadly, or happily, we are in the region with fastest speed of evolution, and not many people can endure (or enjoy) it! 

http://mag.udn.com/mag/campus/storypage.jsp?f_ART_ID=19651

If you can not understand what I mean, just tell me, OK?  I will be happy for answer your question!

閣下可曾與北大跟交大的學生同學過，我想你應該沒有，正好小弟（我在國外求學）同學就是，我也不想證明什麼，大家去查美國前五十大研究所新生裡，從台灣來的多還是從對岸來的多！

再去查查北大、交大、復旦與台大在世界大學的評比，大家會瞭解的更多！

至於向大陸大學生學習是不是開倒車，等結果揭曉了自然會有答案。

最後，再看一則報導，大陸已經成為世界第二大奢侈品消費國，各位已經答案了嗎？

I am from one of the, what you may called "英美國家一流大學".  It is sad but true, that students from mainland China beat the hell out of us in both academic quality and diligence.

you might argue that they have a better selection, due to huge population; but the point remains that the competition in the world market is merciless.  It is unavoidable that we will enter head to head competition with them in the future.

Accept the defeat is the first step towards improvement.  Taiwanese students should no longer idle in denial, but seriously face the fact that how stronge China had become, with caution and some luck, there might still be a bright future for us yet (although, it is looking pretty dim where i am standing.. with the warped sense of value, and deep denial of self-deciving glory...)

支持!

鼓掌!~

"美國大學生在研討會上發表分裂美國國土的言論可是會被FBI 找上門的"

不要天真的以為全世界都有所謂的"反分裂法" 而不尊重言論自由. 相反地, 如果一位美國學生大談英國是美國神聖領土的一部分, 因為兩者有密切的歷史文化關係, 應該是這位學生被精神科醫生找上門的機會比較大.

真正的重點是, 把台灣跟一個搞不清楚現代憲法國家的意涵, 又不保障言論自由的體制作比較, 實在是大開倒車. 前蘇聯時期也產生出不少傑出的藝術和科學人材, 但是從没有聽過英美國家羡慕起蘇聯的體制. (請仔細看看開欄者對於威權體制的正面評價) 真的要談學業競爭, 去問問日本美國學生如何擠進東大, 哈佛等一流名校, 才真是借鏡之道.

"不要泛政治化" 這句話到是可以送給當天清大一位學生對你敖的提問:"您對兩岸如何以文化文流, 以促進祖國統一大業有何看法?" 看吧! 這就是政治掛帥談論文化議題的水凖. 再怎麼樣伶牙利齒仍不能掩蓋思想上的貧困.

反躬自省是思辯人的座佑鉻, 但誠如另一讀者所言, 台灣不用妄自菲薄, 更不需要向鬼拿藥單. 向一流學習, 而不是向"後"看齊.