'Last will' essay angers parents in Taiwan  

台湾一中学布置学生作文写遗嘱 遭家长抗议取消

据台湾东森电视台网站报道，放暑假明明是很开心的事，但台湾台东大武中学却出了一份让家长傻眼的暑假作业，要学生写“我的遗嘱”的作文题目。学生觉得题目怪怪的，不太敢写，家长也认为不妥群起抗议，校方虽然取消了作业，但仍强调身后事的教育很重要，日后将融入课程中教学。[查看全文]

(ECNS) -- An essay assignment by a high school in southeastern Taiwan has been opposed by parents and removed from the students' homework list, according to the Taiwan-based news site ETtoday.

The high school in Taitung had asked all of its students to write an essay titled "My Last Will" during summer vacation.

"When I saw the title, I thought my child was suicidal," one parent said angrily.

Other parents were also upset, saying it was improper to ask students to write such an essay.

Xie Yiming, headmaster of the school, explained that the essay was a "life education" assignment to teach students about property inheritance, organ donation, burials and so on.

We have cancelled the assignment, although we insist that the teaching idea is legitimate, he said.