Zhang decided to put the more advanced students into a more demanding, fast-moving group. These students would largely teach themselves, with some guidance from Zhang. They would not be constrained by the syllabus, and Zhang wouldn't demand that they all move at the same pace. "Those who could fly were allowed to soar; those who needed to walk were allowed to walk."
水平高的學生分在快組，要求高、進度快，以自學為主、老師輔導為輔，不受教科書與教學大綱限制，在學習上不強求一致，「能飛則飛，能走就走」。