Tiway Sayion says that when he arrived at Tafalong-then known as Peifu Primary School-in 1993, he was 62 years old, very experienced and mature in his thinking. In addition, the trend towards more liberal educational methods had begun, allowing him to break free of the old ways.
李來旺說，民國八十二年他到太巴塱（當時稱北富國小）時已逾耳順，思想經驗都很成熟，而開放教育風氣漸開，也讓他得以擺脫束縛，不再多所顧忌。