Academics in Taiwan are calling on the government to establish an elderly education agency to support the country's growing number of senior citizens and help them become more independent.
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00:00Educators are calling for more resources to help older people in Taiwan go back to school.
00:06It comes as the number of middle-aged and elderly people in the country exceeds the
00:10number of children aged 5 to 18.
00:13Taiwan is set to become a super-aged society by 2025, with one in five people over the
00:19age of 65.
00:21Academics say establishing an elderly learning agency would help support people's independence
00:26in old age.
00:27The elders don't need to learn, they just don't know what to learn, they don't need to be
00:34taught, they just don't know how to teach.