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    She's a Dreamer

    TING Hsiao-Ching 2005 Taiwan Documentary color 56min Betacam
    BAI Zhang, who was the Principal of Feng-Yang Junior High for 8 years, insisted on not dividing students into classes by capability examination as well as not forcing students to do extra study after school. While others only preach, she put into practice the ideal of holistic education. Students at Feng Yang looked happier and more confident than most other kids their age. They also perform better as a whole in National Capability Tests. However, Bai's dream to build a better school led her into an unavoidable collision course against many teachers who resisted and resented change. Bai decided to retire earlier than people expected when this documentary film came to an end. At the last graduation ceremony she presided over, Bai said regretfully: "This wonderful dream could have come true."

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    TING Hsiao-Ching

    TING Hsiao-Ching graduated from National Taiwan University as a Philosophy Major. She has worked as a TV and print journalist since. She has been a producer at PTS since 2003.

    TING Hsiao-Ching

    2005 She's a Dreamer

    2004 Mirror, Mirror on the Wall

    2001 Lift the teenagers

     

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