Tonight our topic was transfered from education to sport.
Tony mentioned that winning metals in Olympics in some countries can bring a big fortune. In Singapore, winning a gold metal is worth about 5 million RMB which is about $20,000,000NT(A LOT).
Jonas talked about the top 4 national sports leagues in North America such as NFL, MLB, NBA, and NHL. The professional players in the NBA have the highest average salaries among these 4 leagues but the seasonal games didn't start as schedule this year due to the strike organized by the players. Money talks!
To our surprise, Zaili was an outstanding well-trained 400m sprinter and won lots of medals for her university. She told us that her parents supported her and respected her own decision between athletic and academic paths. She also pointed out that building a good foundation of health while young is very principal.
A report shared by Jerry from the Ministry of the Education said that almost 50% of middle school and elementary school students lack exercise. It suggests that we should follow these 3 principles: 3 times a week, 30 mintues every time, and 130 heartbeats per minute. Jerry also told us that he used to go hiking with his two daughters on weekends but it's difficult to maintain the healthy habit these days because the schoolwork is getting much heavier than before.
Hiking and trekking were brought to the discussion by Ammar and he emphasied that those two are the best type of exercise for people. Andrea said that the lifestyle of Japan is really healthy and she'd like to spend a year living in the Japanese way.
As for the conclusion, Abbie was really surprised about that the students in Taiwan are struggling to keep doing the things they really love and are forced to just focus on studies by the parents. It's actually a common phenomenon in Taiwan and most of the students have to learn by taking a lot of tests. Sometimes, we can't help but think what's the best way for our children and whether the reformation of the system of education works properly!?
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