An 80-year-old American professor, Dr. John Cheska (闕思嘉) is presently a professor at the Ivy Collegiate Academy in Taichung. He has lived in Taiwan for more than 20 years. Cheska will contribute a portion of his monthly earnings to assist disadvantaged students in the hopes of assisting more students in realizing their aspirations. Because he was born into poverty, he understands how difficult it is for young people to pursue their education.
Dr. John Cheska, an American teacher who has been teaching in Taiwan for 20 years makes a monthly donation to support underprivileged kids.Photo reproduced from Ivy Collegiate Academy website
USA native Dr. John Cheska was born in New York. Because of the hardships in his family, they were unable to afford for him to attend college, therefore he had to rely on scholarships to cover his costs. Due of this background, he contributes a portion of his earnings each month to aid students who are struggling financially. With the exception of Taiwan, Cheska has also taught in the Middle East, Japan, Egypt, and other nations, although he only stayed in each location for 3 to 5 years at a time.
When Cheska first arrived in Taiwan, he saw that some families would send their young children to study overseas. As a result, he came up with the idea of importing American education so that Taiwanese children may study it straight there. Regarding Cheska's educational philosophies, he asserted that American education promotes students' independence of thought and encourages them to voice their viewpoints so that the course does not function as a one-way transmission of information but rather as a multi-dimensional source of creation and inspiration.
Cheska spends the majority of his time in Taiwan. Because his family members do not live there, with the exception of when he travels home for Christmas and every summer break. Cheska claimed to like Taiwan and to fall in love with its simplicity and humanity. He intends to raise up more social elites by investing the rest of his life in Taiwan's educational system.
