Bill Costello from Making Minds Matter offers these observations from high scoring Taiwan:

American Educational Researcher Abroad Studying Taiwan’s School System

TAIPEI CITY, TAIPEI, TAIWAN (June 30, 2009) - Bill Costello, training
director of Making Minds Matter, has been visiting schools in Taiwan to
research successful aspects of the Taiwanese school system that could be
used to improve the American school system.

Costello said: “Three factors contributed to my understanding of the
Taiwanese education system. First, I read many articles about it. Second,
I visited two Taiwanese public schools wherein I observed common practices
and several subjects, including science, math, language arts, social
studies, physical education, and recess. Third, I interviewed the teachers
and administrators at both schools.”

The Taiwanese education system produces students with some of the highest
test scores in the world in science and math.

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